[Verse 1]
World full of heartbreak
Concrete stained with the rain
Mama said “boy, keep faith”
But I was married to the pain
Curbside candles
Names written on the wall
Every siren that I hear
Sound like God about to call
Used to ride for the wrong side
Both hands gripped on the wrong pride
Prayed once, but my phone died
Now I keep a Bible on the long ride
I was swervin’, eyes low, on E
Dashboard blinkin’ like it’s gon’ leave me
Heard a voice cut through all that grief
Said “son, change lanes, I’ll seat you front seat”
[Chorus]
The world is full of heartbreak
Our streets are paved with pain
But God said he would walk with me
If I just change lanes (change lanes)
If I just change lanes (Willi Banz)
If I just change lanes
God said he would walk with me
If I just change lanes
[Verse 2]
I was trappin’ my trauma
Turned my hurt into a hustle
Every “L” in my life
I rolled it up, lit it for muscle
Homies ghosted, some gone
Some framed in a T on a body
I was drownin’ in the deep end
Actin’ like the tide never got me
Talked tough, but my soul weak
Laugh loud just to not speak
Hit church once in old sneaks
Felt grace runnin’ down both cheeks
He said “you ain’t what you came from
You more than that block that you bang from
You ain’t the gun, you ain’t the graveyard
You the storm that I pulled out the rain from” (yeah)
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I don’t need the chains, I’m free
I don’t need the hype, just breathe
Hands off the wheel, he lead
Every scar turned seed, that’s me
[whispered vocals under hook]
New route, same city
New heart, same name
Old fear, it can’t fit me
Hit signal, then I changed lanes
[Chorus]