[Verse 1]
Walking tall, needle in hand
Skull on fire, I don't slow down
If your nails ain’t done, you ain’t it
That’s the rule when I come around
Prison time got the whole block tense
Money on my mind, pain in my grin
Killer talk, but the nights get long
Angry little smile, I play to win
[Pre-Chorus]
Brooklyn breathe, Long Island watch
Every door got a chain and a lock
I been running laps in the same old maze
Same old heat, same old face
[Chorus]
Walking tall, needle in hand
Walking tall, don’t understand
Skull on fire, I’m gone again
Money killer, pain game, yeah
Walking tall, needle in hand
Walking tall, taking what I can
Hook it up, let the whole block know
Walking tall, and I won’t fold
[Verse 2]
Cops on the corner, eyes on me
Still I move like I own the street
Brooklyn to the bay, same hard pulse
Long Island nights with the windows closed
Hookers, anger, rap in the mix
Dirty little grin with a harder twist
I don’t pray for a softer life
I just talk through the teeth and bite
[Pre-Chorus]
Brooklyn breathe, Long Island watch
Every door got a chain and a lock
I been running laps in the same old maze
Same old heat, same old face
[Chorus]
Walking tall, needle in hand
Walking tall, don’t understand
Skull on fire, I’m gone again
Money killer, pain game, yeah
Walking tall, needle in hand
Walking tall, taking what I can
Hook it up, let the whole block know
Walking tall, and I won’t fold
[Bridge]
I been cut, I been tagged
I been blamed and still came back
If the room goes dark, I still stand
Needle in hand, I still stand
[Chorus]
Walking tall, needle in hand
Walking tall, don’t understand
Skull on fire, I’m gone again
Money killer, pain game, yeah
Walking tall, needle in hand
Walking tall, taking what I can
Hook it up, let the whole block know
Walking tall, and I won’t fold