NORTH WARD

By Alretta

On North Ward

Released on December 17, 2025

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[Intro]

Retta

(Wow!)


[Chorus]

Walk a demon down

And show him what's the north ward (Walk a demon down)

Funny how we livin'

It's a war on top of war (War on top of war)

They tryna earn they stripes again like if they won award

And my mama told me, "Don't walk out the door, it's past four"


[Verse 1]

Betty Crocker in the mix (Huh)

We just sit there in the kitchen (Huh)

Now we lookin' at the TV (Uh)

And we seen somebody missin' (Uh huh)

And my parents paranoid, paranoid

They scared of it (Uh)

They said, "If my son become a killer, then I'm endin' it" (Wow)

Now they son a killer

But he killin' demons over here (Yeah)

It's a diffеrent type of light on me, I'm shinin' chandеlier (Yeah)

I ain't playin' with y'all boys like if I'm wearin' Cartier (Uh huh)

And I'm seein' through the hate, let's get a demon out of here (Yeah)

Blatt

I done take it back (Yeah)

We could take it back

Take it back

Take it back (Take it back)

Splat, splat, uh

Like a shark attack (Shark attack)

You gon' drown up in that water

Need a Life jack (Get a life jack, yeah)


[Chorus]

Walk a demon down

And show him what's the north ward (We could show 'em)

Funny how we livin'

Talm' 'bout war on top of war (Top of)

They tryna earn they stripes again like if they won award (Tony)

And my mama told me, "Don't walk out that door, it's past four" (Yeah)


[Verse 2]

It's past five and they chillin' on the block

They sellin' five-o (Yeah)

They ain't worried 'bout that type of chicken

They tryna get that Pablo (Nah)

Now he mad about a deal, he ain't get what he wanna get (Nah)

Now he aimin' out his Glock, he tryna get somebody wet (Grah)

I like when everybody lit (Uh)

Yeah, I'ma pass assist (Uh huh)

If my brother said he hungry

I'ma pass that boy a dish (Yes sir)

Know that my girl, she get hungry

She get mad and throw a fit (Uh huh)

But she know not to get crazy with me

I'ma handle it (Yeah)


[Chorus]

Walk a demon down

And show him what's the north ward

Funny how we livin'

Talm' 'bout war on top of war

They tryna earn them stripes again like if they won a war

And my mama told me, "Don't walk out the door, it's past four"