[00:01.02]Akon-make it in the city
[00:23.06]I'm just a thug
[00:25.48]on the other side of the law
[00:30.25]Raised in the hood
[00:33.00]never thought I'd make it this far
[00:37.21]I went from standing on the block
[00:39.14]Dealing toting my glock
[00:40.97]weighing product on a triple beam
[00:44.73]I even got hassled a lot
[00:46.61]Mainly by crooked cops
[00:48.48]Life wasn't as easy as it seems
[00:51.18]Just trying to make it in the city
[00:55.72]Where we stay on the grind (X3)
[00:58.61]Just trying to make it in the city
[01:02.93]Where we stay on the grind (X3)
[01:06.03]Just trying to make it in the city
[01:10.49]Where we stay on the grind (X3)
[01:13.59]Just trying to make it in the city
[01:18.02]Where we stay on the grind (X3)
[01:22.75]It gets harder everyday
[01:25.54]To come up with the rent and ain't got a job
[01:30.04]Trying to keep the bills paid
[01:33.03]But don't wanna get locked up no more
[01:36.86]See, my parole officer almost caught me with that stuff
[01:40.97]Tossed it so he wouldn't find a trace
[01:44.78]Not to mention my baby momma
[01:46.56]The bitch is greedy as fuck
[01:48.44]Got child support steady on my case
[01:51.13]Just trying to make it in the city
[01:55.44]Where we stay on the grind (x3)
[01:58.44]Just trying to make it in the city
[02:03.01]Where we stay on the grind (x3)
[02:05.96]Just trying to make it in the city
[02:10.48]Where we stay on the grind (x3)
[02:13.32]Just trying to make it in the city
[02:17.94]Where we stay on the grind (x3)
[02:21.90]Got a little personal, but let me break it down
[02:25.62]I'm not the only one out here going through it now
[02:29.32]It's international, recessions all around
[02:33.02]We gotta be here for each other when it hit the ground
[02:36.73]I know you heard it, and work it
[02:41.00]Don't give up it'll all work out
[02:43.49]Can't never stop hoping, for certain
[02:48.26]I BE GRINDING UNTIL THE DAY THAT I DIE
[02:51.05]JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THE CITY
[02:55.62]Where we stay on the grind (X3)
[02:58.37]Just trying to make it in the city
[03:03.04]Where we stay on the grind (X3)
[03:05.93]Just trying to make it in the city
[03:10.55]Where we stay on the grind (X3)
[03:13.35]Just trying to make it in the city
[03:18.13]Where we stay on the grind (X3)
[03:20.87]Just trying to make it in the city
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