Came up from the bottom didn't have a choice
Had to find my way never had a voice
Cold nights empty fridge mama working late
I learned quick life don't wait
Shoes worn out but I still ran
Young kid with a grown man's plan
Dreams felt far but I had to believe
In a world so rough with tricks up its sleeve
Hard knocks that's the life I knew
Learned to fight when the skies weren't blue
Every scar tells a story every tear I cried
But I stood tall never let it break my pride
No silver spoon just a handful of pain
Learned to dance in the middle of the rain
Saw friends fall never made it back
But I kept pushing carried the world on my back
They said I'd fail said I wouldn't last
But I'm still here standing strong from the past
From the struggle I built my name
A kid from nothing but I changed the game
Hard knocks that's the life I knew
Learned to fight when the skies weren't blue
Every scar tells a story every tear I cried
But I stood tall never let it break my pride