Intro
Same porch light, same cracked step, same five shadows tall
Different scars on different arms but we answer the same call
Ledger's in my chest pocket, every debt paid in loyalty
Same block raised us rough but it never raised us lonely
Verse
Ten years old, split a popsicle three ways with a butter knife
Kept the wrapper in my pocket like it sealed a pact for life
Dre took a curfew violation that was really mine to hold
Said the block don't forget faces but it damn sure forgets cold
Momma's rent short in December, envelope showed up complete
Nobody signed a name to it, just footprints in the sleet
Cousin called us reckless, said the crew'll drag me down
I said watch how we hold the weight when the whole block sinking down
Cracked windshield, four of us stuffed in a two-door hatchback
Splitting gas money in nickels, still made it and made it back
Tay got jumped on Fillmore, we came running like the sirens
Left our own doors open, ain't stop to check who's inside them
Every scar tells a story but the stories all connect
Same block wrote our names down before we earned respect
Uncle said cut ties, said the weak link drags the strong
I said the chain don't break here, it just gets stitched and moves along
Chorus
Same block, new scars, but the loyalty don't fade
Same hands, same hearts, in the promise that we made
Count the cracks in the pavement, count the ones who stayed
Same block, new scars, and the debt still gets repaid
Verse
Sixteen, split a stolen bike lock with a paperclip and prayer
Rio held the flashlight while I fixed what wasn't there
Landlord posted eviction, we posted lyrics right beside
Turned the hallway into a chorus, turned the shame into pride
Every winter something breaks, every summer someone bleeds
Still we split the harvest even when the harvest barely feeds
Watched my brother take a plea to keep a stranger's name off record
Said that's just the tax we pay, said loyalty's the only currency
Coach said talent leaves this block the second that it can
I said talent stays right here and builds the block a better plan
Buried Jamal's father, six of us carried the box
Split the flowers, split the silence, split the weight like it was rocks
New scar on my knuckle from a fight that wasn't mine
Old scar on my conscience from the ones I left behind
Uncle called it foolish, said the crew's a dying breed
I said watch us plant new roots in the same old bleeding seed
Chorus
Same block, new scars, but the loyalty don't fade
Same hands, same hearts, in the promise that we made
Count the cracks in the pavement, count the ones who stayed
Same block, new scars, and the debt still gets repaid
Bridge
Funny how the new scars look just like the old ones healed
Funny how the same five names keep showing up for real
Ain't about the corner, ain't about the reputation
It's the porch light staying on for the whole damn generation
Outro
Same block, new scars, count 'em like they're medals
