Street corner sage, spittin’ wisdom like a bookshelf
Got riches in rhymes, poverty in my belt
Crack in the sidewalk, dreams on the fritz
Life's a tightrope, one slip gets ya split
Woke up in the gutter, heart made of clutter
Soul brother, rhymes sharp like box cutter
Hustlin’ through the maze, findin' cheddar stashed in craze
City lights a daze, in the fog blazin' rays
Concrete jungle, nothing’s ever humble
Keep a steady mumble, or you'll fumble in trouble
Echoes in the alley, sorta like a rally
Struggle is the melody playin' through the valley
Graffiti on the walls, it’s the city’s open diary
Stories of the ghetto, lessons etched fiery
Corner boys posted, dreams get toasted
In this urban opera, destinies roasted
Neon dreams flicker like broken promises
Pigeons peck crumbs, chasin’ broken dollar bliss
Head up in the stars, feet grounded in scars
Triple beams and prison bars, all that’s ours
Raps turn to scripts, channeling the pain
Within a single spit, unleash a hurricane
Shackled minds break free under moon’s glow
In this urban tale, only real ones know