I've been running
Staying on the move
Take your dreams from you
That's all the streets do
Options here are nothing
I've got a lot to prove
But you know I wanna
Reach the top, catch the views
I remember how they dreamed for me
Won't forget how they held me down
They went hard on the team for me
It's why I've got to come up in the town
I remember how they dreamed

Momma sacrificed to put me in a better spot
They didn't want me where she had me, but I know she fought
I put the time in cuz I knew I had to take my shot
But I was never meant to climb the ladder that she sought
I was taught
Get that money safely keep your living straight
But safety don't really exist when you live in this place
In this city that'll turn you to a renegade
I ain't talking Em and Jay
Nothing here to vindicate
Getting paid
Is prohibited unless they control it
So I've gotta get it a different way
What they wouldn't give me, now I own it
My despair and my doubt, well it's been replaced
With determination
Now they know me
Used to throw my poverty in my face
Listen I easily could've been homeless
No, that trauma hasn't been erased
Wasn't seeking fame, just needed supplies
On my own terms, ain't with the ladder climb
I can see the pain in my people's eyes
If that's something I can change I won't pass it by

Look
Staying on the move
Take your dreams from you
That's all the streets do
Options here are nothing
I've got a lot to prove
But you know I wanna
Reach the top, catch the views
I remember how they dreamed for me
Won't forget how they held me down
They went hard on the team for me
It's why I've got to come up in the town
I remember how they dreamed

Momma swore that I could be the man here
She was right
Now I've made the plan clear
Maximize, cuz my skills are in demand here
Broads with me pop off with double barrels like Pam Grier
Our city
If I'm gigging by you just don't stand near
We don't see collateral
I've enhanced myself so much they swear the speed is magical
This world ripped my heart apart
My only needs are tactical
If they squeeze, I have to pull
This is real living
I've only gotten this far because I'm built different
They see me working this hard
They know I will get it
Look how I've chosen these scars
To help more skill kick in
You can't ascend this tower
Without real vision
I ain't trying to flaunt
Just got some people who I love
Who don't have what they want
They swear I'm going crazy
But I just know what it takes
Way I see it, I'll succeed before I break
That’s cuz

I've been running
Staying on the move
Take your dreams from you
That's all the streets do
Options here are nothing
I've got a lot to prove
But you know I wanna
Reach the top, catch the views
I remember how they dreamed for me
Won't forget how they held me down
They went hard on the team for me
It's why I've got to come up in the town
I remember how they dreamed