[00:22.716] I'm just a thug
[00:25.503] On the other side of the law
[00:30.318] Raised in the hood
[00:33.285] Never thought I'd make it this far
[00:37.053] I went from standing on the block
[00:39.491] Dealing toting my glock
[00:41.216] Weighing product on a triple beam
[00:44.768] I even got hassled a lot
[00:47.006] Mainly by crooked cops
[00:48.850] Life wasn't as easy as it seems
[00:50.761] Just trying to make it in the city
[00:55.749] Where we stay on the grind
[00:57.262] Stay on the grind
[00:58.111] Stay on the grind
[00:58.785] Just trying to make it in the city
[01:03.374] Where we stay on the grind
[01:04.557] Stay on the grind
[01:05.439] Stay on the grind
[01:06.307] Just trying to make it in the city
[01:10.634] Where we stay on the grind
[01:11.984] Stay on the grind
[01:13.036] Stay on the grind
[01:13.661] Just trying to make it in the city
[01:18.159] Where we stay on the grind
[01:19.528] Stay on the grind
[01:20.540] Stay on the grind
[01:22.674] It gets harder everyday
[01:25.756] To come up with the rent and ain't got a job
[01:30.593] Trying to keep the bills paid
[01:33.417] But don't wanna get locked up no more
[01:37.134] See my parole officer almost caught me with that stuff
[01:41.342] Tossed it so he wouldn't find a trace
[01:44.705] Not to mention my baby momma
[01:47.117] The ***** is greedy as ****
[01:48.727] Got child support steady on my case
[01:51.179] Just trying to make it in the city
[01:55.874] Where we stay on the grind
[01:57.213] Stay on the grind
[01:58.082] Stay on the grind
[01:58.794] Just trying to make it in the city
[02:03.266] Where we stay on the grind
[02:04.470] Stay on the grind
[02:05.555] Stay on the grind
[02:06.255] Just trying to make it in the city
[02:10.844] Where we stay on the grind
[02:12.223] Stay on the grind
[02:13.074] Stay on the grind
[02:13.796] Just trying to make it in the city
[02:18.251] Where we stay on the grind
[02:19.701] Stay on the grind
[02:20.542] Stay on the grind
[02:21.910] Got a little personal but let me break it down
[02:25.837] I'm not the only one out here going through it now
[02:29.447] It's international recessions all around
[02:33.355] We gotta be here for each other when it hit the ground
[02:36.995] I know you heard it and work it
[02:41.167] Don't give up it'll all work out
[02:43.625] Can't never stop hoping for certain
[02:48.268] I be grinding until the day that I die
[02:51.375] Just trying to make it in the city
[02:55.759] Where we stay on the grind
[02:57.225] Stay on the grind
[02:58.198] Stay on the grind
[02:58.821] Just trying to make it in the city
[03:03.336] Where we stay on the grind
[03:04.634] Stay on the grind
[03:05.569] Stay on the grind
[03:06.255] Just trying to make it in the city
[03:10.786] Where we stay on the grind
[03:12.202] Stay on the grind
[03:13.020] Stay on the grind
[03:13.814] Just trying to make it in the city
[03:18.141] Where we stay on the grind
[03:19.694] Stay on the grind
[03:20.535] Stay on the grind
[03:21.277] Just trying to make it in the city