[Verse]
Back alley dealings, shadows in the moonlight,
Pipes clank, rats scatter, it's a goddamn sight,
Hustle thin like paper, but we rollin' thick,
Broke dreams patched up with a hustler's grit.
[Verse 2]
Cops roll by, slow, shark eyes in the dark,
Kids spittin' firecrackers, laughter with a spark,
Mama work three jobs, no food in the fridge,
Hope hangin' on the edge, far from ridge to ridge.
[Chorus]
Hood stories, ripped pages, torn seams on the daily,
Life rough as sandpaper, ain't shit here easy,
In the belly of the beast, just tryna do me,
Survive another day, pray the heat don't find me.
[Verse 3]
Chain-link fences, rusted dreams get stuck,
Old heads reminisce, young bucks run amok,
Dreams straight jacked, ain't no fairytale,
Livin' life on blast, we take what they can’t sell.
[Verse 4]
Corners blasted, bullet shells hit the ground,
Sirens singin' blues, bodies laid out, no sound,
Mask on tight, shadow moves like a ghost,
Hood chronicles, man, what you love the most?
[Chorus]
Hood stories, ripped pages, torn seams on the daily,
Life rough as sandpaper, ain't shit here easy,
In the belly of the beast, just tryna do me,
Survive another day, pray the heat don't find me.