Streetlight flickers, cold wind on my coat, gravel under my soles, corner store neon hums, an old mixtape and name on a Polaroid photo, I trace the edges of a memory lap to turn to echo shoes worn low, pocket full of receipts, empty promises, but I still keep showing up on roads I don't know.
Heartbeat syncs with the passing trains, distant horns callin' my name, I measure time by the faded lanes, keep callin' out for someone to remain.
I'd of sat on a long dark road lookin' to the moon and the stars in the sky, tryna find a real family, the ones that stay that long and care for me, the ones around me and says they never leave me.
On the air, back to the A-T-L-A-N-T-A, southeast side, I taxi past the light, ride side by side with Baby Joker, never fuckin' switchin' sides, we grip the night, backseat confessions, vinyl crackles, mama's voice on the line, promises tight, I hold an old photograph, two kids on a stoop, laughin' through a fist fight.
Concrete sermons come beneath my shoes, the city breathes and it never snooze, I call out names into the game, loyalty's the coin we use.
I'd of sat on a long dark road lookin' to the moon and the stars in the sky, tryna find a real family, the ones that stay that long and care for me, the ones around me and says they never leave me.
There's a sound, a subway rattle, a dog bark in the midnight battles, I count the constellations, map broken routes on my own saddle, one vivid detail, the corner where we swore we'd never scatter, a spray painted hard, our names beneath, rain washed but hangin' like a matter.
Short lines, sharp rhymes, loyalty stamped like a pawn shop sign, we trade breaths for time, swear on old friends and the porch lights shine, I spit quick cadence, internal rhymes like clip chains, snap to a line, if real family is a fortress then I'm buildin' block by block, brick by rhyme.
I'd of sat on a long dark road lookin' to the moon and the stars in the sky, tryna find a real family, the ones that stay that long and care for me, the ones around me and says they never leave me.
I'd of sat on a long dark road lookin' to the moon and the stars in the sky, tryna find a real family, the ones that stay that long and care for me, the ones around me and says they never leave me.
Moon set low but the stars keep proof, midnight hymns, wrapped in truth, I ride these avenues until I find those roots, real faces, not just ghosts in the booth, I'd of sat on a long dark road lookin' to the moon and the stars in the sky, tryna find a real family, the ones that stay that long and care for me, the ones around me and says they never leave me.
I'd of sat on a long dark road lookin' to the moon and the stars in the sky, tryna find a real family, the ones that stay that long and care for me, the ones around me and says they never leave me.
