Intro
Two a.m., city breathing smoke
Every block I walk got weight on my name
Verse
Streetlights flicker on the wet concrete
Count the steps from Fenmore all the way to Third and Reed
Coat collar up, breath turning into steam
Every corner got a story that ain't in my dreams
Twelve floors up, the elevator's stuck again
Same old hallway, same cracked window, same old friends
Phone lit up with numbers that I can't erase
Every deal done quiet in a diff'rent place
Momma thinks I'm working nights down at the depot store
Truth is heavier than anything I've said before
Cash in envelopes, stacked like bricks in a wall
Every night I build it higher so I never fall
Sirens singing distant like a lullaby
Watching shadows move where the corner boys collide
I ain't chasing shine, I'm chasing steady ground
Weight on my name but I carry it around
Chorus
Weight on my name, city lights won't sleep
Every step I take got a debt I gotta keep
Weight on my name, but I hold it steady
Late night, dead night, still I stay ready
Weight on my name, city lights won't sleep
Every step I take got a debt I gotta keep
Weight on my name, but I hold it steady
Late night, dead night, still I stay ready
Verse
Third shift ending when the sky's still black
Coffee cold in the cup, ain't never going back
Passed my brother's building, saw the light still on
Same grind different night, that's the family song
Rearview mirror showing headlights trailing slow
Paranoia dressed up like it's part of the flow
Every dollar that I move got a story of its own
Every silence in this car is a language of its own
Ledger in my head, add it up before I sleep
Every risk I take, man, the margin's thin and steep
Block getting colder, breath still hanging white
Every hustle got a shadow walking with the light
I ain't perfect, got scars underneath the coat
Every debt I settled came with something that I wrote
Name getting heavier every time it's said
Still I wear it like a crown instead of dread
Chorus
Weight on my name, city lights won't sleep
Every step I take got a debt I gotta keep
Weight on my name, but I hold it steady
Late night, dead night, still I stay ready
Bridge
Momma called me, said she heard the sirens loud
I told her I'm alright, kept my voice from getting proud
Truth is some nights I don't know if I'll make it home
But the weight I carry taught me how to walk alone
Ain't asking for a crown, just asking for the dawn
Every dark hour proving that I'm built to carry on
Outro
City quiet now, first light on the wall
Weight on my name but I never let it fall
Two a.m. turned to six, still I'm standing tall
Weight on my name, I answered every call
