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War Stories

  1. **(Verse 1)**
  2. Ayy, we was raised in the struggle, had to fight to survive,
  3. Ain’t no silver spoon here, had to hustle to thrive.
  4. Late nights, stomach empty, but the dream stayed alive,
  5. Now I’m ten toes down, got my eyes on the prize.
  6.  
  7. Seen the real turn fake, seen the fake play roles,
  8. Loyalty ain't in 'em, gotta watch how it folds.
  9. I done lost day ones, turned my heart so cold,
  10. But I still kept pushin’, let the truth be told.
  11.  
  12. **(Chorus)**
  13. Tradin' war stories, every scar got a name,
  14. Came up out the fire, but I still feel the flame.
  15. Told 'em I would make it, they was laughin' at the pain,
  16. Now I write my own script, every chapter done changed.
  17.  
  18. **(Verse 2)**
  19. Had to grind for this moment, ain't no love in the streets,
  20. Tryna make it out, but they want me deceased.
  21. Had my back against the wall, had to stand on my feet,
  22. Learned to move like a boss, keep my name in the G.
  23.  
  24. They don't know the nights when the lights went dark,
  25. Had to strategize moves, had to play it real smart.
  26. Ain’t no handouts given, had to build from the start,
  27. Now my name hold weight like a well known mark.
  28.  
  29. **(Chorus)**
  30. Tradin' war stories, every scar got a name,
  31. Came up out the fire, but I still feel the flame.
  32. Told 'em I would make it, they was laughin' at the pain,
  33. Now I write my own script, every chapter done changed.
  34.  
  35. **(Verse 3)**
  36. They ain't never seen struggle like the one I faced,
  37. Had to flip my own bag, had to run my own race.
  38. Kept my faith through the storm, had to move with grace,
  39. Now they watchin' from a distance, tryna keep my pace.
  40.  
  41. Yeah, I been through the worst, but the best still near,
  42. Learned to fight through the fear, wipe away every tear.
  43. Made a promise to myself, I ain’t breakin' this year,
  44. Now my future look bright while they stuck in the rear.
  45.  
  46. **(Outro)**
  47. Tradin' war stories, but I made it through,
  48. Had to stand on my own, had to see it through.
  49. Now I’m up, now I’m strong, now I’m breakin' through,
  50. Let the real ones rise, let the fake ones lose.
  51.  
  52. Let it ride, let it ride, yeah…
  53. I ain’t never gon’ fold, I was built to survive.
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