[Intro] [low, ominous tone, heavy reverb] Smoke curls, streets whisper my name, Shadow of my past still playing the game. Tires screech, hear the city complain, But I’m standing at the edge, blood in the rain. [Verse 1] Gunpowder cologne, nights soaked in sin, Life dealt me a hand, I ain’t asked to win. Red beams danced where the cold steel spin, Devil on my shoulder, tryna pull me back in. Cash ruled the block, broke bread with the snakes, Loyalty’s a word ‘til your closest betrays. My man, my ace, took a bullet, he stayed, Now his name’s carved in stone, life erased. [Chorus] [gritty singing layered with auto-tune] Crossroads, where the dark meets the light, Do I walk away or stay and fight? His ghost in my ear, whisperin’ “do it right,” Crossroads, I’m choosing life tonight. [Verse 2] Brick by brick, we stacked that grime, Sold our souls for a nickel, chasing dimes. My reflection’s a stranger, haunted by time, Lost in the rhythm of sirens and crime. Pistol heavy, weighed more than the cash, Every trigger pull, future turned to ash. But the call came, his breath didn’t last, Now I’m staring at the mirror, can’t escape my past. [Pre-Chorus] [whispered, layered over distant hi-hats] His mama’s tears, they soaked my shirt, Her pain too real, it clings, it hurts. Told me, “Promise, boy, make his loss worth,” I said, “Ain’t no street gold could match his worth.” [Chorus] [stronger delivery, layered ad-libs] Crossroads, where the dark meets the light, Do I walk away or stay and fight? His ghost in my ear, whisperin’ “do it right,” Crossroads, I’m choosing life tonight.