歌詞

Yeah

No classroom taught me this

Concrete lessons

Still here

Still me

I learned more from the curb than a book on a shelf

How to read somebody's eyes, how to handle myself

Saw a good man fall for a pocket of change

Saw a cold heart smile while it played its game

Sirens in the distance, arguments upstairs

Mama counting coins like a quiet little prayer

Old heads on the corner said, "Watch who you trust"

'Cause gold turns to nothing when loyalty rusts

I learned every handshake ain't coming with love

Every man talking tough ain't as hard as he does

Some brothers got money but got nothing inside

Some had holes in their shoes but would give you a ride

That's the code that I carried when the nights got rough

You don't need to turn cold just because life is tough

I got scars, I got stories, I got dirt on my name

But the dirt on my shoes never entered my veins

Street taught me how to stand

How to lose, how to build again

Saw the worst, still I choose my way

I won't let this world take my soul away

Street taught me wrong from right

How to keep one flame through the coldest night

Concrete under me, sky above

Still got truth, still got love

I seen friends turn strange when the money came quick

Same smile, new watch, whole attitude switched

I seen people chase status till they lost their name

Then blame everybody else when they hated the game

So I stopped keeping score by the cars that we drive

Or the clothes on our backs just to prove we're alive

Real wealth was the brother who showed when I fell

Who didn't ask what I had, just said, "You doing well?"

That's something no bank account ever could buy

No chain on your neck gonna look you in the eye

When the room gets empty and the music gets low

Who you are with yourself, that's the truth that you know

I ain't perfect, never claimed that my hands were clean

Made mistakes, took wrong turns, know exactly what I mean

But becoming what I hated? Nah, that ain't growth

I'd rather walk with less and still live by my oath

Street taught me how to stand

How to lose, how to build again

Saw the worst, still I choose my way

I won't let this world take my soul away

Street taught me wrong from right

How to keep one flame through the coldest night

Concrete under me, sky above

Still got truth, still got love

No

I ain't saying the streets made me wise

They just showed me what people can become

And every morning I wake up

I make the same choice

Don't become bitter

Don't become fake

Don't become them

Now the wrinkles tell stories that the photos never caught

Every loss left a lesson, every lesson left a thought

I don't hate those who changed, everybody got a road

Some are carrying a weight that they never really showed

So I keep a little mercy in a world full of blame

Keep my word when nobody remembers my name

Say hello to the stranger, give respect to the old

'Cause a warm human heart is worth more than the gold

Yeah, the street made me careful, but it didn't make me cruel

Made me question every answer, every so-called rule

I can smell something fake from a mile down the block

But I still leave the door to my humanity unlocked

That's my victory

Not the money or fame

Not a crowd screaming loudly when they calling my name

After everything I've witnessed, every scar, every fall

I can look in the mirror and still recognize myself

Street taught me how to stand

How to lose, how to build again

Saw the worst, still I choose my way

I won't let this world take my soul away

Street taught me wrong from right

How to keep one flame through the coldest night

Concrete under me, sky above

Still got truth

Still got love

The street can teach you how to survive

But you decide

What kind of man survives

Yeah

DJ Shu Mahha