Title: “Arlington Nights”
[Intro]
Yeah…
Arlington nights…
Young Latino…
Look…
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[Verse 1]
Young Latino with a dream in his chest
Mama told me, “Mijo, always give it your best”
Grew up where the nights feel cold and long
Had to stay strong even when shit went wrong
Posted on blocks where the stories get deep
Where the hustle don’t stop and nobody sleeps
Seen friends turn fake just to chase that bag
Seen real ones fall, yeah that shit feel bad
I remember nights we ain’t have enough
Now I’m chasing everything, I ain’t letting up
They didn’t believe, now they watching me rise
Same ones smiling got fake-ass vibes
I kept it real, never switched my lane
Even through the hurt, even through the pain
Now I’m leveling up, got goals in sight
Still that same kid from Arlington nights
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[Pre-Chorus]
I been grinding every night, I ain’t slowing down
From Arlington streets, tryna make my town proud
They don’t feel my pain, they just see the glow
But they don’t know the shit that I had to go through
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[Chorus]
Arlington nights, yeah I’m chasing my fate
Young Latino heart, yeah I carry that weight
From nothing to something, I’m making a way
Even when they doubt, I don’t give a damn what they say
Arlington nights, I been riding alone
Tryna build a life, turn a house to a home
From the struggle to the shine, yeah I came a long way
Still the same young kid, just evolved every day
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[Verse 2]
Abuela praying while I’m out in the dark
She don’t know I got pain in my heart
Friends turned strangers, love turned fake
Had to cut ties, yeah for my own sake
I fell in love but it didn’t last
Too many lies, had to leave that shit in the past
Now I move different, yeah I stay on guard
Can’t let nobody come and play my heart
Texas heat, yeah it built my skin
Every loss turned me solid within
Now I’m focused, I ain’t wasting time
Got my eyes locked in on the grind
I done seen too much for my age
Had to grow up quick, had to turn that page
Now I’m chasing dreams, I ain’t looking back
From the city where they don’t cut slack
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[Pre-Chorus]
I been grinding every night, I ain’t slowing down
From Arlington streets, tryna make my town proud
They don’t feel my pain, they just see the glow
But they don’t know the shit that I had to go through
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[Chorus]
Arlington nights, yeah I’m chasing my fate
Young Latino heart, yeah I carry that weight
From nothing to something, I’m making a way
Even when they doubt, I don’t give a damn what they say
Arlington nights, I been riding alone
Tryna build a life, turn a house to a home
From the struggle to the shine, yeah I came a long way
Still the same young kid, just evolved every day
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[Bridge]
Yeah, I did it on my own, no handouts
Now they tryna come around with they hands out
I remember being down, feeling left out
Now my name ringing loud, I stand the fuck out
From the block to the dreams, I survived
All the pressure, all the pain I denied
I ain’t perfect, I just learned how to fight
Now I’m aiming for the stars every night
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