Lyrics

[Verse]
Concrete jungle, lion's roar, life's a tug-o-war,
Brick walls whisper secrets that they can’t ignore,
Graffiti tags, streets alive, hustle never dies,
Hood's heartbeat, pounding loud, no disguise.

[Verse 2]
Corner store hustlers, dreams in their eyes,
Survival mode activated, truth in lies,
Night lights flicker like stars in the grime,
Every step, every choice like a rhyme.

[Chorus]
Raised in the shadow of forgotten dreams,
Where every heartache's louder than it seems,
Street symphonies, broken beats and cries,
In the hood, where hope’s a daily prize.

[Verse 3]
Basketball courts, hoop dreams high in the air,
Children playing, unaware of grown folks' despair,
Old heads reminisce 'bout better days,
Stories etched in asphalt, countless ways.

[Bridge]
Sirens wail, lullabies of the urban night,
Survivors by instinct, always ready to fight,
Community bound by invisible thread,
In the poverty cycle, but so much ahead.

[Verse 4]
Brothers and sisters, bonds forged in fire,
Ambition pushing higher, never to retire,
Streetlights shine on paths rugged and worn,
In the hood, resilience is reborn.