[Verse 1]
We were counting every coupon
Quarter in a jar for the light bill
Mama writing prayers on receipts
Hands cracked, but the hope still
Sleeping on a mattress on the floor
Sharing one plate, making it four
I learned how to laugh through empty
How to hold my hunger at the door
[Chorus]
We all get rich in the end
Not in cars, not in chains, but in friends
In the breath that we take
When the debt finally breaks
We all live free in the end
Every scar turns to ink we defend
When the locks fall away
We walk out, we walk out
Paid in full one day
[Verse 2]
I was scrolling through a screen full of lies
Thinking everybody made it but me
Shadows on a wall selling lives
Had me chasing what I didn't need
Then my brother called from the halfway house
Said, "Man, I just watched the sunrise"
First time in a long time smiling
Said, "That light felt richer than the prize"
[Chorus]
We all get rich in the end
Not in cars, not in chains, but in friends
In the breath that we take
When the debt finally breaks
We all live free in the end
Every scar turns to ink we defend
When the locks fall away
We walk out, we walk out
Paid in full one day
[Bridge]
All the nights we cried into pillows
All the dreams we hid in our clothes
All the times we swore we were finished
Still some quiet mercy chose
To keep our names, keep our faces
Hold our hands through empty spaces
One last breath, one last bend
And the poor hearts cash in
[Chorus]
We all get rich in the end
Not in cars, not in chains, but in friends
In the breath that we take
When the debt finally breaks
We all live free in the end
Every scar turns to ink we defend
When the locks fall away
We walk out, we walk out
Paid in full one day