Smoke in the alley, shadows crawl
Boys playin' dice, echoes from the hall
Mama's cookin' gotta edge, flavor sings the blues
Bronze pot whistlin', wavin' gunfire news
Windows boarded, dreams in a chokehold
Sirens hum lullabies, stories done and told
Nothin' fried in grease, more like survival mode
Hunger ain't a feast, shadows cast by code
Somethin' burnin' in the kitchen
Somethin' burnin' in the dark
Somethin' burnt beyond recognition
Somethin' in the yard
Somethin' burnin' in the breeze
Somethin' burnin', hard to breathe
Corners whisper secrets, cracks in the pavement
Lost love imprints, heartbeats in enslavement
Bags on shoulders, burden twist and curl
Kids on the block wear pain like a pearl
Burner on the stove, can't contain the heat
Life cooking chaos, nobody's sweet
Freestylin' stories, scars on display
Streets like a symphony, chords in dismay
Somethin' burnin' in the kitchen
Somethin' burnin' in the dark
Somethin' burnt beyond recognition
Somethin' in the yard
Somethin' burnin' in the breeze
Somethin' burnin', hard to breathe
Burner on the stove, can't contain the heat
Life cooking chaos, nobody's sweet
Freestylin' stories, scars on display
Streets like a symphony, chords in dismay
Somethin' burnin' in the kitchen
Somethin' burnin' in the dark
Somethin' burnt beyond recognition
Somethin' in the yard
Somethin' burnin' in the breeze
Somethin' burnin', hard to breathe