Strapped For Us

**Strapped For Us**

 

 

Intro (spoken, low)

 

Late nights, city glow — yeah, we move different.

 

You know how I rock it — rough edges, soft center.

 

 

Chorus (melodic, repeating)

 

I’m strapped for us, ride or die in the dust,

 

Count the nights, count the trust — baby, it’s us.

 

Diamonds on the chain, but your name’s what I trust,

 

I’m strapped for us, strapped for us.

 

 

Verse 1 (rhythmic, confident)

 

Came up from the block with my pockets torn, heart colder than chrome,

 

Kept a little flame on the stoop, you made that corner home.

 

Hustle in my step, but your laugh slowed the race,

 

You the calm in my chaos, steady hands on my pace.

 

Phones buzz, snakes hiss, everybody want a piece,

 

But you get the real me — not the headlines or the fleece.

 

Bought you roses in the rain, said we’ll bloom from the mud,

 

You looked me in the eye, said “boy, show me your love.”

 

 

Pre-Chorus (soft but firm)

 

They don’t see the nights I stayed awake,

 

Planning futures, patching breaks.

 

You and me — we raise the stakes,

 

All in, no plan B, no retakes.

 

 

Chorus (melodic, bigger)

 

I’m strapped for us, ride or die in the dust,

 

Count the nights, count the trust — baby, it’s us.

 

Diamonds on the chain, but your name’s what I trust,

 

I’m strapped for us, strapped for us.

 

 

Verse 2 (gritty, storytelling)

 

Used to flip small change, now we flip whole maps,

 

But every win tastes better when you’re laughin’ in the back.

 

Mama warned me 'bout the roads, streets teach lessons hard,

 

You taught me how to soften up, keep faith inside my guard.

 

Enemies on the line, they whisper what they lack,

 

I smile, tighten up my crew, got your picture in my pack.

 

No promises for forever, but I’ll promise you the day,

 

When the sun hits your face, I’ll still pick up your pace.

 

 

Bridge (melodic, vulnerable)

 

You ain’t for the glamour — you’re for the grind and the truth,

 

Late calls in the mornin’, you steady like youth.

 

I’ll trade the gold for your hands, trade the fame for your touch,

 

We built this from the gutter — now the world can’t touch us.

 

 

Chorus (last, anthemic)

 

I’m strapped for us, ride or die in the dust,

 

Count the nights, count the trust — baby, it’s us.

 

Diamonds on the chain, but your name’s what I trust,

 

I’m strapped for us, strapped for us.

 

 

Outro (whispered, twin vocals)

 

Stay close, keep warm — when the cold winds gust,

 

We don’t fold, we stand — strapped for us.