(Ad-libs: yeah, woo, huh)
Hook
Shadow stacks, night racks, money talk but never back (yeah)
Pockets heavy with the city, dreams heavy with the crack (woo)
Count it up, throw it down, only God know where it’s at (huh)
Street money on my mind, gotta move, ain’t lookin’ back
Verse 1
Cold chain, colder nights, neon blinkin’ like a scar
Pocket full of faces, every bill rememberin’ war
Mama prayin’ on the plush, tryna soften up my heart
But the block whisper in my ear, told me never fall apart
Every handshake got a price, every smile got a sting
Friends turn to lessons, lessons taught by what you bring
I been stackin’ up my sins, stackin’ up the paper rings
Tryna buy my kids some peace, even if it cost my wings
Pre-Hook
Sirens sing the lullaby, city hymn for broken men
Flip the racks into a plan, then watch it vanish in the wind
Trust is thin like counterfeit, loyalty thin as skin
But I’m holdin’ on to what I got — the hustle in my veins within
Hook
Shadow stacks, night racks, money talk but never back (yeah)
Pockets heavy with the city, dreams heavy with the crack (woo)
Count it up, throw it down, only God know where it’s at (huh)
Street money on my mind, gotta move, ain’t lookin’ back
Verse 2
Late night deals under streetlight, breath steam in the cold
Countin’ blessings like the bands, tryna change the story told
Used to run for every dollar, now the dollars run my soul
Got a ledger full of enemies, and a heart that won’t behave bold
They want the shine, want the shine — don’t want to shine with me
Feeding off the afterglow, then disappearin’ when it bleed
I keep my circle small, keep my heat on me, discreet
If the law or the envy come — I pray these hands stay free
Bridge (sung)
Stack the paper, fold the pain, tuck the memories away
Tell the kids I did my best, some nights I learned to pray
Street money bought a moment, never bought the peace I crave
So I hustle for the mornings — for the sunlight on their face
Verse 3
I flip the script, count the cost, every loss become a lesson
If I fall, I fall with pride — won’t let the block take my blessin’
Wrist got frost, heart got thaw, still I watch the rearview slow
Lessons written in the currency, the streets taught how to grow
I pray for safe returns, pray the money ain’t the curse
Pray the family eatin’ good, pray the old me gettin’ worse
Not for paper, but for change — wanna flip the whole verse
From shadow stacks to bright days, from the block to better work
Final Hook (layered)
Shadow stacks, night racks, money talk but never back (yeah)
Pockets heavy with the city, dreams heavy with the crack (woo)
Count it up, throw it down, only God know where it’s at (huh)
Street money on my mind, gotta move, ain’t lookin’ back
Outro (soft, determined)
Stack by stack, I try to build a life that outlasts the night
Shadow stacks teach me lessons — how to hustle toward the light (yeah).
Porque music
See you when I see you
Otro