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Verse 1 My grandmother sold fabric in the market rain or shine Six children on her back, never heard her whine My father crossed an ocean with a suitcase and a dream Now I'm in this boardroom making moves they've never seen They ask me where I get it, this quiet fire in my chest I tell them check the bloodline, we don't settle for less From Lagos to Nairobi, Accra to Kampala We've always built from nothing, this is just another chapter
Pre-Chorus When the sun ain't up, I'm already dressed Coffee in my hand, purpose on my chest They don't know the weight, the legacy I carry Every win I get, it's for the whole cemetery
Chorus I was born to hustle, born to rise Got that African fire burning in my eyes They can't break me down, can't steal my crown I was born to hustle, won't back down Born to hustle, yeah, born to grind This ain't new to me, it's in my bloodline
Verse 2 See them sleeping in on Monday, hitting snooze three times I've been up since five AM, moving, grinding They think it's just ambition, nah, it's deeper than that It's every ancestor who survived when the world pushed back It's the hands that planted seeds in unfamiliar ground It's the minds that built from dust without making a sound So when I walk in, suit sharp, head high I'm not just representing me, I'm the reason why They watching every move, waiting for me to slip But I got generations pushing me, I can't quit Asante sana to the ones who paved the road Now I'm carrying the torch and I'm ready to explode
Bridge Some days I'm tired, Lord knows I'm tired But quitting ain't an option when your blood is made of fire I hear my mother's prayers, feel my father's hands I was born to hustle, this was always the plan (Ee-yo, ee-yo, we dey here) (From the motherland to the corner office, yeah)
Final Chorus I was born to hustle, born to rise Got that African fire burning in my eyes (burning bright) They can't break me down, can't steal my crown I was born to hustle, won't back down (never, never) Born to hustle, yeah, born to grind (born to grind) This ain't new to me, it's in my bloodline (In my bloodline, in my bloodline) (Ase o, we don rise, we dey shine) (Born to hustle)
Outro So when you see me moving, know it's bigger than me I'm the dream my ancestors prayed they'd live to see Born to hustle, forever on my grind This is African excellence, baby, every single time
