[Verse 1] Came up with empty pockets Coin change and a plan Late bus, bent sneakers Dust on my hands Mama said, "Keep moving" I learned that fast Turned bad weeks into lessons Turned loss into math One light in the window One plate on the stove I was down to my last name Still carrying hope [Pre-Chorus] Now the sky go gold And I feel that shift What was buried down low Started finally to lift [Chorus] From nothing to something I built it, I did From nothing to something Brick by brick, kid From nothing to something Watch me stand in it From nothing to something Yeah, I made it live [Verse 2] Had days I was foldin' My dreams in a coat Kept walking through doubt With a hole in my throat Friends turned to rumors Doors turned to dust But I kept my name clean Kept building that trust Now I got a little peace In the way that I move A little more room A little more proof Not rich in the loud way But rich where it counts A roof, a beat, a reason And I don't back down [Pre-Chorus] Now the sky go gold And I feel that shift What was buried down low Started finally to lift [Chorus] From nothing to something I built it, I did From nothing to something Brick by brick, kid From nothing to something Watch me stand in it From nothing to something Yeah, I made it live [Bridge] Started with a vow In a half-lit room Now the whole block hears me When I step in the groove I don't need a crown I don't need the crowd I came from the quiet And I wear it proud [Chorus] From nothing to something I built it, I did From nothing to something Brick by brick, kid From nothing to something Watch me stand in it From nothing to something Yeah, I made it live