Make It in the City

I'm just a thug on the other side of the law
 Raised in the hood, never though I'd make it this far
 I went from standing on the block, dealing to my glock
 Wearing Prada, gold or triple beam
 I even got hassled a lot, mainly by crooked cops
 Life wasn't easy as it seems
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Gets harder every day
 To come up with the rent and I ain't got a job
 Ain't got a job
 Tryna get the bills paid
 But don't wanna get locked up no more
 Locked up no more
 See my... the officer
 Almost caught me with that stub
 Tossed it so he wouldn't find the tricks
 Wouldn't find the tricks
 Not to mention my baby mama
 The bitch is as greedy as fuck
 That child support steady on my kids
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Got a little personal but let me break it down
 I'm not the only one out here that's going through it now
 It's international, recession's all around
 We gotta be here for each other when it hit the ground
 I know you're hurting and working
 Don't give up, it'll all work out
 Can't ever stop hoping for certain
 I'll be grinding til the day that I die
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city
 Where we stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Stay on the grind
 Tryna make it in the city