Rock hard ride free Get a grip on the action Movin' heaven and earth Gotta get a reaction Push for all that you're worth No denyin we're goin' against the grain So defiant they'll never put us down All day, all night All your life

Keep it 100 nigga, no fakin' Been through everything, see it on our faces Go against the grain, 100 rounds waitin' Been around the world, hustle all places But that '85 Cutlass is my foundation Slauson Ave nigga, but my hoes laces Palisades bitches, let

Against the grain Against the odds I'll rise and I won't trip again The dawn of a new day never looked As good as this The thoughts of yesterday forgotten I like the way this new skin feels Bring me splinters of tomorrow Collect the parts where I win

Diddy-duhdee doo-dah-day (They always say don't love a ho) Singin' in my face like I was wrong for fallin in love I was wrong for fallin' in love (Don't do it yo') But I just went against the grain It was a feelin' I can't explain And it felt like harmony