[Verse 1]
Late night
Red eyes in the rearview
Mama prayin’ over me
‘Cause she know what the fear do
Whole block on edge
Everybody play hero
One wrong move
Turn a sadden into a coup
I seen homies chase cash
End up chalk on the gravel
Stole time from they momma
For some diamonds and travel
Thought they’d feel like kings
With a rollie on wrist
Now they names on a shirt
And they cases are missed
[Chorus]
I could’ve been out there
Mask on, heart cold
Tryna take what you worked for
Just to feel in control
But that road got a grave
Every mile, every stone
So I’m runnin’ from that life
Tryna make it on my own
(yeah, I’m changin’ up the code)
Tryna make it on my own
[Verse 2]
Cousin called from the cell
Said, “Stay off this route”
He was braggin’ ‘bout the bags
Now he barely see the clouds
Tattooed tears
But his eyes still wet
Got a kid sayin’, “Daddy”
Through a cracked tablet
There’s a price on the fast life
Tag on your soul
You can rob a whole city
Still feelin’ like your broke
So I stack from the ground
Every verse, every show
‘Cause the real kind of rich
Is to come back home old
[Chorus]
I could’ve been out there
Mask on, heart cold
Tryna take what you worked for
Just to feel in control
But that road got a grave
Every mile, every stone
So I’m runnin’ from that life
Tryna make it on my own
(yeah, I’m changin’ up the code)
Tryna make it on my own