North Side Never Dies
by Billy
Lyrics
Verse 1
Hand-me-down shoes
Holes in the sole and the truth
Mama countin’ change
By the stove light, prayin’ for grace
Food stamps folded
Name on the wall at the corner store
They laugh, say I’m hopeless
But I been here before
Chorus
North side livin’, they don’t see my fight
Think I’m stuck in this dirt for life
Tell me I’m nothin’, I just grind in silence
I’m poor, but my hope stay violent
Yeah, I came from the cold, from the floor, from the shame
But my heart won’t die
North side livin’, but the north side
Never, never kills my drive
Verse 2
Bus stop winters
Breath turn white while my dreams get bigger
Chick-a-shay, baby
Grew up where the roads all wavy
Probation cousins
Uncles disappearin’ two by two
Whole town say I’m trouble
‘Cause they scared I might break through
Chorus
North side livin’, they don’t see my fight
Think I’m stuck in this dirt for life
Tell me I’m nothin’, I just grind in silence
I’m poor, but my hope stay violent
Yeah, I came from the cold, from the floor, from the shame
But my heart won’t die
North side livin’, but the north side
Never, never kills my drive
Bridge
Ain’t nobody believed in me
Just these cracked-screen dreams and a beat on repeat (yeah)
Turn that doubt to diesel in my veins
Every “you can’t” just feeds my flame (woo)
Chorus
North side livin’, they don’t see my fight
Think I’m stuck in this dirt for life
Tell me I’m nothin’, I just grind in silence
I’m poor, but my hope stay violent
Yeah, I came from the cold, from the floor, from the shame
But my heart won’t die
North side livin’, but the north side
Never, never kills my drive