Hard Times Trophy

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was starvin’ on that corner Split a burger into four Mama hid the rent notice in the Bible in the drawer I was tryna be a kid They was handin’ me a war Every knock at the door felt like one more score Old hoodie Same stains Whole summer Same block Learned to sleep through sirens Learned to tell apart the shots Bro died Woke up different I don’t even like clocks Every second feels heavy Every second might drop [Chorus] I wear my hard times like a trophy on my chain Every little scar got a first and last name Cried in that backseat Prayed in that rain Now I pull up for the kids Tell ’em don’t go the same way Hard times Hard times Made me this way (yeah) Turned all that pain into somethin’ they can’t take If I ever change Let it be for their sake But I keep my hard times like a trophy just in case (just in case) [Verse 2] Teacher said I’d end up where my cousins all at Now she text my phone askin’ where to send her class at Label talkin’ numbers I’m just thinkin’ ’bout my dad He ain’t see me on a stage He just saw me in that trap Shorty used to curve me Now she tappin’ on my live I just think about the girl who used to spot me on the rides Bus pass Two dollars Hope it last to 9 to 5 I ain’t flexin’ on ’em I’m just showin’ how we survived [Chorus] I wear my hard times like a trophy on my chain Every little scar got a first and last name Cried in that backseat Prayed in that rain Now I pull up for the kids Tell ’em don’t go the same way Hard times Hard times Made me this way (yeah) Turned all that pain into somethin’ they can’t take If I ever change Let it be for their sake But I keep my hard times like a trophy just in case (just in case)