Came up from the trenches, now I'm flyin' high, Pain in my soul, I can't even lie, Mama cried so many nights, see the hurt in her eyes, Now I'm stackin' up these bands, got my family on the rise. Lost some brothers on the way, yeah, I miss 'em daily, Told 'em we gon' make it out, never let the struggle faze me, From the blocks to the stages, now they chantin' my name, But the streets still callin', man, nothin' really changed.