[Verse 1] Red clay on my shoes Peach state turn you hard quick Grandma praying in the pews While my cousin doing yard bids Zone 6 on the snapback Marta line, cold nights, brown paper bag Got dreams in a backpack And a knot in my chest from the things I never had I seen gold teeth, gray clouds Evictions on the door, mama cried loud Section 8, late fees, shutoff dates Had to turn these heartbreaks into high stakes [Chorus] I’m the hero in the A, came from hurt and change Turned the quarters to a plates, turned the thunder into flame (yeah) Got this money on my mind, but the pain in my veins If I save my people first, then I die with a name (with a name) I’m the hero in the A, I’m the hero in the A If I break us out the cycle, we ain’t living the same I’m the hero in the A, I’m the hero in the A All this money, all this pain, I still carry the weight [Verse 2] Lacquer on them old Chevys Uncle pouring out a fifth just to hold steady Blue lights in the rearview heavy Every stop feel deadly, palms all sweaty I was broke, I was bitter Watching high-rises grow while our block got thinner Now I’m counting up figures But the ghosts on the corner still cold in the winter I put cleats on my little bro Told him “run past the hate, don’t you trip on that road” Told my mom, “you ain’t packing no more” Paid the lease off early just to watch her glow (yeah) [Chorus] I’m the hero in the A, came from hurt and change Turned the quarters to a plates, turned the thunder into flame Got this money on my mind, but the pain in my veins If I save my people first, then I die with a name (die with a name) I’m the hero in the A, I’m the hero in the A If I break us out the cycle, we ain’t living the same I’m the hero in the A, I’m the hero in the A All this money, all this pain, I still carry the weight (carry the weight) [Bridge] Who gon’ ride when the sky turn gray? (who?) Who gon’ stay when the lights all fade? (stay) If I lose it all today Did I still make a way, still make a way? (yeah) [Chorus] I’m the hero in the A, came from hurt and change Turned the quarters to a plates, turned the thunder into flame Got this money on my mind, but the pain in my veins If I save my people first, then I die with a name I’m the hero in the A, I’m the hero in the A If I break us out the cycle, we ain’t living the same I’m the hero in the A, I’m the hero in the A All this money, all this pain, I still carry the weight

rap, Dark, moody trap beat around 132 BPM with skittering hi-hats, layered 808 subs, and eerie bell stabs. Male vocals with a low, calm intensity in the verses; hook jumps an octave with stacked doubles and ad-libs. Subtle choir pads enter on the second hook for a cinematic, wounded-hero feel; occasional drops for a capella punchlines before the beat slams back in.

Hero in the A