[Verse 1]

Yeah, yeah

I took a low-paid job just to pay for the studes

Yeah

I didn't wanna shot, I had too much to lose

Yeah

Probably be different if I didn't have a yout

Yeah

I done it my way, I didn't wanna end like you

Yeah

Every good girl that I had, always messed her around

Yeah

And who am I to know? My old man weren't around

Yeah

Slave to the culture, obsessed with the sound

Yeah

I'm in the deep end, whether you swim or drown

Yeah

I drink water with God, sip wine with the devil

Yeah

I'm written in the stars, write me off at your peril

Yeah

Music in my blood and it flows from my vessel

Yeah

I wash my sins with blood and dettol

Yeah

I'm proud of myself, brought a son to the world

Yeah

He's just like me, now I'm ready for a girl

Yeah

I'm up all night just to finish this song

Yeah

Which I probably won't release, tell me where I went wrong

Yeah

[Chorus]

Ten years on the grind, what more can I say?

Yeah

Ten years on the grind, what more can I do?

Yeah

If I leave right now, they'll ask me to stay

Yeah

But if I stay, there's a chance I can lose

Yeah

[Verse 2]

I'm taking my time with no time on my side

Yeah

I took a few Ls, had to swallow my pride

Yeah

And that don't make me no less of a man

Yeah

Had to take that L for my growth to expand

Yeah

Beat and an iPhone is all I need

Yeah

I drink twice as much since I've put down the weed

Yeah

I'm too drunk to write bars, usually drink till I sleep

Yeah

And now I drink just to get me through the week

Yeah

My girl moved away, we still speak everyday

Yeah

We ain't together, but she still asked me to stay

Yeah

And play with fire but we both get hurt

Yeah

And life without her is just a whole lot worse

Yeah

And if I keep going, I'll miss a family life

Yeah

But it's not like I had any family ties

Yeah

I'm happy I've got one musical life

Yeah

But right now, something just don't feel right

Yeah

[Chorus]

Ten years on the grind, what more can I say?

Yeah

Ten years on the grind, what more can I do?

Yeah

If I leave right now, they'll ask me to stay

Yeah

But if I stay, there's a chance I can lose