Trouble Remains

Came in the center, still got the scars  

Hustle in my blood, sleepin’ with the stars

Street lights blink, but the danger don’t fade  

Every corner got a story, every debt gettin’ paid  

I was fourteen sellin’ dreams in the rain  

Now the same block watchin’ when I pull in the lane  

Enemies smile, but the hate in their eyes  

I see it clear, I don’t need no disguise  

Mama told me keep the circle real tight  

‘Cause the ones that smile first usually strike at night  

I been grindin’ so long that the money feel fake  

Still wake up paranoid, feel the ground when it shake  

Couple felons in the rearview, couple legends in the dirt  

I just pray that my mama never gotta see me in a shirt  

Tatted tears for the years that I lost in the game  

Still the trouble remains, still runnin’ the same