In These Streets

Lyrics

Verse 1
Late night, same block
Same code, same walk
Corner store receipt
In my jeans, little creased

Seen pain in the concrete
Seen hope on the same street
Mama said, “Keep clean”
But the bills don’t play sweet

I learned how to move slow
How to read through the smoke
How to smile with a bruise
And still act like I’m good

Pre-Chorus
Pressure on my chest
Still I keep that step
Every loss I took
Made me sharper yet

If you know, you know
We don’t talk too much
When the world gets cold
I just huddle up

Chorus
In these streets, I survive
In these streets, I stay alive
In these streets, I don’t fold
In these streets, I hold my soul
(In these streets)
Yeah, I hold my soul
(In these streets)
Yeah, I hold my soul

Verse 2
Different day, same test
Same dreams, more stress
Used to chase quick cash
Now I move with more class

Old friends got loud now
New chains, new crowd now
But I keep my name tight
Like a prayer on my mouth now

If I shine, I share it
If I fall, I wear it
Every scar on my arm
Got a story in it

Pre-Chorus
Pressure on my chest
Still I keep that step
Every loss I took
Made me sharper yet

If you know, you know
We don’t talk too much
When the world gets cold
I just huddle up

Chorus
In these streets, I survive
In these streets, I stay alive
In these streets, I don’t fold
In these streets, I hold my soul
(In these streets)
Yeah, I hold my soul
(In these streets)
Yeah, I hold my soul

Bridge
Tell me who you trust
When the crowd turns dust
Tell me who you call
When the money don’t mean much

I been down, I been low
Still I bloom in the snow
From the cuts to the glow
That’s the only life I know

Chorus
In these streets, I survive
In these streets, I stay alive
In these streets, I don’t fold
In these streets, I hold my soul
(In these streets)
Yeah, I hold my soul
(In these streets)
Yeah, I hold my soul