Hear me out

Yeah…
Late nights, cold streets…
Tryna find me

(Verse 1)
Used to have dreams of playing football
But pops not being there made me turn left, I lost it all
Had a helmet, had a vision, had a path, had a plan
Now I’m clutchin’ on decisions, tryna be a better man
Pain hit different when you young and you alone
Tryna build a life but you ain’t never had a home
Mama stressed, bills due, lights flicker in the dark
So I started movin’ wrong just to give us a spark

(Pre-Chorus)
Sliding late at night just to ease my mind
Demons in my head, yeah, they creep in time
Heart cold now, I don’t feel the same
Tryna wash the pain but it still remain

(Chorus)
Sliding late at night just to ease my mind
Doing shii we can’t speak on, crossing every line
Lost dreams in the field, now I’m deep in the streets
Tryna fight my past but it follow when I sleep
Yeah… it follow when I sleep

(Verse 2)
Coach said I was next, had a future in sight
But I traded all the lights for the shadows at night
Seen my dawgs switch up, seen my circle get thin
Now it’s me, myself, and this war within
I ain’t had a guide, had to learn on my own
Turned scars into stories, turned pain into songs
Every risk that I took, every move that I made
Was survival in a world where the real ones fade

(Bridge)
If pops was around, would I be this way?
Or would I be on that field hear the crowd scream my name?
Guess I’ll never know, so I ride with the pain
Tryna make it out but I’m stuck in the rain

(Chorus)
Sliding late at night just to ease my mind
Doing shii we can’t speak on, crossing every line
Lost dreams in the field, now I’m deep in the streets
Tryna fight my past but it follow when I sleep

(Outro)
Yeah…
Used to dream big…
Now I just dream of peace…

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