Southside Burning

Verse 1

Southside thunder, storm of my youth

Shade of the pines, stories inked in my skin

Some left, some lost, some gone for good

Cheap shoes on wet blacktop— I stood Mama said, Keep running, don’t look back

Old school brawls under streetlights cracked

Six of us wild, hearts pounding, can you hear

Sweat, dust, steel nerves—never lost my fear

Chorus

I can’t forget, roots deep in the ground

I can’t regret, hard times all around

We built pride from the pain

Never let it slip away

Southside burning in my brain

No, I won’t forget my name

Post-Chorus

Southside

Never let it go

Southside

Never ever fold

Verse 2

Half broke, half legend, full of spit and fire

My brothers taught me hustle, they raised me higher

We ate at worn porches, shot dice for change

Basketball nets torn—memory never fades

Hood rich, hungry eyes, dreaming past the lines

Told myself I’d make it, destiny designs

Pain chased plenty, cold winters, concrete froze

Still, I rose. Still, I rose.

Chorus

I can’t forget, roots deep in the ground

I can’t regret, hard times all around

We built pride from the pain

Never let it slip away

Southside burning in my brain

No, I won’t forget my name

Post-Chorus

Southside

Never let it go

Southside

Never ever fold

Bridge

Never folded, taught by the real

Stepping strong, scars I conceal

Gold grills grin, chain on my chest

Everything I’ve conquered, I wear like a vest

Chorus

I can’t forget, roots deep in the ground

I can’t regret, hard times all around

We built pride from the pain

Never let it slip away

Southside burning in my brain

No, I won’t forget my name

Post-Chorus

Southside