[Verse 1]
I came up on these blocks
Seen the paint peel off walls
Mama kept the lights on
When the bills came tall
Now I walk in my name
With my head held high
Every scar on my back
Got a reason why
They want smoke, I got heat
They want talk, I got proof
All my people in the crowd
Know exactly what to do
From the corner to the stage
I don't fold, I don't bend
If they ask what I'm on
Tell 'em this is the end
[Pre-Chorus]
No sleep, no fear
We been here
Whole block on my chest
Still I steer
Say my city, say my name
When I step, I bring the flame
[Chorus]
Ready for war
Doing it for my city
Ready for war
Tell 'em come and get me
Ready for war
We don't run from the smoke
Ready for war
We were born to go
[Verse 2]
Every late-night shift
Every cut, every bruise
Every hand I shook
Was another way through
Little kids on the fence
Watch me turn pain gold
I remember the lane
I remember the cold
Now the doors swing wide
When they hear me near
Got the whole front row
With the same old cheer
I don't need no crown
I just need my team
When the sirens fade
We still chase that dream
[Pre-Chorus]
No sleep, no fear
We been here
Whole block on my chest
Still I steer
Say my city, say my name
When I step, I bring the flame
[Chorus]
Ready for war
Doing it for my city
Ready for war
Tell 'em come and get me
Ready for war
We don't run from the smoke
Ready for war
We were born to go
[Bridge]
Hands up, stand up
Look me in the eye
This one's for the ones
Who kept me alive
If the night gets long
We still move as one
When the morning breaks
We'll have already won
[Final Chorus]
Ready for war
Doing it for my city
Ready for war
Tell 'em come and get me
Ready for war
We don't run from the smoke
Ready for war
We were born to go