[Intro] Yeah Came out the mud with it But I still shine tho (shine) Heh [Verse 1] Mama had bills, daddy had vices I learned young how to live with bad choices Hand-me-down shoes, same shirt, three summers Heart full of thunder, dreams doing numbers Roaches in the kitchen, cousins on the porch Sirens every night like a choir out the source Teachers said, "Boy, you gon’ end up just like them" I just smirked, wrote plans in a broke pen [Chorus] I’m a diamond in the dirt, you can’t see me till I hurt Pressure turn that pain into work, into work (yeah) They threw me in the fire, I ain’t flinch, I ain’t burst I came out cut, came out pure, came out first (first) Diamond in the rough, in the rough, in the rough (woah) They ain’t wanna love me till I’m up, till I’m up (nah) But I was still glowin’ in the dust, in the dust I’m a diamond in the dirt, that’s us, that’s us (that’s us) [Verse 2] Food stamp card, lil’ boy on a mission Counted every cent, every burn, every lesson Big bro locked, I was lookin’ at the metal Sayin’ I’ma break cycles, I ain’t settlin’ for ghetto Whole block laughed when I said I’d be global Now they hit my line, say they knew I was chosen Talk rough talk, but my heart stay tender I remember cold floors every late December [Chorus] I’m a diamond in the dirt, you can’t see me till I hurt Pressure turn that pain into work, into work (work it) They threw me in the fire, I ain’t flinch, I ain’t burst I came out cut, came out pure, came out first (came out first) Diamond in the rough, in the rough, in the rough They ain’t wanna love me till I’m up, till I’m up (yeah) But I was still glowin’ in the dust, in the dust I’m a diamond in the dirt, that’s us, that’s us (that’s us) [Bridge] From the gravel to the gold, that’s the route that I ran Every scar on my soul, that’s the map, that’s the plan If you feel how I feel, throw your pain in the air Let it cut, let it gleam, show ‘em all you still here (still here) [Chorus] I’m a diamond in the dirt, you can’t see me till I hurt Pressure turn that pain into work, into work (ooh) They threw me in the fire, I ain’t flinch, I ain’t burst I came out cut, came out pure, came out first Diamond in the rough, in the rough, in the rough They ain’t wanna love me till I’m up, till I’m up But I was still glowin’ in the dust, in the dust I’m a diamond in the dirt, that’s us, that’s us (yeah)

rap, Dark Southern trap beat with booming low-end, skittering hats, and eerie bell plucks; male vocals, half‑raspy delivery with laid-back swing. Verses stay close and conversational, occasional doubled lines for emphasis. Hook widens with stacked, shouted ad-libs and distant chant-style backing, 808 slides swell into the chorus then pull back for the verse., hip hop

Diamond In The Dirt