Count Every Door

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[Intro] Cash in the envelope, dust on my sleeve You ask what it costs; I tell you to leave [Verse 1] I learned the price of a name in a back-room deal Cold tea, cracked tile, one hand on the wheel They point at a face, I don't ask what went wrong Take the folded bills, then I'm gone before dawn Every job buys a coat, buys a room with a view Buys a table where the old debts can't follow me through I tell myself the ledger makes all of it clean But the ink runs red in the corners I keep [Chorus] Paid in full, I can sleep where I choose Big house, new keys, nothing left to lose I say I love this life, say the price was fair Then I count every door when I climb the stairs [Verse 2] My mother says my hands used to carry her bags Now she looks at my coat and she sees all the flags I bring fruit to her porch, leave the money inside She won't take my embrace; she just asks me why I got silk on the chair, got a driver downstairs Got a room full of quiet that follows me everywhere When the phone rings twice, I remember the rule No face in the mirror looks rich and stays cool [Chorus] Paid in full, I can sleep where I choose Big house, new keys, nothing left to lose I say I love this life, say the price was fair Then I count every door when I climb the stairs [Bridge] The rababa bends like a warning in the hall I keep buying more, but it don't buy it all [Verse 3] I used to dream of a watch with a bright silver face Now I watch every stranger who enters the place The money stacks high, but the room gets small I can pay for the roof, can't outrun the call Still I dress for the night, let the black car roll Tell the driver I'm fine, keep the lie under control If you ask if I love what I made of my name I'll say yes with a grin, then I'll do it again [Chorus] Paid in full, I can sleep where I choose Big house, new keys, nothing left to lose I say I love this life, say the price was fair Then I count every door when I climb the stairs [Outro] Cash in the envelope, dust on my sleeve You ask what it costs; I tell you to leave