Remember My Name

They gon’

They gon’

They gon’ remember my name (yeah)

Came from the gravel and glass

Holes in my shoes, still fast

Mama said “boy, don’t crash”

I just learned how to swerve past

Late nights, brown bag in the alley

Whole block know me, I’m the tally

Every L turned ink in the tally

Every scar now part of my salary

Talk cheap, we don’t bargain with fear

I was broke, now I’m carving a tier

They was laughing, parking in rear

Now they waving, hearts full of cheer (fake)

You gon’ remember my name (my name)

Carved in the concrete, cut in the grain (yeah)

Came from the mud and the flame

If you don’t love me, at least

You gon’ remember my name (remember my name)

You gon’ remember my name (say it again)

Every loss, every pain

All that dirt on me made

You gon’ remember my name

Eyes on the prize, no blink

Still sharp when I’m close to the brink

Turned hunger to hustle, to ink

Turned doubt to a throne on the sink

Still see that eviction note

On the door like a joke that choke

I was broke, had to fix that hope

Now the same lil’ kid write quotes they quote

Talk to myself in the mirror

“Stand tall, boy, bring that terror”

Gold heart, but my vision clearer

All that hate just a loud, small error

You gon’ remember my name (my name)

Carved in the concrete, cut in the grain

Came from the mud and the flame

If you don’t love me, at least

You gon’ remember my name (remember my name)

You gon’ remember my name

Every loss, every pain

All that dirt on me made

You gon’ remember my name

They wrote me off, now they write me checks (checks)

Used to dodge calls, now they send respects

I don’t want friends that were never in the rain

Stand in the storm, then you get to share the name (yeah)

You gon’ remember my name (my name)

Carved in the concrete, cut in the grain

Came from the mud and the flame

If you don’t love me, at least

You gon’ remember my name (remember my name)

You gon’ remember my name (oh)

Every loss, every pain

All that dirt on me made

You gon’ remember my name