On the Grind lyrics

[Intro: Sick Jacken]

Psycho Realm, P.O.D., Boo-Yaa Tribe. What? What?

[Verse 1: Sick Jacken]

My soul is payable on death, the flow I'm layin here is deaf

Mics come with a teflon vest, my words wreck

I'm a Psycho, ill with the voco-loco

Heard a sick pedo noco noco by coasta logo

Gas mask with the gangsta strollo

Got a piece that will match the chrome D's on my low-low

Total chaos, you think that I'm a rapper your way off

I'm a killer that be murderin these tracks, so stay off

Serial rhymin, convicted of driving and beat the hymen

And breaking the hymen on ears that never heard of the line that I'm in

The danger zone is common, city blocks got the demons mobbin

I'm a con-artist, starvin, strong armin

Jason's guitarin, Traa's bass while Wuv is bombin

Bring the streets to the booth, It's my therapy from mental scarring

From the hell when I dwelled in an L.A. projects

[Chorus]

Ever since the day the streets be callin

Ooo what it takes to keep from fallin

All I know is how to hustle man, so I'll stay on it

Somewhere in the world the sun is shining

Down on my face there's someone trying

Trying to grind it out these streets we live

And I'm not dying

[Verse 2: Sonny Sandoval]

My soul's payable on death, home grown out the west

My words be leapin from the grill leaving you holding your breathe

So who want next, and who gonna test?

Come get this lyrics beating, I'm out the frame like graffiti

It's so misleading, but I make it look easy

And everybody out the box trying to cop my steezy

So my crew roll through, you know quite is kept

But my level is next, so bet it all on dread

I break bread with hustlers, conversate with kings

Conquer kingdoms with warriors and preach to the fiends

Partake communion with dealers, love the least of these

Ask forgiveness from a priest and keep my ears to the streets

Some of my people still fightin they own demons

And some of my people still shootin until it's even

Some kill you just because, and I'll leave it at that

But I choose to use this mic to push these platinum plaques

[Chorus]

Ever since the day the streets be callin

Ooo what it takes to keep from fallin

All I know is how to hustle man, so I'll stay on it

Somewhere in the world the sun is shining

Down on my face there's someone trying

Trying to grind it out these streets we live

And I'm not dying

Ever since the day the streets be callin

Ooo what it takes to keep from fallin

All I know is how to hustle man, so I'll stay on it

Somewhere in the world the sun is shining

Down on my face there's someone trying

Trying to grind it out these streets we live

And I'm not dying

[Verse 3: Gawtti]

When it drizzle come the storm

And when you born, you see that rappers die where I come from

You thankin gangsta, thank the game

West full circle and it finally came

From the waters runnin how the west was won

How them candles flamin for my brothers to find home

Broken halos and clipped wings

Though we birthed of the west coast, we'll talk in them real things

Did ya'll know that gangstas don't cry?

Did ya'll know all thugs don't ride?

We gangsta pimpin but we had to

You ever touch my sister, got you!

I'm keepin it gangsta cause keepin it's worth keepin

And paid for being processed

With sleeping worth leaking

The streets ball callin me out of control

I'd rather be sending love before I let it go

[Chorus]

Ever since the day the streets be callin

Ooo what it takes to keep from fallin

All I know is how to hustle man, so I'll stay on it

Somewhere in the world the sun is shining

Down on my face there's someone trying

Trying to grind it out these streets we live

And I'm not dying

Ever since the day the streets be callin

Ooo what it takes to keep from fallin

All I know is how to hustle man, so I'll stay on it

Somewhere in the world the sun is shining

Down on my face there's someone trying

Trying to grind it out these streets we live

And I'm not dying

[Outro: Sonny Sandoval]

I'll stay on the grind, I do this all the time

For all it's worth, I keep on searching for my piece of mind

I'll stay on the grind, I do this all the time

For all it's worth, I keep on searching for my piece of mind

I'll stay on the grind, I do this all the time

For all it's worth, I keep on searching for my piece of mind

• Artist:P.O.D.
• Album:Testify (2006)