Prompt / Lyrics
Posted by the corner store late night Same old faces under flicker streetlight Everybody talk but they don’t live right One wrong move and it could end tonight I learned quick what the silence really mean Ain’t nobody clean in between the scenes Where I’m from, you don’t chase no dreams You just try make it out with your jeans still clean ⸻ Verse 1 I was 16 tryna flip somethin’ fast Older homies taught me how to move in the back Not everything good, but I learned from that How to read the room when it’s tension attached Corner store open till the a.m. hit Same dude outside tryna make that flip I seen friendships break over lil’ bit chips Seen grown men fall over pride and lip My homie switched up over nothin’ at all Now I don’t even answer when he hit my call It be like that when you stuck in that wall Everybody real till they start to fall I don’t glorify it, I just tell what it is Where loyalty thin and the money the bridge Where the wrong turn put your name on a list And the streets don’t care if you got a kid ⸻ Hook Posted by the corner store late night Same old faces under flicker streetlight Everybody talk but they don’t live right One wrong move and it could end tonight I learned quick what the silence really mean Ain’t nobody clean in between the scenes Where I’m from, you don’t chase no dreams You just try make it out with your jeans still clean ⸻ Verse 2 Now I’m older but the block still the same New faces, same cycle, new name Kids outside tryna earn some fame Before they even understand the game I don’t preach, I just watch and observe Seen too many crash tryna act too stern Seen too many burn from the bridges they burned Every lesson in the street gotta hurt to learn I keep my distance but I still know the code Never too deep where you can’t let it go Trust get expensive when the rent feel low And everybody hungry when the lights start to slow I seen loyalty fold under pressure before Seen a man change for a little bit more Seen fake love turn cold to a war All for a block they don’t even own ⸻ Bridge Ain’t no heroes where I’m from, just survivors Some stay solid, some turn to survivors Either you learn or you end up behind us That’s the truth they don’t tell when they find us ⸻ Final Hook (Outro) Posted by the corner store late night Same old faces under flicker streetlight Everybody talk but they don’t live right One wrong move and it could end tonight I learned quick what the silence really mean Ain’t nobody clean in between the scenes Where I’m from, you don’t chase no dreams You just try make it out with your jeans still clean
Tags
Hood storytelling rap, gritty street realism, minimal drums, dark piano/bells, cinematic bounce, raw laid-back delivery
Duration
2:44
Instrumental
No
Created
3/29/2026