[Intro]
Yeah, streets cold, walls got stories, yeah
We just tryna survive, keep our heads high
From the blocks to the courtroom, watch the world spin by
[Verse 1]
Got a pistol by the nightstand, just in case they rush (yeah!)
I’m not sparing nothing around this bitch everything can get touched!
Old school Benz outside, leather seats, feel the crush!
Kids outside playing ball, court lines worn and dusky(feel me!)
Dreams of breaking free, but the system keep us shackled and rusty.
Got a call from my dawg from behind them walls I told him to keep his head up!
He said it’s getting rough and sometime just want to end it all.
I told him to keep his head and don’t give up he will win the war! Life been moving fast! I got a brother who been spiraling! He don’t know if he coming or going! He eating on them pills and think he can out think the world! My sister call me panicking, I told her just breathe, (breathe, breathe! ) everything will be ok we just got to regroup and go at it again!
[Pre-Chorus]
Prices rising, inflation’s biting, gotta stay strong
Watching brothers caught up, feel the pain, it’s lifelong
In the trap, in the struggle, trying to stay afloat
Hope is thin, praying God hear our cries, help us cope
[Chorus]
Keep your head up, in the chaos and the pain
Walking through the rain, with scars that ain’t plain
Praying for better days, for love, for grace
In a world that’s cold, we just tryna find our place
[Verse 2]
Smoking on gas thinking about the world and its gears! Pour the liquor in my cup while I watch the news jig our fears!
Cameras on the corner, police patrol, fear in every door
History repeats, but hope’s what we riding for is real!
It’s getting cold again but seem like winter time is getting longer! Them people in them tents gone have to thug it out longer. My friend just lost her dad for her family she the strong one! My date just lost a kid now I tell all of mine I love em! Me and my best friend don’t talk no more I guess that life when you’re older! Kinda funny when you think about it’s a lot of broken promises! Check up on my momma! Check up on my dad! They told me my brother lock
[Pre-Chorus]
Housing costs piling, healthcare's a dream, can’t afford
System's broken, doors locked, yet we still implore
To lift our brothers, sisters, from the dirt and grime
Stand tall, stay proud, through the struggle and the grind
[Chorus]
Keep your head up, in the chaos and the pain
Walking through the rain, with scars that ain’t plain
Praying for better days, for love, for grace
In a world that’s cold, we just tryna find our place
[Bridge]
Disco balls in abandoned halls, dreams on hold
Gunshots echo, stories told in the cold
From the block to the court, stories intertwined
We fighting through, hope’s what keeps us alive
[Outro]
Yeah, survive in the shadows, but we aiming for the sun
No lie, this is real, this is life, we won’t run
Keep your head up, hold on tight, stay strong in this fight
For tomorrow, for brothers, for the future’s light
