This is a DJ Mike Production…
[Verse 1]
Mama stressin’, bills stack high on the table,
Lights flicker off, now we eatin’ by a candle,
Landlord knockin’, say he done with excuses,
Fridge look empty, nothin’ left but some juices.
I was young but I felt that pressure heavy,
Watched my mom cry quiet, actin’ like she ready,
Told myself I ain’t livin’ life broke forever,
If I gotta get it wrong, I’ma get it however.
First came the hustle, small moves on the side,
Tryna turn a dollar into somethin’ multiplied,
Heart beat fast every time I made a sale,
One eye on the street, one eye on jail.
I ain’t proud, but I did what I had to,
When survival on the line, what you supposed to do?
Every choice felt risky, every night felt long,
But I learned real quick how to stay strong.
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[Hook]
If at first you don’t succeed, you can get back on and grind again,
Dust them haters off and shine again,
From the bottom where the pain begin,
You fall down but you rise again.
If at first you don’t succeed, you can get back on and grind again,
Dust them haters off and shine again,
Through the struggle, through the fire and wind,
You lose some—but you grind again.
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[Verse 2]
Late nights posted where the streetlight buzz,
Tryna make somethin’ outta what it never was,
Same clothes, same kicks, different mindset,
Every move calculated—ain’t no time yet.
Seen friends fall off, some locked, some gone,
Same block, same story playin’ all along,
Told myself I ain’t endin’ like that,
So I doubled down hard, had to tighten my path.
Started stackin’ every dollar I could flip,
Stayed low-key, never loose with the lips,
Pressure made diamonds, yeah I felt that truth,
Turned pain into fuel, turned struggle to proof.
Now I’m movin’ smarter, thinkin’ past today,
Still remember nights I ain’t have a way,
If you ever been down, then you know that feelin’,
When the only way up is grindin’ and dealin’.
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[Hook]
If at first you don’t succeed, you can get back on and grind again,
Dust them haters off and shine again,
From the bottom where the pain begin,
You fall down but you rise again.
If at first you don’t succeed, you can get back on and grind again,
Dust them haters off and shine again,
Through the struggle, through the fire and wind,
You lose some—but you grind again.
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[Verse 3]
Now I look back, see the road I survived,
All them dark days just to stay alive,
Every scar got a story behind that pain,
But I’d do it all just to grind again.
Ain’t glorifyin’ what the streets can take,
But it taught me how to move, how to never break,
Now I’m buildin’ somethin’ real off the past I lived,
Turned lessons into blessings, now I finally give.
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[Outro]
Yeah…
If you still standin’, you already winnin’…
Just get back on… and grind again.
DJMike
