From Dust To Diamond

Had to get it out the mud

Out the rain

Out the pain (yeah)

Now we up

Used to count coins in my palm

Now I count plays by the dawn

Fridge light, looking at air

Mama praying, holding that chair

Same shirt, three days, still ironed

Hand-me-down kicks, still shining

Whole block laughed at my plans

I just wrote verses on cans

Broken window, breeze through the sheet

Vision bigger than the street

Cold floor, sleeping in jeans

Dreams loud, tearing the seams (woo)

Everybody told me "pipe down"

I was tryna build me a life now

Every "no" hit deep in my chest

Turned that pressure to a flex

Came up from nothing

Now I got everything I dreamed

From the dirt to the gold

You can hear it when I breathe (yeah, yeah)

Used to pray for a break

Now I break through every ceiling

Came up from nothing

Now I got everything I’m feeling

I remember stretching one plate

Four forks, everybody ate

Lights cut, candles on cans

Shadow puppets on the fan

First check, tears in my eyes

Paid rent, watched mama smile (uh)

Told bro, "We ain’t going back"

He said, "Say it twice," that’s facts

Now the phone ring, they need favors

Same ones turned into strangers

Same ones said I was crazy

Now they quote lines on the daily (crazy)

New keys but the heart stayed old

New coat but the spine stayed bold

Every scar on my name got shine

Every loss was a underline

Came up from nothing

Now I got everything I dreamed

From the dirt to the gold

You can hear it when I breathe (let ’em know)

Used to pray for a break

Now I break through every ceiling

Came up from nothing

Now I got everything I’m feeling

This for the nights I was shaking

This for the days I was faking a smile

This for the ones who were patient

Held me down all that while (yeah)

Look at me now, I’m alive

More than the chains and the shine

Rich in the love by my side

That’s the real bottom line

Came up from nothing

Now I got everything I dreamed

From the dirt to the gold

You can hear it when I breathe (breathe, breathe)

Used to pray for a break

Now I break through every ceiling

Came up from nothing

Now I got everything I’m feeling