Came up cold

(Yeah)

Sometimes I wonder if I made it or just made it out

They say I changed, but I just changed my route

Still loyal, still me

From the trenches to the trees

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I was young, felt alone with no love around

Mama tried, but them nights, I heard a hundred rounds

Ain’t no bedtime, we was duckin’ when the lights flash

Lost some brothers, made me numb — I had to fight past

I seen homies turn to memories with white tees

I seen dealers pray to God, then go and light trees

I was posted with a hoodie and a broken dream

Tryna flip a pack, wishin’ for a better scene

I was taught to move silent, never trust a soul

In the court, you say too much, that’s how your name get told

Had to learn the game quick, I ain’t get no script

Just a Glock, some fake friends, and a loyalty list

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I came up cold, in the snow with no coat

All I had was my name and the weight of the oath

I ain’t fold, I ain’t switch, stayed down for my bros

Now it’s Rollies and jets, from them days with no hope

I keep it real, they feel that pain when I rhyme

Still hear them sirens when I close my eyes

I lost some day ones, some never made it alive

So I ride for the ones who ain’t here by my side

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We was broke, sharin’ shoes, now it’s Louis tags

Used to walk, now we pull off with the paper tags

I ain’t forget them noodles, I still taste the struggle

I made it out, but I ain’t leave without the ones who hustle

I got bros still trappin’ in them same spots

Told ‘em “Stack, get out,” but they say, “That’s all we got”

I feel ‘em — it’s hard to dream when the rent due

And pain make you savage when the love ain’t been true

They ain’t see them nights I cried with my hoodie low

No heat, just a .40 and a heart full of woe

Now it’s forums, awards, but it don’t heal the soul

Success feel empty when your dog ain’t home

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I came up cold, in the snow with no coat

All I had was my name and the weight of the oath

I ain’t fold, I ain’t switch, stayed down for my bros

Now it’s Rollies and jets, from them days with no hope

I keep it real, they feel that pain when I rhyme

Still hear them sirens when I close my eyes

I lost some day ones, some never made it alive

So I ride for the ones who ain’t here by my side

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Made it out but my heart still in them back blocks

Can’t forget them hard times in them trap spots

If I eat, then my homies at the same table

We was starvin’, now we blessin’ like it’s all fables

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I was built by the pain, molded by the dark

Now I shine, but the trenches still hold my heart

You can take me out the hood, but it stay in my mind

I came from the cold — and I still walk that line