Intro
Lights off, lamp on, счет — no, just the pen and the pad
Three a.m., city cold, but the block never sleeps, never sad
Count it twice, yeah
Count it twice
Verse
Wrote my name on the wall with a nail and a stone
Slept on cardboard, dreamed in stereo, built it alone
Momma said keep your head up, kept the faith like a vow
Now the numbers on the table, I don't guess, I know how
Every dollar got a story, every scar got a date
Turned the debt into a lesson, turned the wait into weight
Empty fridge, full notebook, wrote my way out the block
Every no was a rung, climbed it up like a clock
Twelve hour shifts, forearms tired, eyes still sharp
Counting stacks in the dark room, tuning out every remark
They said slow down, said it's risky, said the odds ain't in my favor
I said watch me build a fortune out the scraps and the labor
Every step calculated, every move double-checked
Trust ain't given for free, gotta earn my respect
Grinded through the winter while the summer boys slept
Now I count what I'm owed and I keep what I kept
Chorus
Count it twice, make sure it's right
Every dollar earned through the coldest nights
I don't trust the shine till I see the weight
Count it twice, that's the price of fate
Count it twice, I built this brick by brick
No shortcuts taken, no easy trick
Every step I took was a step I paid
Count it twice, that's the game I made
Verse
Back when the lights got cut and the fridge stayed bare
Learned to read a room quicker, learned to disappear
Now I read a ledger, every entry got a name
Every risk I took was a bet against the same game
Uncle said don't chase it, said the streets don't forgive
I said watch the streets adjust when I decide to live
Turned my hunger into hustle, turned my doubt into drive
Every setback was a setup, kept the fire alive
Counted pennies in a jar just to make the rent
Now I count in stacks and every cent is well spent
Never trusted handouts, never begged for a break
Built my own foundation, no cracks, no mistake
Every night I check the math like it's holy scripture
Every gain I made, I framed it like a picture
They can talk about the come-up, talk about the climb
I just count it twice and keep it moving every time
Chorus
Count it twice, make sure it's right
Every dollar earned through the coldest nights
I don't trust the shine till I see the weight
Count it twice, that's the price of fate
Count it twice, I built this brick by brick
No shortcuts taken, no easy trick
Every step I took was a step I paid
Count it twice, that's the game I made
Bridge
Used to pray for a sign, now I am the sign
Used to chase the time, now the time is mine
Every door that closed just opened up a wall
I broke it down to bricks and built it four times tall
No luck in these hands, just calluses and proof
Every truth I speak got a receipt, got a root
Outro
Count it twice, lock it in
Every dollar's a witness to where I've been
No more doubt, no more debt to pay
Count it twice, I built my own way
