Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Started with just my soul and that piano
Empty clubs, cold nights, they didn't understand though
Playing jazz for tips while you were sleeping
Now I'm in the fast lane, no more creeping
Yeah, I paid my dues, ain't no pretending
Every night I chose a new beginning
[Pre-Chorus]
Used to ride the bus with my old saxophone
Now I'm pulling up, yeah, I'm never alone
(Never alone, yeah)
[Chorus]
From blue notes to black cars
Now they all know who we are
From back streets to billboard charts
Baby look how far we are
(How far we aaaaare) [Brass flourish]
[Verse 2]
Remember when you said I wouldn't make it?
Said my style was dead, but I couldn't fake it
Stayed true to the music in my spirit
Now the whole world stops just to hear it
Mixing up the sounds that they said wouldn't work
Now they all want features, funny how the tables turn
[Pre-Chorus]
Used to count coins for my next meal
Now I'm counting bands, baby that's the real deal
(That's the real deal, yeah)
[Chorus]
From blue notes to black cars
Now they all know who we are
From back streets to billboard charts
Baby look how far we are
(How far we aaaaare) [Brass flourish]
[Bridge]
They try to box me in
But they don't understand where I've been
From smoky rooms to private jets
I'm still that kid with no regrets
(No regrets, no) [Piano riff]
[Outro]
Blue notes to black cars
That's just who we are
(Who we aaaare)