Credits
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown
Songwriter
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Could never talk about balance if it ain't about me
This rapping and the footy stuff got me living the dream
I made it out the hood, I was always plotting this scheme
Now I'm on the road to riches, a different money regime
The places that I've been would leave all my people stifled
Hustled as a youngin, I'm destined to break the cycle
Where I come from we celebrate our survival
'Cause ain't too many people that know oppression like mine do
[Verse 2]
Brodie once said that we all had to aim bigger
If not we on the block till the day that our game pick up
I had to double down, turn my shit around with some vigor
I done seen too many throw it all away for dope and liquor
I showed a little ticker, now we celebrating
Steady gunning for the top, I'm always elevating
And I got demons in my past, but my angels always watch where I'm going
Hit the gas, feel the smoke that we blowing
[Chorus]
Ay one time for the ones who was down for me
Two times for the place that done made me a G
Three times for the fam who never got to their dream
For you I had to hustle
I had to hustle
[Chorus]
Ay one time for the ones who was down for me
Two times for the place that done made me a G
Three times for the fam who never got to their dream
For you I had to hustle
I had to hustle
[Verse 3]
I'm never stressing over competition
Bra I'm running my own race
Out the kitchen, I'm bringing my own taste
I came in with ambition and a pocket full of change
When I finally saw the vision my digits then rearranged
Never about status
Never about fame
Never about the glitz and the glam that come with the game
I do this for my people and all those who paved the way
And them little brown kids who look at me and see the same
What good is all the talent if you ain't willing to work?
What good is all the money if you ain't willing to earn?
What good is all the gains if you ain't willing to hurt?
If I never felt pain, I wouldn't know joy's worth
Addicted to the grind, I fell in love with the process
Slaving overtime to really get me the mostest
Think of all the blessings I never would've received
If it wasn't for the hustle that's running inside of me
[Chorus]
Ay one time for the ones who was down for me
Two times for the place that done made me a G
Three times for the fam who never got to their dream
For you I had to hustle
I had to hustle
[Chorus]
Ay one time for the ones who was down for me
Two times for the place that done made me a G
Three times for the fam who never got to their dream
For you I had to hustle
I had to hustle
[Bridge]
Wake up, wake up
Get up, get up
Where we come from this grind don't stop
Wake up, wake up
Get up, get up
Where we come from this life don't stop
Wake up, wake up
Get up, get up
Where we come from this grind don't stop
Wake up, wake up
Get up, get up
Where we come from this life don't stop
[Verse 4]
Yeah
Ain't no way I could pump the brakes
I'm tryna double it down and get me this pay
And when they question how I'll show em the way
The work rate built different, mindset ballistic
Aye for my blood, I'll go all the way
So if it's stack or starve, I'm filling the plate
You know we worked so hard to be here to date
And now the mindset shifted, lifestyle uplifted
Written by: Jamayne Taunoa-Brown
