Count It Twice, Never Blink (version 2)

Intro

Two a.m., city breathin' smoke

Count it twice, never blink, that's the code

Verse

Streetlights flicker like they scared of me

Twelfth floor window, city's staring back at me

Counting hundreds on the table, lamp light low

Every stack a story only shadows know

Block is quiet but my mind is loud

Trust a handful, keep the rest outside the crowd

Denim jacket, cold wind hit my collarbone

Walking through the fog like I own this zone

Every deal done clean, no residue

Every word I speak, boy, I mean it too

Corner store closed but my eyes still open

Watching every angle, never hopin', just knowin'

Engine running low, heater on the dash

Counting up the profit, never rushing through the cash

Twice through every stack before I lay it down

One mistake out here and you don't get a second round

Hook

Count it twice, never blink

City lights, silver chain, midnight ink

Count it twice, never blink

Cold heart, steady hand, that's the only way I think

Verse

Rearview mirror showing headlights trail

Every shadow got a story, every story got detail

Coffee's cold, cigarette's burned to the filter

City breathing heavy through the winter

Corner boys nod when I walk the strip

Every handshake got a hundred in the grip

Never sleep before the sun starts creeping

Every dollar that I touch, man, I'm keeping

Concrete jungle, but I know the paths

Every alley got a story, every story got its math

Steel toe boots on wet pavement, tap tap

Every step precise, ain't no room for the slack

Phone on silent, eyes still scanning

Every corner of this city got me planning

Never blink when the pressure hit the chest

Count it twice, put the rest to rest

Hook

Count it twice, never blink

City lights, silver chain, midnight ink

Count it twice, never blink

Cold heart, steady hand, that's the only way I think

Bridge

See, the city taught me patience, not the noise

Every risk I take, I calculate, not just for the boys

Momma used to say the night reveals the man

Now I move through darkness with a steady hand

No fear in my eyes, just calculation

Every count's a lesson, every block's education

Outro

Two a.m., city still awake

Count it twice, never blink, no room for mistake

Lights fade low, but my mind stays sharp

Count it twice, never blink, that's the art