Verse
Rosedale stoop, Tuesday, envelope taped shut
Miss Odell's rent money, told me hold it, don't touch
Fourth month running, I'm the vault on the block
Combination's trust, and my word is the lock
Pocket's heavy but my stomach stays light
Skipped the bodega sandwich, kept the numbers right
Denim jacket, inside seam I sewed myself
Never spent a dollar that ain't mine on the shelf
Pre-Chorus
They say a man's worth what he's willing to hold
Not what he takes when the winter gets cold
Ask me what's in my pocket, I'll tell you the truth
Chorus
Weight in the pocket, not mine to spend
Weight in the pocket, again and again
I carry what's theirs like it's carrying me
Weight in the pocket's the only receipt
Verse
Junior needed sixty for his mama's insulin
I had forty of my own but I couldn't touch what wasn't his
Called three people, pieced it together by nine
Never dipped in the envelope, never crossed that line
Some nights the hunger argues louder than the code
Two hundred folded heavy like a second overcoat
But the day I spend a cent that somebody else earned
That's the day the whole block learns what trust never returns
Pre-Chorus
They say a man's rich by the debt he don't chase
Not by the numbers he flashes in your face
Ask me what's in my pocket, I'll show you the proof
Chorus
Weight in the pocket, not mine to spend
Weight in the pocket, again and again
I carry what's theirs like it's carrying me
Weight in the pocket's the only receipt
Bridge
Once I broke the seal for a bullet in Marcus' leg
Ambulance fee upfront, made that call myself
Paid it back double before that Sunday check
Never told a soul, kept it out my own neck
Lighter for a minute, heavier again
Some weight you set down just to pick back up, my friend
Chorus
Weight in the pocket, not mine to spend
Weight in the pocket, again and again
I carry what's theirs like it's carrying me
Weight in the pocket's the only receipt
