[Intro]
Fresno raised me
Concrete phase me
Lewis, Clay, Tyler
Ain’t shit changed, just higher
[Verse 1]
East side baby, dust in my lungs
Lewis Street stories, metal fence tongues
Kids on the corner, hoop with no net
Mama yelling “in the house” before the sun set
Clay Street nights, raided duplex dreams
Sirens sing loud, split the whole scene
Tyler block talk, learned to move low-key
If you know, then you know, that’s the code round me
Had shoes with the holes
Head full of goals
Hand-me-down clothes
Still walked like gold
[Chorus]
Fresno on my back, yeah I carry that pain
From the east side cracks to the west side rain
From Lewis, Clay, Tyler, we was built from the strain
From Lotus and Belgravia, turned the struggle to flame
This that
East side
West side
Fresno pride (uh-huh)
Every single block that raised me
Still inside (still inside)
This that
Hustle, grind
Never fold, never hide
Fresno on my back till the day I die (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Hit Lotus Street, west side shift
Same hard look, just a different script
Belgravia days, bikes in the dirt
Pocket full of change, heart full of hurt
Uncles in the kitchen, stove on tilt
Taught me what to do with the cards we was dealt
Seen homies vanish, locked or gone
Had to write these chapters just to make it home
Got tired of the crumbs
So I studied the sums
Turned dimes into funds
From the cuts where we from
Now it’s gas in the tank
Food in the fridge
But I still thank the blocks
On every bridge I hit
[Chorus]
Fresno on my back, yeah I carry that pain
From the east side cracks to the west side rain
From Lewis, Clay, Tyler, we was built from the strain
From Lotus and Belgravia, turned the struggle to flame
This that
East side
West side
Fresno pride (Fresno pride)
Every single block that raised me
Still inside (still inside)
This that
Hustle, grind
Never fold, never hide
Fresno on my back till the day I die (yeah, yeah)
[Bridge]
From the field dust clouds
To the late night fights
To the broke-day prayers
To the “we alright”
If you grew up on them streets
You know this life
We ain’t rich yet
But we rich in pride (uh)
[Chorus]
Fresno on my back, yeah I carry that pain
From the east side cracks to the west side rain
From Lewis, Clay, Tyler, we was built from the strain
From Lotus and Belgravia, turned the struggle to flame
This that
East side
West side
Fresno pride (hey!)
Every single block that raised me
Still inside (still inside)
This that
Hustle, grind
Never fold, never hide
Fresno on my back till the day I die (Fresno on my back)