[Intro]
One step at a time, we'll get there,
One step at a time, we'll climb.
One step at a time, you will seize the world,
One step at a time , we shine.
[Verse 1]
Eyes full of emotions, heart steady and still,
Evolution on the horizon, orders needed to be filled.
Survival of the people, nowadays all the islands know,
It’s just gunshots, gunshots...
Youth are ahead of their time, daytime drive-by, light 'em up, dip out on E-bikes, hit the heart and soul.
Wicked men exploits my weakness, will they ever have room to grow?
A father's love is like a deepness, how far a man will go.
Only time only knows, not blinded by the blessing,
God's firm guiding hands never lead this shepherd astray,
As I pray...
[Chorus]
Welcome to the Gritty Fifty, where paradise bleeds,
Young kolohe boys chasing down all their needs.
On the line for the ‘Ohana, we ride through the night,
Out the shadows of the valley, from the āina to the asphalt.
Yessah, the Fifty stay gritty, and the spirit stays cold,
This da hunger of the island that has never been told.
[Verse 2]
I lived dreaming, the whole crowd screaming,
No hard feelings, it's reality breathing.
The magic's deceiving, the shortcuts are never easy,
They dangle their fancy haberdasher to lure you in like the mighty Ulua,
Pimp you out as they feed off your soul.
More roaches than families living in homes,
The waters are polluted, reefs have been abused,
And there's nowhere left to go.
They keep building and building with no families to fill 'em,
And at the end of the day, the bank still owns your home.
[Chorus]
Welcome to the Gritty Fifty, where paradise bleeds,
Young kolohe boys chasing down all their needs.
On the line for the ‘Ohana, we ride through the night,
Out the shadows of the valley, from the āina to the asphalt.
Yessah, the Fifty stay gritty, and the spirit stays cold,
This da hunger of the island that has never been told.
[Verse 3: Guest Feature]
Watch the smoke rise up from the valley to the street,
Where the cost of survival is a price you gotta meet.
They try to buy the paradise and fence it with a lease,
While the locals in the trenches gotta battle for the peace.
Yeah, the concrete’s hot, but the roots run deep,
We don’t compromise the bloodline for the company we keep.
Standing like a guardian, the shield in the dark,
For the daughters and the future, gotta protect every spark.
No retreat, no surrender when you're backing up the crew,
From the Pacific Northwest down to the 808 view.
They can bait the line heavy, we ain't biting for the fame,
Too much history in the dirt to let 'em capitalize the name.
Keep the posture of a soldier with the iron in the chest,
Put the weight upon my shoulders, put the spirit to the test.
One step, we climb, yeah, we take it block by block,
Till the foundation is solid and the home is off the block.
[Bridge]
One step at a time, we'll get there,
One step at a time, we'll climb.
One step at a time, you will seize the world,
One step at a time, we shine
Mr89
