Choose Me Or The Streets

[Verse 1]
You smell like late nights
Cash in your pockets
Stories you never tell
But I hear the sirens in your silence
You say you "got it handled"
Eyes on the rearview still
Baby, you too smart
To gamble your heart for a cheap little thrill
[Pre-Chorus]
You say you want more than the corner
You say you want keys to a home
But every time that your phone buzzes
You leave me eating dinner alone
[Chorus]
Do you want me or the streets, babe
You can't keep kissing both our cheeks, babe
Are you gon' build a life or chase a quick check
Are you gon' level up or just live with that risk on your neck
Tell me, am I your peace or your pasttime
Am I your future or your flatline
I need a man that stands on his feet
So are you choosing me
Or the streets
[Rap Verse]
Say you tired of the game, but you still take calls
Still tuck that stash in the same old wall
You say one last run, then you really gon’ switch
But I heard that one from every dude in the mix
You got a little boy lookin’ up to your name
You got a mama on her knees every night ‘bout change
Got me prayin’ in the kitchen with my hands on the sink
Like, “God, if he don’t change, please don’t let him blink”
You a king in the making, not a pawn on the block
But a crown don’t shine in a cage with a lock
I ain’t tryna preach, I just see what you hide
Either ride for a bag or you ride for your bride (yeah)
[Chorus]
Do you want me or the streets, babe
You can't keep kissing both our cheeks, babe
Are you gon' build a life or chase a quick check
Are you gon' level up or just live with that risk on your neck
Tell me, am I your peace or your pasttime
Am I your future or your flatline
I need a man that stands on his feet
So are you choosing me
Or the streets
[Bridge]
I’m not here to beg you
I’m just here to be clear
If you keep your hands in that fire
You can’t hold me near (nah)
Clock’s tickin’, heart’s slippin’
Baby, make up your mind
‘Cause I’m done crying ‘bout a man
Who won’t claim his own life
[Chorus]
Do you want me or the streets, babe
You can't keep kissing both our cheeks, babe
Are you gon' build a life or chase a quick check
Are you gon' stand tall or keep betting your neck on a bet
Tell me, am I your peace or your pasttime
Am I your future or your flatline
I need a man that stands on his feet
So are you choosing me
Or the streets (yeah)

rap, Moody late-2000s R&B with female vocals; warm Rhodes keys, silky bass, and laid-back rimshot groove. Verse stays intimate and sparse, light guitar fills; pre-chorus adds airy pads and stacked harmonies; chorus hits wider with doubled lead and call-and-response ad-libs. Rap verse drops over a slightly darker chord change, kick and bass push harder, then final chorus pulls back to emotional clarity, subtle vocal runs on the outro., r&b