Skins of gold (Version 2)

Intro

(Tape hiss)

Verse

Grew up in the block where they don't play by the rules

Every hand I shake, every dollar that pulls

I used to count my change on a corner store floor

Selling singles for a buck when nobody bought more

My grandma told me be careful, 'cause gold doesn't rust

But this is skin and bone, not nothing you can trust

Pre-Chorus

Can I get your name before we split the plate?

I ain't asking for a number, just where you at?

If you're hungry like me, let's trade our stories raw

No contract needed, just the weight of the law

Chorus

Skins of gold

We exchange what little we got, no need to fold

Verse

Benny from the bottom took a hundred and gave it back with some change

Said my mother raised him right, but he still can't feel the range

Darnell's mom used to cook for us after school

Paid her back in pounds when I found out how to pull

I got a scar where a bullet grazed my ribcage

But that was just geometry, teachin' me how to engage

The only math I ever mastered was how much you owe

And every nickel counts when the rent man don't know

Pre-Chorus

Can I get your name before we split the plate?

I ain't asking for a number, just where you at?

If you're hungry like me, let's trade our stories raw

No contract needed, just the weight of the law

Chorus

Skins of gold

We exchange what little we got, no need to fold

Bridge

It ain't nothing to do with your last name or your zip code

Gold is where you keep it after the world tries to rob it

I been broke so long I forgot what a whole paycheck look like

But every scar on me? That's currency that don't get picked up

Outro

Skins of gold

Gave my heart to the block, they still got what's left