Lothario speaks on how he grew up and how everyday life was for a young Black male surviving the pitfalls of the streets.
lyrics
Under Chorus:
Ne-, ver,
Give, up; (No)
Verse One:
I've been cooking all my life,
Just to find, the right recipe,
Hustling since fourteen
On them streets, where them dealers be;
Taught to play it cool,
When the heat, gets too hot for me,
Grown through situations
Like yeast, rise to victory;
Ridding through the city
Getting blazed, with my family,
See those haters creeping
So I turn, till the coast is free;
Hit a back street,
Roll a sweet, then turn up the beat,
Lay back in my seat,
Call a freak, tell her where to meet;
They know I go deep,
Like sheep, I put them straight to sleep,
Be out the next morning
To grind, making my salary;
Do it every week,
To keep, some shoes, on my feet,
Stacking up my paper
So my goals, can soon be complete;
Check up on my homies
Give them dap, where the drank be,
Pouring up a cup,
Of that stuff, like I'm Pimp C;
Then back on the road,
Bare my load, build my legacy,
Before I get old,
Grab a hold, of my destiny.
Chorus:
Forever a hustler,
Survivor and warrior,
Defying statistics
Cause I never will surrender;
Haters can't contender,
Send them back to sender,
Struggling all my life
And with my life play no pretender.
Under Chorus:
Ne-, ver,
Give, up; (No)
Verse Two:
The nights are getting colder
As I fight to stay warm,
Out here in the streets
Trying my best to stay calm;
Don't get it but I'm in it
Like the eye of the storm,
Trying to get some footing
When my shoes are all torn;
I hear them jackals tell me
There's no need for alarm,
While they do all they can
To bring the most harm;
Don't want me to get by
Unless I'm buying the farm,
Laid, off in my casket
Where the magnets can swarm;
Prepared to let them have it
In these streets I was born,
Facing daily mortality
Like working the morg;
Hardened my emotions
Can't resist like a Borg,
Entwined with a machine
Hope they don't pull the cord;
Depression's setting in
Where my doubts are all stored,
But hope keeps me alive
Dreams are life support;
I'm going to keep believing
Never will I abort,
If the ball's in my hands
Then I'm owning the court.
Chorus:
Forever a hustler,
Survivor and warrior,
Defying statistics
Cause I never will surrender;
Haters can't contender,
Send them back to sender,
Struggling all my life
And with my life play no pretender.
Under Chorus:
Ne-, ver,
Give, up; (No)
Verse Three:
If I die,
Before I wake;
Pray to God,
My soul to take;
(But) If I live,
To see the sun;
I will fight,
Until we've won; (So)
Watch me go untouchable,
Goal line and un-rushable,
Knowing what you're going to do,
Way before you audible;
Making moves methodical,
Growing like a follicle,
Coming for my pot of gold,
But know it's not worth my soul;
Times are hard but I won't fold,
Surviving, these streets are cold,
Taking faith and grabbing hold,
Hustling even when I'm old;
Game so old it's catching mold,
But they steady getting bold,
Lying through their stories told,
Rejecting the games they sold.
Chorus:
Forever a hustler,
Survivor and warrior,
Defying statistics
Cause I never will surrender;
Haters can't contender,
Send them back to sender,
Struggling all my life
And with my life play no pretender.
Under Chorus:
Ne-, ver,
Give, up; (No)
After Final Chorus:
If I die,
Before I wake;
Pray to God,
My soul to take;
(But) If I live,
To see the sun;
I will fight,
Until we've won. (So)
credits
from Universal Soldier,
released September 28, 2020
Spitshine Studios
Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and now living in Austin, Lothario has brought himself from the depths of homelessness
and depression to be a voice and light to those who are lost in the darkness like he use to be. His influences are artists like Outkast and Tupac but his style is all his own. He prides himself on staying unique while allowing truth to lead him to the stars and beyond.....more