Code of the Streets Lyrics

Uh uh yeah

It's the code man You learn it or you fold

These streets don't love nobody Listen

Mama said Keep your head high watch your back

These streets don't play fair man they're set to attack

I seen it all—kids turned killers overnight

The block's a roulette table every spin's a fight

I'm in the kitchen with my demons stirring pots and dreams

Recipe's survival and the sauce ain't clean

You move fast or you're last that's the damn design

But the world's a bitter pill with a twist of lime

Daddy said Don't let 'em in boy hold the line

But these walls don't talk they just echo time

I'm a product of the pain the chaos the grind

Flipping cards in my head but the deck's unkind

I-I hear the streets screaming my name

But it cuts so deep

We-we're fighting just to stay in the game

Where the rules don't keep

She-she told me Boy don't lose your soul

But the world don't care

Code of the streets it's heavy in the air

I'm writing letters to the ghosts of my youth

Apologies wrapped tight in a bulletproof booth

These hands bled ink this mind fed rage

I grew up playing poker with a loaded 12-gauge

Man I watched my homie lose it all in a flash

One slip and his dreams turned to cigarette ash

Now I'm stacking up scars like they're badges of pride

A survivor on the edge of a cliffside slide

These rhymes are therapy man they keep me sane

Every verse is a hit of Novocain for the pain

I laugh in the mirror but it ain't no joke

The grind's a slow burn; every move's a choke

I-I hear the streets screaming my name

But it cuts so deep

We-we're fighting just to stay in the game

Where the rules don't keep

She-she told me Boy don't lose your soul

But the world don't care

Code of the streets it's heavy in the air

The air smells like desperation and rage

A book of regret on every page

Mama prayed Boy don't lose your fight

But I'm a soldier born for these sleepless nights

They say the streets don't owe you a thing

But they take and take they clip your wings

I'm running circles but I can't unwind

A king with a broken crown in my mind

I-I hear the streets screaming my name

But it cuts so deep

We-we're fighting just to stay in the game

Where the rules don't keep

She-she told me Boy don't lose your soul

But the world don't care

Code of the streets it's heavy in the air

The streets don't love you man they just pretend

You dance with devils 'til the music ends

It's a code we live a debt we pay

Survive the night or fade away