Atlanta Gate City

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I came up where the peaches bruise Cold steel in the rear view Mama said keep your head low I been walking with a clear view Five deep in a black truck Dust on the white walls Hustle in my left hand Pain in the night calls Every blessing came heavy Had to learn how to carry it Smile on the outside Inside, I was burying it [Pre-Chorus] Now the road keep bending But I don't fold I can feel that tension Turning into gold Hands to the sky Let it take me higher From the old brick blocks To a choir of fire [Chorus] Atlanta the gate city Atlanta the gate city Open that lane for me I been waiting on the key Atlanta the gate city Atlanta the gate city If I fall, lift me up I got roots too deep to leave [Verse 2] Granddad wore the same ring Same scar on his knuckle I learned grace in the pressure Learned to move through the trouble Seen a lot of fake love Smile then they vanish I keep my circle tight Like the last train leaving Got a name in the making But I still hear the back roads Still hear that church clap When the whole room stood froze If they want my soul, nah I sold that to the future Built it from the breakdown Pain turned into scripture [Pre-Chorus] Now the road keep bending But I don't fold I can feel that tension Turning into gold Hands to the sky Let it take me higher From the old brick blocks To a choir of fire [Chorus] Atlanta the gate city Atlanta the gate city Open that lane for me I been waiting on the key Atlanta the gate city Atlanta the gate city If I fall, lift me up I got roots too deep to leave [Bridge] When the night gets loud I still hear my name Through the smoke and the doubt I stay in my lane Take what they gave me Make it into grace Gate city on my chest Home on my face [Chorus] Atlanta the gate city Atlanta the gate city Open that lane for me I been waiting on the key Atlanta the gate city Atlanta the gate city If I fall, lift me up I got roots too deep to leave