*Hook*
I was down bad, now we run it up
Turned a late night into a sunrise cut
Took the losses, wore 'em like a chain
Now they all watchin’ how we came up
We just run it up, run it up
No handouts, had to get it out the mud
*Verse 1*
Phone on DND, tunnel vision locked
Same four walls, but the mission not
Skipped the parties, skipped the small talk
Had a dream and I made it walk
Mama told me “pray but pack a lunch”
Faith with a plan, yeah that’s the punch
They said it’s luck, I call it hundred nights
No sleep, just me and monitor light
Ain’t no overnight, but the nights add up
Scars on my hands from when times got rough
Now the same ones that laughed at the bus stop
Asking for a verse, boy, the line is blocked
*Hook*
I was down bad, now we run it up
Turned a late night into a sunrise cut
Took the losses, wore 'em like a chain
Now they all watchin’ how we came up
We just run it up, run it up
No handouts, had to get it out the mud
*Verse 2*
Pressure make diamonds or make you fold
I let it weigh till my hands turned gold
Counted out, I kept count of the days
Till the underdog turned to the one they praise
No cosign, just a cold grind
Built a ladder outta every flat line
Told the fam “give me one more year”
Now the table full and the path is clear
I ain’t better, I’m just busy
Hungry sober, never tipsy
If you want it, then you gotta risk it
Every brick laid, yeah, you gotta lift it
*Bridge*
Tell the doubts to keep quiet
We the noise now, we the riot
Took the floor, now we own it
Built the door, then we walked through it
*Hook*
I was down bad, now we run it up
Turned a late night into a sunrise cut
Took the losses, wore 'em like a chain
Now they all watchin’ how we came up
We just run it up, run it up, run it up
No handouts, had to get it out the mud
*Outro*
Yeah, we run it up...
From the ground, to the clouds, to the sun
Tell 'em we just begun
TenorSmith2005
