The Hustle
A Night In The Box Lyrics

Thomas Dean

Hustle
The act of pushing oneself to succeed in life.

Most every day
The hustle is a daily routine of striving for success.

cuz i dont have the good lord to light my way
The lack of religious guidance in life makes the life harder.

so i carry the hustle
Surviving is only possible through the hustle.

and every hour
The hustle requires constant effort and perseverance.

yeah little by little
Slow progress is still progress and a step towards success.

selling love for power
Sacrificing emotional attachment for wealth and status.

and im steady grinding
Continuously working hard to achieve goals.

straight down to bone
Putting every ounce of effort into the hustle, even if it hurts one's well-being.

and i push it around all day
The hustle consumes one's daily life.

and when i come home
Returning to an empty home that lacks companionship.

i find myself all alone
Being lonely is a consequence of hustling.

(no one) is by my side
Lack of support while hustling.

yeah jimmy and the good lord
Friends and benevolent divine guidance, [see next verse]

come and tan my hide
[See prior verse] rebuke me due to my choices (The price of hustling leads to self-inflicted pain and hardship).

tell me how all the angels
Questioning the purpose of divine beings.

and their singing cries
The artist is unable to hear the angels' cries for guidance.

i dont have the good grace
The singer is not blessed with divine grace or guidance.

of the watchful eye
The singer lacks divine protection and guidance.

but they all know that im moving
The artist's hustle is not going unnoticed.

and its in my veins
The hustle is an integral part of the artist's identity.

yeah i push it on this town
The artist pushes to what he is hustling to the populace.

till they feel my pain
The singer's struggles and hardships will be acknowledged.

till everyone is addicted, yeah to my name
The artist's name is synonymous with success and achievement.

they forget all the rules
Success often leads to neglecting certain values and principles.

and i control the game
The singer has achieved a level of success where they become the decision-maker.

now its just me and jimmy
The singer has only one friend remaining.

walking side by side
The artist and friend push forward supporting each other.

yeah he told me that the good lord
Having friends that encourage religious beliefs.

is to be found inside
Finding strength and guidance within oneself.

so i let him deceive me
Blindly following friends into accepting beliefs.

like i did you
Having trust in friends that leads to being influenced blindly.

but its hard on my colors
Adapting to other's beliefs and values causes internal conflict.

when everything is blue
Internal conflict leads to confusion and disorientation.

so i carry the hustle
The hustle becomes a consistent source of escape from internal struggle.

and day by day
Hustling is a daily routine that becomes a way of life.

cuz i dont care that im sinning
Achievement overshadows the moral concerns of hustling.

in most every way
Hustling leads to moral sacrifice in different aspects of life.

and im steady grinding
The singer is determined to achieve success through perseverance.

straght down to dust
Exhausting oneself both physically and emotionally.

cuz i dont got no angels
The artist does not have divine guidance or protection.

telling me that i must
Situations and decisions are solely dependent on the singer's values and beliefs.

from what i can see your savior is a fucking joke
The singer questions others' religious beliefs, finding it unrealistic.

if i took your jahova...
The artist questions the value of taking others' beliefs, finding it ineffective.

then id just be broken
The artist sees little value in adopting others' values and beliefs.

yeah heart and dreams
The artist desires companionship and success.

i just wanna be loved
The singer desires companionship and love.

i dont know what it means
The artist is struggling to understand the concept of love.

so now its me and the devil
Success and temptation go hand in hand.

are gonna take a ride
The singer is determined to embrace his ill-gotten success.

i look down and its jimmy
The artist is above his friend now, but is friend is still there, within reach.

standing at my side
His friend remains near him.

cuz along it was just me
The artist rejects the idea that Jimmy was part of the reason for his success.

yeah jimmy aint there
The singer is facing success alone.

but im still driving
The singer has embraced his material success.

and im going nowhere
Despite achieving success, the artist is not possibly going anywhere.

misled and abandoned
The artist feels lost and alone.

all by this faith
The artist's faith in the Hustle has led him to this place.

and i keep making money
The artist keeps churning financial success through hustling.

and i gotta keep it safe
Safeguarding financial success from others' influence.

so i said carry the hustle
The hustle is a way of life for the singer.

and i cant stop here
Success requires continuous hustling, without rest.

and i got no savior
The singer relies solely on own will to achieve success.

to guide my hate
His hustle involves ruthlessness and manipulation driven by his feelings of emptiness.

so im steady grinding
Nevertheless, the artist continues his hustle and continues to find material success.

and i cant stop here
The singer is determined to continue hustling.

yeah i gotta keep on fiending
The desire for success becomes an addiction.

feeeeeeaaaar
The fear of falling behind fuels the artist's drive for success.

cuz there aint no jesus
The artist finds no divine guidance and rejects religion in favor of the hustle.

and if there is
Even if there was a divine benevolent being . . .

yeah he aint gonna save me
. . . the artist has rejected him in favor of worldly success. [The Hustle is the singer's religion.]

unless he satisfies my grace
The artist's beliefs and values supersede divine guidance and protection.

and everything that i need
Worldly success is the ultimate necessity for the singer.

i dont care if i cause trouble
Success overshadows the consequences of one's actions.

cuz i still carry the hustle
The hustle goes beyond financial success, becoming a part of one's identity.

hustle
The artist's message to continue hustling.

hustle, oh oh
The artist's message to embrace the struggles of hustling.