On My Way Up

Yeah

Been that way

Still that way

Listen

Woke up, same hoodie, same grind

Coffee in a chipped mug, still shine

Phone cracked, but the vision stay clean

Turn doubt into fuel, gasoline on the dream

Mama said "rest", but my mind don't sleep

Whole life in a notes app, six feet deep

Scroll through the pain, screenshots of the past

Hit delete on the fear, kept receipts on the cash

They said "chill", I said "later, maybe"

Ideas in the shower got me feeling crazy

Clock on the wall talk loud, tick tick

Every second that you waste, that's a slick trick

I'm on my way up, way up (yeah)

Same old shoes, new steps

Turn every setback straight into a flex (into a flex)

I'm on my way up, way up

They don't see the nights I bled

But they gon' know the name when it's stuck in they head (stuck in they head)

Used to feel small in a crowded room

Now I take space like a living proof

Talk soft, but the plans talk strong

They laughed at the start, they gon' quote the song

I was eating cold rice from a plastic bowl

Dream board on the wall, little taped-up goals

Now the texts read "yo, you next"

Funny how they change when you earn respect (ha)

Still keep my circle like a tight-knit thread

If you wasn't in the drought, you ain't in the bread

I ain't bitter, I'm busy, that's word to the mirror

Every year more clear, every fear disappear

Drifting through the dawn, chasing the first light

Golden sky, my wings are taking flight

Step by step, I'm rising higher, no more looking down

Ambitions burning fire, lifting me from the ground

Every stumble, every fall, they only made me strong

Now I hear the call, singing my new song

Breaking through the clouds, I can see the new day

Voices in my head, reminding me I’ll find my way

I'm on my way up, soaring through the sky

Reaching for the stars, got my dreams alive

No more hold me down, I'm breaking free

On my way up, where I wanna be

Echoes of the past, they fade behind me

Moving with the wind, feeling so mighty

Every step I take, is a step to the top

This is my moment, never gonna stop

The horizon calling, I can’t turn away

On my way up, I’m here to stay

Shining brighter than before, it’s my time

With every breath, I climb higher now