[Cold open: dry vocal, guitar stab; drums slam immediately]
I found a reason before I found a way.
Didn’t know the price—
Put my name on it anyway.
[Verse 1: tight, fast delivery; heavy 808]
I put my name on a future I couldn’t afford,
Had a head full of plans I was scared to record.
Used to look at tomorrow like another demand,
Now I wanna leave it something I can hold in my hands.
Something worth getting up for, more than getting paid,
Someone I can respect when I finish the day.
I don’t need every morning to feel like a win,
Just a reason to get dressed and get after it again.
Yeah, I played a little dumb just to fit in a group,
Didn’t know the conversation, so I hid what I knew.
Now I’ll ask what you mean, let you show me something—
I can learn a whole lot without pretending I’m nothing.
Used to hear good advice like somebody judging,
Now I check if it’s useful before I say nothing.
I was so busy proving I could take that weight,
Never asked what was mine or what I could change.
[Hook: forceful rap, stacked last words; no crooning]
Put my name on it—I want a life I can live in.
Not just look like I’m up while I’m down there in it.
Found a reason first, let the road take shape,
Got something for tomorrow that can’t fucking wait.
My next chapter has room for a better ending,
But I’m here for the part where it needs some editing.
I can see what it was, I can say what it is—
Put my name on it. I got more than this.
[Verse 2: double-time bursts; shaker and snare fills]
I used to count a good day by who gave me attention,
Now it’s whether I did what I said with intention.
Made that call, kept my word, got a little more done,
Had a laugh with somebody instead of checking my phone.
And I still want the money, want the room to breathe,
Want a full damn fridge and a couple free weeks.
But what’s the point of a view that you never look at?
I want time to enjoy what I worked to have.
I know wishing ain’t action, I know fear gets clever,
It’ll call itself planning while you wait for better.
So I’m taking one thing I can handle today,
Put an hour behind it, see what that makes.
I got people to thank, got some places to go,
Got a version of happy I don’t need to post.
I can own where I slipped without living ashamed,
Take the lesson with me, leave the rest where it came.
[Bridge: bass cuts; close, steady vocal]
I ain’t saying everything happened for a reason.
Some of it hurt. I don’t have to dress it up.
But I get a say in what happens this evening—
And right now, that’s enough.
[Final hook: full drums; gang echoes on title]
Put my name on it—I want a life I can live in.
Not just look like I’m up while I’m down there in it.
Found a reason first, let the road take shape,
Got something for tomorrow that can’t fucking wait.
My next chapter has room for a better ending,
But I’m here for the part where it needs some editing.
I can see what it was, I can say what it is—
Put my name on it. I got more than this.
[Hard stop]
I know what I’m looking at.
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