Sidewalks
the weeknd Lyrics

I ran out of tears when I was eighteen
I've been through a lot of hardships and emotional pain since I was young.

So nobody made me but the main streets
The only thing that has always been there for me through all of it is the streets.

'Cause too many people think they made me
People try to take credit for my success, but they didn't make me who I am.

Well if they really made me, then replace me
If they really think they did so much for me, then let them do it again with someone else.

Homeless to Forbes list, these niggas bring no stress
I've come a long way from being homeless to being a successful artist, and I don't let anyone bring me down because of it.

I feel like Moses, I feel like I'm chosen
I feel powerful and significant, like a leader or prophet.

And if you ain't my nigga then your girl single to me
If we're not friends then I see your girl as available to me.

I don't give a damn if a nigga said he knew me
I don't care if people claim to know me, it doesn't make a difference.

Grew up with no father so nobody ever "son" me
I didn't have a father figure growing up so no one treated me like a son.

My flow too sick, Kevin Costner couldn't touch me
My rap style is so unique and impressive that not even a famous actor like Kevin Costner could compete.

I know you wish that nobody ever loved me
There are people who are jealous of my success and wish that I never had a strong support system.

I feel useless when I'm never making money
When I'm not making money, I feel worthless.

Well, this the life we always fantasized
This is the lifestyle that we always dreamed of having.

Rich folk problem through a Queen Street nigga's eyes
I see and experience the problems that rich people have from a different perspective.

Every time you see me pulling up in Aventadors
When you see me driving my fancy car, know that it's the result of my hard work.

Just know we been grinding on them sidewalks
The streets are where I really hustled and worked hard to get to where I am now.

Sidewalks saved my life
The streets were where I found my purpose and drive.

They don't ever lie
The streets always showed me the truth.

They showed me all the signs
The streets guided me and helped me navigate my way through life.

But they lead me on
The streets keep pushing me forward.

And they lead me on
The streets continue to motivate me to succeed.

I come from murder one, brung late night melee
I come from a place where violence and chaos were common.

We hung all summer, sprung mattress with bae bae
I spent time with my lovers all summer, relaxing and enjoying each other's company.

Trippin' off dyke, and my name strike with pay day
I'm high off drugs and my fame earns me a lot of money.

Flippin' blue lighting, tightening, strapped with AK
I'm involved in illegal activities, with intense lighting and weapons for protection.

OG one, told me one, show me one, eight ways
An experienced person taught me eight different ways to hustle and make money.

How to segue
How to move from one thing to another seamlessly.

Pussy, power, profit and headache
The things that drive me are sex, power, money, and the stress that comes with success.

I reminisce my life innocence
I miss the time in my life when I was still pure and innocent.

Or life innocent, or life intimate, with fame
I long for a time when my life was simpler and not complicated by my fame.

Like limo tint with light women, dark women in it
I remember a time when I could have light-skinned and dark-skinned women in my car without it being a big deal.

Aw Kenny, good game
A shoutout to collaborator Kendrick Lamar for doing a great job.

She wanna hang with a Starboy
Women are attracted to me because of my fame.

The sun and the moon and star, boy
I'm so popular that even celestial objects are used to describe me.

Astronomer, anonymous
I'm so successful that everyone knows me but they can't fully understand me.

I line 'em up, grind 'em up, these nine of us
I have a group of people who work with me and help me succeed.

And five of us have probably fucked
Some of us have had sexual relations with each other.

She mollied up, I tallied up all the parts, boy
She took the drug MDMA and I counted up all the parts of my success.

Twenty legs, arms, head (head)
A reference to the multiple women or people that The Weeknd has slept with or has come into contact with.

Head, head, more head (head)
I receive a lot of oral sex.

Oh God bless the dead (yeah)
Paying respects to those who have passed away.

I'm livin' life, high off life
I'm enjoying life and the high of success and accomplishment.

I wear my chokes off to bed
I keep my expensive jewelry on even when I sleep.

I'm the greatest nigga, why you so scared to say it?
I know I'm the best, and it's okay to acknowledge it.

I wanna rock, I wanna rock, I wanna cop more land
I want to continue to succeed and acquire more wealth and success.

I never stop
I never give up and always push myself to be the best.

I wanna quick advance on a bill if it ain't one
I want to pay off my bills as fast as possible and continue to make money.

Break everything, I'm a hustler, came from
I'll do whatever it takes to succeed and make money, because I come from a place where that's necessary.