[Verse 1]
Yo
The streets stay cold
Hunger's in the air (uh-huh)
Empty plates and dreams
Man
It ain't fair (oo-yeah!)
Bills stack high
Hope runnin' low (low-low)
Tryna find the light where the shadows grow (come on)
[Chorus]
Hard times on the block
We keep pushin' through (say what?)
Dreams in our pocket
But they feelin' too few (uh-huh)
Hustle every day just to make it true (make it true)
Holdin' on tight
Doin' what we gotta do (oo-yeah!)
[Verse 2]
Mama workin' doubles
Daddy ain't around (ain't around)
Little brother tryna hustle just to hold it down (hold it down)
Empty fridge hummin'
Singin' that blues (that blues)
Life’s a gamble
But we can't afford to lose (nah, nah)
[Bridge]
Say hey now
Lift your head high (head high!)
The world ain't kind
But we still gotta try (gotta try!)
Through the pain and the tears
We survive (we survive)
Gotta make it out alive
Oh
We strive (oo-yeah!)
[Verse 3]
Graffiti on the walls tell stories untold (untold)
The hustle and the grind
We fightin' for gold (for gold)
The system’s heavy
Chains on our soul (our soul)
But we rise like the sun
Never fold (never fold)
[Chorus]
Hard times on the block
We keep pushin' through (say what?)
Dreams in our pocket
But they feelin' too few (uh-huh)
Hustle every day just to make it true (make it true)
Holdin' on tight
Doin' what we gotta do (oo-yeah!)