Broke Lyrics

I was raised in the grind where the struggle don't sleep

Counting pennies in my pocket just to make ends meet

Dreams faded like the paint on my busted old ride

A heart full of hunger but my pride kept me alive

They said "Keep hustlin' kid you'll make it one day"

But the clock kept tickin' while the bills wouldn't wait

My soul felt heavy weighed down by the fight

Then I learned there's more to wealth than dollars overnight

I was chasing gold running blind in the race

'Til I saw the light in a stranger's face

Kindness cost nothing but it broke my chains

Now my life's a flood no drought remains

Tired of being poor tired of the pain

Found the power in giving and it brought the rain

Abundance came not from what I could take

But the love I gave—oh the walls it'd break

Started small just a smile at the corner store

Helped a neighbor fix his roof now I'm feelin' something more

Shared my last meal though I barely had enough

But the warmth that I got made the struggle seem tough love

I ain't sayin' cash don't matter; yeah we all need stacks

But the currency of kindness? That's what paid me back

People lifted me higher I could finally see

That the richest kind of wealth is the unity we breed

I was chasing gold running blind in the race

'Til I saw the light in a stranger's face

Kindness cost nothing but it broke my chains

Now my life's a flood no drought remains

Tired of being poor tired of the pain

Found the power in giving and it brought the rain

Abundance came not from what I could take

But the love I gave—oh the walls it'd break

The world will try to break you make you cold and numb

But the richest man alive ain't the one with the sum

It's the one who can give the one who can care

When you share your heart man that's rare

Now I walk these streets with my head held high

From the darkest alleys to a sunlit sky

Yeah the wealth I found it ain't stashed in the bank

It's the lives I've touched—that's my treasure my thanks

Tired of being poor tired of the pain

Found the power in giving and it brought the rain

Abundance came not from what I could take

But the love I gave—oh the walls it'd break

From broke to blessed from dark to light

It was kindness that changed my life