[Verse 1]
Block on my back, yeah
I learned that young
Same four corners
Still where I come from
You talk that divide
We don’t move that way
Got scars on the hand
From the rent and the rain
Mama said, “Stand up”
So I stood right tall
If they want the city
They gon’ face us all
I keep my circle tight
Like a fist round flame
We built from the grit
You can’t break that name
[Pre-Chorus]
Try to pull us
We lock back in
Try to split us
We dig in
Every win
Got my whole block loud
Hands to the sky
We don’t back down now
[Chorus]
Doing it for my city
Doing it for my city
No one tears us apart
No one tears us apart
Doing it for my city
Doing it for my city
Right here in my heart
Right here in my heart
[Verse 2]
Seen them close doors
We kicked through clean
Turned a half-full plate
To a whole-squad feast
Every friend I trust
Got dirt on the jeans
Got love in the smoke
Got steel in the seams
We don’t fold easy
We don’t switch sides
If the wave comes crashing
We stand and ride
From the first cold block
To the last bus home
You can take our lane
But you can’t take home
[Pre-Chorus]
Try to pull us
We lock back in
Try to split us
We dig in
Every win
Got my whole block loud
Hands to the sky
We don’t back down now
[Chorus]
Doing it for my city
Doing it for my city
No one tears us apart
No one tears us apart
Doing it for my city
Doing it for my city
Right here in my heart
Right here in my heart
[Bridge]
If I go down
They know what I meant
Every step I took
Was heaven-sent
We were carved from the same hard road
Same old wounds
Same fire, same gold
[Final Chorus]
Doing it for my city
Doing it for my city
No one tears us apart
No one tears us apart
Doing it for my city
Doing it for my city
Right here in my heart
Right here in my heart