🎤 INTRO
Yeah…
Grew up in the cracks where the concrete spit back,
Gen X in the flesh — no cushion, no safety net.
You don’t know what we been through…
Don’t even try to fit your feet in these shoes.
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🎶 VERSE 1
Born in the struggle where the lights flick flick,
Had to grow up fast ‘cause life hit quick.
Pay phones, street code, walk home alone,
Respect wasn’t given — had to carve out your throne.
Raised on latchkeys, hunger, and mixtapes,
No soft space — just raw talk and high stakes.
We didn’t cry for a break, we broke through walls,
Life threw fists — we answered back with brawls.
Gen X grind with the spine of steel,
Survived every storm off pure will.
Where we come from, you earn your rep,
Not from likes, but how you step.
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🎵 HOOK (Method-Man Style Swing)
Gen X grit — yeah, we rise from the pain,
Weathered every hit like thunder in the rain.
These young cats talk, but they don’t know the strain,
We lived real life — not chasing no fame.
Gen X grit — built from the hard streets,
Stronger every scar, fire in our heartbeat.
They don’t know the struggle, they don’t know defeat,
We the ones who learned to stand tall on our own feet.
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🎶 VERSE 2
Before smartphones told ‘em how to survive,
We learned from the block just to stay alive.
Millennials complain, but they don’t know the weight,
We held down the world at a young age.
No therapy, no breaks, just “handle your biz,”
No memes, no vids — just life as it is.
We hustled for sneakers, fought for our pride,
A whole generation with fire inside.
They talk tough now, but they don’t want smoke,
We were raised by the havoc that real life wrote.
Gen X mentality — cold but true,
We didn’t fold — that’s why we grew.
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🎵 HOOK (Repeat)
Gen X grit — yeah, we rise from the pain,
Weathered every hit like thunder in the rain.
These young cats talk, but they don’t know the strain,
We lived real life — not chasing no fame.
Gen X grit — built from the hard streets,
Stronger every scar, fire in our heartbeat.
They don’t know the struggle, they don’t know defeat,
We the ones who learned to stand tall on our own feet.
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🎤 BRIDGE (Low, Raspy, Method-Man-style)
Walk through storms with a smirk on my face,
Gen X mind stay locked in place.
Pressure made diamonds — that’s how we shine,
You can’t define grit unless you lived my grind.
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🎶 VERSE 3 (Heavy Outro Verse)
We the middle child nation, forgotten but tough,
Raised ourselves young when the times got rough.
No safe space, no shortcut, no cheat,
Just fists clenched tight and two solid feet.
Young cats talk, but they never felt fear,
Never fought for respect on the block right here.
We built foundation — they stand on our bricks,
Gen X legends — born to never quit.
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🎵 OUTRO HOOK
Gen X grit — yeah, we rise from the pain…
Stronger every day, storm running through the vein.
Respect our era — respect our name,
We survived the fire — now we carry the flame.
MIG1274
