Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Born in the gutter, shadows my twin,
Outcast from the jump, life ain't let me win.
Dodgin' shootouts, duckin' them blue lights,
Court dates stackin', still ready to fight.

[Chorus]
They said I’d fold, crumble, and break,
But I’m forged in the fire, can't take what I make.
Now the city knows my name, a king with no crown,
Came from the bottom, now I’m holdin’ it down.

[Verse 2]
Hands scarred, blood mixed with the sweat,
Each battle a reminder, ain’t lost one yet.
They doubted the kid, said I wouldn’t last,
Now they whisper my name, haunted by the past.

[Bridge]
Cold nights, hunger growlin’ my only song,
World said I’m wrong, but I proved ‘em strong.
Turned pain to gold, every scar a jewel,
From a fool to a legend, broke every rule.

[Chorus]
They said I’d fold, crumble, and break,
But I’m forged in the fire, can't take what I make.
Now the city knows my name, a king with no crown,
Came from the bottom, now I’m holdin’ it down.

[Verse 3]
Streets tried to claim me, but I never signed,
A contract with death? Nah, I rewrote the line.
Every doubter, every hater fueled my climb,
Now I’m the headline, their doubt's the crime.