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manuel, xo - 5am in the 5th lyrics

[intro]
yeah…
xo, you know what it is
it’s 5am in the 5th, cold streets and warm lies
let me talk to y’all real quick…
uh…

[verse 1]
it’s 5am, i’m posted on the block with my woes
streetlights fl!cker while the wind bites my clothes
my phone buzzes once, it’s her text: “where you at?”
but i’m too deep in these streets to text her back
bag full of product, glock tucked in my waist
i’m tryna eat, but this hustle leaves a bitter taste
she said she love me, but i know she love the game
caught up in the fast life, now nothing feel the same
last week, my homie switched for a couple racks
tried to line me up, but i caught him in the act
trust is a currency i don’t spend no more
learned that the hard way when he knocked on death’s door

[hook]
5am in the 5th, i’m just tryna survive
cold nights, dirty money, but i’m feelin’ alive
love don’t live here, only pain and pride
and the streets don’t forgive, no matter how hard you try
5am in the 5th, hear the echoes of sin
lost love, lost trust, and it’s wearin’ me thin
heartbreak in my chest, but i’m focused to win
this the life that i chose, so i’ll say it again
[verse 2]
she said, “baby, leave the streets, come home to me.”
but how i’m supposed to eat when hope don’t come for free?
every dollar that i touch got blood on it
every move that i make got the cops on it
i told her, “these streets pay more than love does,”
she cried, said, “you’ll end up like the rest of these thugs.”
but i can’t quit now, i’m too far in the deep
and every night i close my eyes, i see demons in my sleep
last night, i saw a dude get popped on my block
over nothin’ but a chain and a half+empty glock
the blood stained the pavement, his soul hit the air
and i realized in that moment, life don’t play fair

[bridge]
the block’s been my home since i was just a kid
lost my pops to the pen, never knew what he did
mama worked double shifts, tryna keep us fed
so i hit the streets early, tryna make my own bread
now the cops on my ass, the feds on my case
friends turn to foes when they see your paper chase
she said she’d ride forever, but forever don’t last
love’s a fleeting moment when you livin’ this fast
[verse 3]
by 6am, i’m countin’ my losses and gains
streets baptized me in fire and pain
she called me again, said she done with the lies
said she tired of the hustle, tired of the alibis
i said, “girl, this is me, i can’t be what you need
i’m married to these streets, i’m addicted to the greed.”
she hung up the line, and i lit up a blunt
stared at the sunrise, thinkin’, “what do i want?”
maybe one day i’ll escape this trap

- manuel xo lyrics

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