Echoes of the City Lyrics

Streets talk in whispers, I'm listenin'

Concrete dreams, where hope's glistenin'

From the bottom, now we top-tier livin'

Every day's a grind, no time for chillin'

Mama said, "Boy, you got a gift"

Use these words to give your life a lift

So I write by streetlight, mind adrift

Turnin' pain to poetry, watch the mood shift

Echoes of the city in my veins (yeah)

Hustle hard, break these chains (break 'em)

From the streets to the stage, it's all the same game

Life's a song, I'm just changin' the refrain

Started with a pen and a beat in my head

Now I'm paintin' pictures with the words

I've said They doubted me, said I wouldn't make it

But determination's the foundation I've laid, kid

Money, fame, it comes and goes Real success?

That's the love that shows

From the block that raised me, to the world that pays me

Can't forget the roots that made me, daily

They say success is sweet

But victory's got a bitter taste

When you're standin' at the peak

And half your day ones ain't in this place

Echoes of the city in my veins (yeah)

Hustle hard, break these chains (break 'em)

From the streets to the stage, it's all the same game

Life's a song, I'm just changin' the refrain

City lights fade, but the echoes remain...