Lyrics
[Verse 1] I came up on fulton With the cold-cut stare Pigeon on the fence And a crack in the air Same brownstone steps Same chipped up rail Mama said, “move wise” So i learned that trail I keep my name tucked Like a blade in a boot One wrong look, one word And the whole block shoot Not for the cameras Not for the clout I been in the back room Where they whisper it out Dust on the record And the truth in the cut I don’t need a crown I just need enough [Pre-Chorus] I been patient Too long Too much weight Too strong You can test me If you want But i don’t fold I don’t stop [Chorus] Brooklyn in my blood Brooklyn in my blood Brooklyn in my blood I don’t budge Brooklyn in my blood Brooklyn in my blood Say my name right Or don’t say much (Brooklyn in my blood) (Brooklyn in my blood) [Verse 2] Corner store glare On a rain-streak pane I read faces quick Like a subway train Old heads nod When i walk that strip They know i got heat And a cold calm grip I don’t fake soft I don’t play sweet I got a steel spine In my seven-league feet Hustle in the marrow Pride in the throat Every scar i wear Got a story i wrote They want my voice small Want my crown off center I been breaking doors Since the first dead winter [Pre-Chorus] I been patient Too long Too much weight Too strong You can test me If you want But i don’t fold I don’t stop [Chorus] Brooklyn in my blood Brooklyn in my blood Brooklyn in my blood I don’t budge Brooklyn in my blood Brooklyn in my blood Say my name right Or don’t say much (Brooklyn in my blood) (Brooklyn in my blood) [Bridge] No mercy in my walk No fear in my jaw I survived that block And i learned my law Hands full of smoke Mind full of grit If i take one step I’m committed to it [Chorus] Brooklyn in my blood Brooklyn in my blood Brooklyn in my blood I don’t budge Brooklyn in my blood Brooklyn in my blood Say my name right Or don’t say much (Brooklyn in my blood) (Brooklyn in my blood)
