From the Block
Drake

Verse 1:
Yeah, growing up in the hood, where the streets taught lessons,
Got my mind on survival, countin' all my blessings.
From the corner store runs to the late-night grind,
Had to hustle hard, had to seek and find.

Boys on the block with dreams of escape,
Trying to rise above, trying to reshape.
Friends turned foes, loyalty tested,
In a world so hectic, it’s hard to feel rested.

Chorus:
From the block, yeah, we rise to the top,
Had to fight through the struggle, there’s no way we stop.
Heart full of dreams, hands calloused and rough,
But when you grow from the pain, you get strong, that’s enough.

Verse 2:
Mama worked late, while we stayed on the grind,
In the heart of the city, dreams intertwined.
Came up in a place where the nights feel cold,
But we built our own warmth with stories untold.

See the kids on the playground, laughing and free,
Yet the shadows of the past don’t let us just be.
Every corner we cornered, those lessons we learned,
Had to navigate life, while the world turned.

Chorus:
From the block, yeah, we rise to the top,
Had to fight through the struggle, there’s no way we stop.
Heart full of dreams, hands calloused and rough,
But when you grow from the pain, you get strong, that’s enough.

Bridge:
Now I sip from success, but I never forget,
The roots that I came from, the time that I spent.
So I reach back, pull the next one up,
Because we all got a story, we all gotta trust.

Verse 3:
So to my people still stuck in the grind,
Know you’re not alone, gotta keep that in mind.
From the block, yeah, we made it, but we still stay humble,
Truth in our hearts, we refuse to stumble.

Chorus:
From the block, yeah, we rise to the top,
Had to fight through the struggle, there’s no way we stop.
Heart full of dreams, hands calloused and rough,
But when you grow from the pain, you get strong, that’s enough.

Outro:
Yeah, from the block, bringing hope to the light,
No matter where you’re from, keep your dreams in sight.
We won't let the system bring us down to our knees,
In the heart of the hood, we always believe.