Riding the Wave (version 2)

Verse 1

Corner store windows fogging gold at dawn

Five years of pushing from a block that's still gone

Used to watch the lights roll by my window pane

Now I'm standing where the taxis wait in line

Two jobs folded into one long shift

Counted every penny, never missed a bill

Sister graduated with a scholarship grade

Every little victory carved inside this head

Pre-Chorus

Something's shifting, something breaking through

The streets keep yelling but my mind stays true

Chorus

I'm riding the wave that they said I'd never ride

Standing on the edge where the city meets the tide

This is how the come-up feel like flying tonight

Every step was water and this is how it dries

Verse 2

Used to see the towers from a walk uphill

Now I own the block where my kids can build

Corner store owner now he's calling me 'boss

I trade in hustle for a different kind of boss

Mama stopped crying when she saw the rent paid clear

Sister's chasing stars and nothing else appears

They say it never happens, that it's just a lie

Turned out every bruise was something trying to fly

Pre-Chorus

Something's shifting, something breaking through

The streets keep yelling but my mind stays true

Chorus

I'm riding the wave that they said I'd never ride

Standing on the edge where the city meets the tide

This is how the come-up feel like flying tonight

Every step was water and this is how it dries

Bridge

Don't go soft when you cross into light

Keep your feet rooted in the darkest night

Every tear you ever cried still fuels my stride

This ain't just luck, it's a million little miles

Chorus

I'm riding the wave that they said I'd never ride

Standing on the edge where the city meets the tide

This is how the come-up feel like flying tonight

Every step was water and this is how it dries