Late Night Stairs

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Hand-me-down hoodie Scuffed-up pair of shoes Writing in the margins Classroom bad news Lunch tray, low funds Laughing like it’s fine Pocket full of bus cards And two dimes Mama working doubles Eyes red, still kind Kept the fridge humming Off overtime I learned how to budget Dreams and doubt Counted every small win On my way out [Chorus] I came up from the hallway echoes Late night stairs, climbing slow Pocket change and a wild imagination Made a way out the grey, out the cold I don’t brag, I just breathe, keep stepping Every scar in my story, I own From the ground to the skyline in my mental I made pressure feel like home [Verse 2] Couch full of cousins Shared one screen Arguing who gets The good seat Block full of rumors Corner full of smoke I chose pen over pride Never broke code Homie took a shortcut Now he doing time Letter in the mailbox Shook my spine Now every bar I write Got his name laced in I’m free, but I feel What the cage did [Chorus] I came up from the hallway echoes Late night stairs, climbing slow Pocket change and a wild imagination Made a way out the grey, out the cold I don’t brag, I just breathe, keep stepping Every scar in my story, I own From the ground to the skyline in my mental I made pressure feel like home