Run the City lyrics

[Refrain: Durkio Blaze]
I run my life, can't nobody take what's mine

[Verse 1: Durkio Blaze]
Came from the struggle, now I’m flyin’ like a jet
All them nights in the cold, I ain’t never gon’ forget
Dreams in my mind while I’m grindin’ through the storm
Had to build my name up, now a legacy was born
Woke up every morning with a mission in my heart
Had to learn to play the game, now I’m tearin' it apart
Used to walk through the pain with no one on my side
Now the whole city watchin’ every time I slide
Stackin' every dollar like it’s bricks in a wall
Used to be the underdog, now they call me the call
Everything I got came from hustle and faith
Put my people on my back, we ain’t movin’ at no pace
Lessons from the losses made me sharper than before
If they try to close the door, I’m creatin’ me some more
From the basement to the stage, now my name up in lights
Used to see the dark, now my future lookin’ bright
Mama told me “Son, don’t forget where you from”
So I carry every block like a beat to a drum
Never needed shortcuts, I just stayed in my lane
Now I’m runnin’ every corner like I’m chasin’ the train
This for all the young kids with a fire in their chest
You could make it through the struggle, just give it your best
They gon’ doubt you, they gon’ hate, they gon’ talk with no base
But keep your eyes open and keep runnin’ your race
Every word that I write, every bar that I spit
Is a piece of my life, I been molded by grit
This ain’t luck, this is purpose, this is work from the soul
I ain’t stoppin’ 'til my name on the greatest of gold
[Refrain: Durkio Blaze]
I run my life, can't nobody take what's mine

[Verse 2: Durkio Blaze]
Pressure on my back, still I rise through the pain
Had to weather every storm, now I'm dancing in the rain
Used to see the hunger in my face through the glass
Now the tables turned, and I'm never comin' last
Put my city on the map with a pen and a plan
Used to walk alone, now they follow where I stand
Talk cheap, so I let my success be the talk
I was runnin' through the fire, now I barely need to walk
Seen the real turn fake and the fake play real
Only trust what I feel, and that hustle I reveal
No shortcuts, just long nights and closed doors
Now I’m reachin’ every level that they said I couldn’t score
Hard times built muscle, pain gave me grace
Turned my losses into lessons, now I’m movin’ with pace
Never asked for a favor, just believed in the grind
And now I’m headlining stages I could only dream to find
Cameras flashin’ while I’m steppin’ through the noise
All the doubters had a moment, now I silence with poise
Wrote these lines in the dark, turned the vision to light
Everything I sacrificed now reflectin' so right
Gave my all to this game, never played just to play
I was countin’ every second, now I’m leadin’ the way
Look at where I came from, that’s the proof in the stride
Kept my family in my heart, kept my honor and pride
They ain't see the nights I cried, only seein' the wins
But every victory I claim comes from battles within
Never folded, never switched, always stayed on ten
Now I’m in a space where the real ones ascend
Every lyric I deliver, got my soul in each line
I ain’t here for the moment, I was built for the climb
Put the struggle in my chest and the hope in my veins
Now my name ring out like a call through the plains
[Refrain: Durkio Blaze]
I run my life, can't nobody take what's mine

[Verse 3: Polo G]
I came from the struggle, you don’t know how it feel
All these demons in my mind, but I’m just tryna keep it real
Had to run through the pain, had to climb up that hill
Told myself I’d make it, had the hunger for a deal
Now I’m up, but I still can’t forget the nights
Them cold nights, no food, just a candlelight
Had to fight to survive, couldn't live without a plan
All these fakes in the game, but I don’t shake no hand
I done been through the worst, now I’m living my best
But I ain’t satisfied yet, I’m still grinding for the check
They see the chains and the cars, but they don’t know the cost
I’ve been lost in the sauce, man, I paid the price to floss
They wanna see me fail, but I just prove 'em wrong
Always kept it real, now I’m makin' these hits strong
Never switched up, even when the money came
I stayed the same, stayed loyal to the game
Came from the bottom, now my name’s on the rise
Had to grind for it all, put in work with no disguise
I was down bad, they ain’t show no sympathy
Now I’m up and they mad ‘cause they can’t get next to me
I’m still strapped, I ain’t never lettin' up
If they try to test my gang, then we gon’ run it up
f*ck the ones who doubt, I don't need no validation
I got shooters on the move, call it operation
Never been afraid to go toe-to-toe with fate
If they talkin' down, I don’t care about what they say
They thought they had me beat, but they didn’t know my heart
Now I’m tearing up the game, call it a work of art
I was steady on my grind, while they went and switched sides
I can see it in their eyes, they can’t stand my rise
I was hustling for the fam, tryna put food on the plate
Now I’m riding in that Wraith with the keys to the gate
Money talks, but I ain’t ever chase the fame
All this pain that I been through, it’ll never be the same
I’m a legend in the making, you can see it in my name
I came from the bottom, but now I’m running the game
[Refrain: Durkio Blaze]
I run my life, can't nobody take what's mine