The Gold in Every Name

Verse

Stuck in traffic on the 1A, watching life move slow

Tay's cousin got a baby, named her after his grandma so

Four dollars from DeShawn for rent we can't afford to pay

I told him keep it moving, tell him come back tomorrow day

Six of us living off the scraps that others throw away

Washed my hands in the kitchen sink with warm water not a shower day

Sister said our block is starving but I ain't believe that yet

Every time we struggle she just say one more door will open up like that

Pre-Chorus

Hold your breath, let's take this all in

See the gold we find inside these walls again

Don't need a mansion to be a king

We crown ourselves before our luck starts swinging

Chorus

The gold in every name is what I'm holding on to

Every struggle, that's just fuel for me and you

Tear down every door they locked us behind

Cause the gold we make ain't gold at all, it's a diamond in mind

The gold in every name is what I'm holding on to

Every struggle, that's just fuel for me and you

Verse

Rosa started tutoring kids so they could learn their numbers right

I took her lesson plan, flipped it into a whole night of free school tonight

Tay got kicked out the system, told him we'll build our own

Now he running every single thing on this block that's known

Marcus' grandma taught us how to patch a pair of jeans by hand

Said if they can't pay you with a check then make your own demand

Picked up a old drill in a dumpster on 5th and Main

Started building furniture for our neighbors, sold it back again

Pre-Chorus

Hold your breath, let's take this all in

See the gold we find inside these walls again

Don't need a mansion to be a king

We crown ourselves before our luck starts swinging

Chorus

The gold in every name is what I'm holding on to

Every struggle, that's just fuel for me and you

Tear down every door they locked us behind

Cause the gold we make ain't gold at all, it's a diamond in mind

The gold in every name is what I'm holding on to

Every struggle, that's just fuel for me and you

Bridge

We don't need no coronation, no royal family crest

What matters most is who remembers us at our very worst

So let the dust settle round our feet

Cause that's where the real treasure really gets to meet the street

Chorus

The gold in every name is what I'm holding on to

Every struggle, that's just fuel for me and you

Tear down every door they locked us behind

Cause the gold we make ain't gold at all, it's a diamond in mind

The gold in every name is what I'm holding on to

Every struggle, that's just fuel for me and you

Outro

That's the gold we hold onto even when our pockets go dry

Just the names of people who refused to say goodbye