Battle on the Block

[Verse] Streets buzz, graffiti on the walls, echo from cracked bells, Skip school, smoke trails, homies in the stairwell, Heat tugged tight, mama prayin' for her son’s return, Crips and Bloods, flames ignite, buildin’s gon' burn. [Chorus] Rival gangs, color wars, reppin’ turf, Red rags, blue flags, on the grind since birth, Concrete jungle, muffled cries, shots ring out, Survival mode, foes too close, doubt's what it's about. [Verse 2] Corners claim lives, hustlin' for that next meal, Blacktop dance, shadow trance, chasin' dollar bills, Block kings, crack dreams, history repeats itself, Battles on the pavement, end up on the life's shelf. [Bridge] Tattooed tears, stories of the lost, Brothers gone, mothers mourn, heart’s heavy cost, Street kings, fallen dreams, in the rink, Rival gangs spar, trenches deep, world on the brink. [Chorus] Rival gangs, color wars, reppin’ turf, Red rags, blue flags, on the grind since birth, Concrete jungle, muffled cries, shots ring out, Survival mode, foes too close, doubt's what it's about. [Verse 3] OGs lace game from the block books, Wisdom scrawled in blood, dirty looks, Generations locked in a loop’s grip, Chain links and sorrow, peace so slip.