Make It in the City (Explicit) - Akon

I'm just a thug

On the other side of the law

Raised in the hood

Never thought I'd make it this far

I went from standing on the block

Dealing toting my glock

Weighing product on a triple beam

I even got hassled a lot

Mainly by crooked cops

Life wasn't as easy as it seems

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

It gets harder everyday

To come up with the rent and ain't got a job

Trying to keep the bills paid

But don't wanna get locked up no more

See my parole officer almost caught me with that stuff

Tossed it so he wouldn't find a trace

Not to mention my baby momma

The b**ch is greedy as f**k

Got child support steady on my case

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Got a little personal but let me break it down

I'm not the only one out here going through it now

It's international recessions all around

We gotta be here for each other when it hit the ground

I know you heard it and work it

Don't give up it'll all work out

Can't never stop hoping for certain

I be grinding until the day that I die

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city

Where we stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Stay on the grind

Just trying to make it in the city