The Life I Know

Intro

Late night cold air, heart heavy on the steps

Gunshots echo, but they barely break a sweat

Young ones outside, never knowin’ when to rest

System built to break you, gotta hustle through the mess

Intro

Livin’ in the land of false promises and faded dreams

Seen too much pain, I learned what silence means

Streetlights flicker, hope slips through the seams

Mama said be careful, nothin’ here is what it seems

Dreams get sold for a price, you ain’t ready to pay

Every new day got a new face to betray

Shots at the night, prayin’ they don’t ricochet

People make rules just to live another day

Chorus

This the life I know, eyes wide when I roll

See the lines you don’t cross, gotta play your role

Keep your mouth low, never show your gold

Everybody’s watchin’—that’s the way shit goes

Post-Chorus

Cold world, fuck it, that’s the life I know

Yeah yeah, that’s the life I know

Verse 2

Never trust a man if he talk too much

Seen my brother fall, now I never lose touch

You make moves quiet, money never too loud

Hate in the air when you walk through the crowd

Pre-Chorus

Back against the wall, gotta watch who you trust

Family ain’t always blood, learned that’s a must

Tryna keep clean, but they crave what you got

Got rules to survive, whether you like it or not

Chorus

This the life I know, eyes wide when I roll

See the lines you don’t cross, gotta play your role

Keep your mouth low, never show your gold

Everybody’s watchin’—that’s the way shit goes

Post-Chorus

Cold world, fuck it, that’s the life I know

Yeah yeah, that’s the life I know

Verse 3

Don’t judge the decision if you don’t know the choices

Grew up hearin’ sirens louder than the voices

Tryna change the script, but they hand us the pages

Dreams feel distant when your world full of cages

All my problems still in the last place I saw them

Lost too many friends, so I pray I don’t join them

Pressure on my neck, but I stay movin’ cautious

‘Cause hope don’t come easy for the ones who been forgotten

Chorus

This the life I know, eyes wide when I roll

See the lines you don’t cross, gotta play your role

Keep your mouth low, never show your gold

Everybody’s watchin’—that’s the way shit goes

Post-Chorus

Cold world, fuck it, that’s the life I know

Yeah yeah, that’s the life I know

Chorus

This the life I know, eyes wide when I roll

See the lines you don’t cross, gotta play your role

Keep your mouth low, never show your gold

Everybody’s watchin’—that’s the way shit goes

Post-Chorus

Cold world, fuck it, that’s the life I know

Yeah yeah, that’s the life I know

Chorus

This the life I know, eyes wide when I roll

See the lines you don’t cross, gotta play your role

Keep your mouth low, never show your gold

Everybody’s watchin’—that’s the way shit goes

Outro

Nove (nove), life I know (know)

Nove-eeh, yeah, life I know

Ooooh, yeah-eh, life I know

Nove (nove), life I know

(Echo fading)

Life I know, life I know

Nove, nove

Life I—life I—life