[Intro] [Spoken Word, low-pitched rasp, no melody] (Heavy exhale) Yeah... Just let the track breathe for a minute... yeah... like that. Turn the music down a little bit in the headphones. See, you don't always gotta yell to make 'em hear you. Listen... [Verse 1] [Smooth laid-back rap flow, calm baritone voice, effortless cadence, no shouting] They want the truth but they're terrified to hear the sound. Tried to bury me deep but I'm never staying down. Staring at the ceiling, putting structure to the rhyme. They want me rushing through the game, but I'm taking my time. No pressure, no panic, just keeping it real. They can never understand the heavy hunger that we feel. (Short pause) It's a beautiful struggle, man... you just gotta ride the wave. [Chorus] [Soulful female backing vocals, 90s g-funk harmony] Hold your head up high, don't you ever fold. Gotta keep your fire burning when the world is cold. [Smooth laid-back rap flow, calm baritone voice, effortless cadence, no shouting] Street lights. Still breathing. Hard nights. Not leaving. [Chorus] [Soulful backing vocals] We ride. Never fold. Inside. Pure gold. [verse 3] [Smooth laid-back rap flow, calm baritone voice, effortless cadence, no shouting] …..STREET LIGHTS STILL SHINING, Still breathing through the storm……. Hard night ahead [Chorus] [Soulful female backing vocals, 90s g-funk harmony] Hold your head up high, don't you ever fold. Gotta keep your fire burning when the world is cold. [verse4] [Smooth laid-back rap flow, calm baritone voice, effortless cadence, no shouting] I TOLD I AM COMING BACK……COMING COMING…Be ready,………[Rest]……MY SOUND IS UNFORGETTABLE,…… MESMERIZING, ………….[pause]….YOU DID THINK THEY KEEP ME OUT OF HIP HOP……… … I HAD MY HAND IN THE HOLE TIME NOW…… THUG LIFE…..baby ……..for life [Outro] [Music starts to fade] [Spoken word ad-libs, low voice] Stay true to yourself, man. Don't let 'em clone your soul. Am I lying? Yeah... [End]