[Intro: Rashad] (O-o-o-o-ohio, Ohio Stalley [huh!] Intelligent Trunk Music) Elevate the game, Blue Collar Gang yea Elevate the game, Blue Collar Gang yea [Verse 1: Stalley] Under lampposts and street lights Stomachs ache, we ain't eat right Mama working two jobs, so she barely sleeping at night Daddy ain't seen 'em in years And last time we spoke he was gone on them beers High off that rock Holdin' back his tears Cause he felt his family turn a slave to the d** And lost his sanity and walked out on his kids But I told him keep his head up, I understand what he did It's a lot of pressure when you're under pressure with very limited ends But it ain't how you it started It's all about how it ends You told me that as man we never break for the bend We from the bottom and that dirt we absorb it Only polish our skin Hard work is what they commend So take them hard ships on the chin Never grin or turn a frown Or put your head down to them You're a king, poor or rich A living testament to these kids so all your dreams Live it out for them Get from under that street light Away from the street life And be that light out for them [Hook: Rashad] No matter how you get this paper They working 9 to 5s where I live No, I ain't you never been a hater But there's more than one way to feed these kids Blue Collar gang yeah Elevate the game, Blue Collar Gang yea Blue collar gang Elevate the game, Blue Collar Gang yea [Verse 2: Stalley] Everybody's hustling to make it I spoke to my OG he said hustling's overrated Everybody's chasing dreams but dreams are what you make it Life is what you make it also and all your decision's gon' cost ya So choose your life wisely, I'm throwin' dice, ivory Side betting all my chances no set back no advances No silver spoons or pamperin' Soon as you see the dirt you gotta stick both hands in it I'm gettin' high tryna cancel it Cold world with no J It's hard work with no play 9 to 5 or sell yay I respect it either way Blue collar, no handouts Genius so I stand out I'ma make my own way Even if I gotta to lay my own land down Ten toes to the ground, nose to the sky Royalty in my eyes, I'll never fall to the pride Or be deprived of my blessings or question life lessons It's hard work to be a star first and a positive man second [Hook] [Outro x2] Playa haters, rhyme sayers and heartbreakers Slick talkers and British Knights and Skywalkers Street hustlers always showing they new dollars Who's hotter? Who to follow we Blue Collar