Lyrics

[Verse]
Streets colder than a freezer door, breath turns to mist
Hunger got a tighter grip than the devil’s fist
Stomach growlin’, echo loud in a tenement hall
Mama prayin’ to a God who don’t answer her calls

Cracked asphalt, dreams buried under cement
Kids tradein’ their innocence for dollars and cents
The fridge empty, desperation a full plate
So I take what I can, ain't a path to debate

[Chorus]
Stealin' to survive, when the world won't provide
Every step’s a gamble, every corner’s a fight
Stealin' to survive, just to make it through the night
When hope’s outta sight, I’m clutchin’ wrong to feel right

[Verse 2]
Rooftop views, city lights look like teardrops
Pockets full of nothin’, but my dreams won’t stop
Back alleys where the rats and the whispers meet
Ghetto symphonies composed with shuffles of feet

Uncle said “get a job,” but the block don’t hire
Fiends spark pipes while the sky leaks fire
Police sirens hum like a wolf’s distant howl
Survival ain’t legal, but it’s the only vow

[Chorus]
Stealin' to survive, when the world won't provide
Every step’s a gamble, every corner’s a fight
Stealin' to survive, just to make it through the night
When hope’s outta sight, I’m clutchin’ wrong to feel right