[Intro]
(Yeah, let's ride)
(Down here in the South, we do things different)
(Bless your heart, now wake 'em up!)
(Sha-ma-ha-ra-ta!)
[Verse 1: Confident Country Rap Flow]
Can you blame me when the bills pile high and the day still won’t play fair?
I’m making supper off scraps, got a grin and a stare
With the mud on my boots and a hum in my chest
I quit duckin' from the hard stuff, now I’m built for the test
You want me sweet on cue? Hold up, take a seat
You gotta show me how you move if you want a two-step with me
You ask if I’m your girl? Boy, I’m not here to pretend
I want the truth in plain clothes, not a bow at the end
I been clocking every word, now I’m cutting the tie
I got better things to do than keep a bad thing alive!
[Pre-Chorus: Heavy Snaps & Banjo Build]
They used to call me naive, now they call me ma'am
I don't need a man to tell me who I am
I'm running this show, writing my own checks
So can you keep up, or are you just shuffling a half deck?
[Beat Drop]
[Chorus: Massive Country-Trap Explosion]
Can you blame me? Can you blame me? I’m already on my way
Can you blame me? Can you blame me? I locked that gate today
Work boots on the floor, work boots on the floor, I’m not looking back
Don’t come circling, don’t come circling, I’m not your fallback
Wake up now, wake up now, it’s a brand new day
Move, move, move, dry bones move, let the cold back way
(Hallelujah!)
(Yeah, I run this now!)
[Verse 2: Snappy Country-Rap Cadence]
How many times did I say those three little words?
While I stood by the truck, feeling flat-out unheard
What do you see in me when all I see is a mess?
I’ve been patching up my heart like a roof in a storm press
But you know the truth, I wear a smile to stay intact
A little girl in the mirror still remembers that crack
I try to outrun the past, but it knows how to find me fast
Still, my babies are a blessing, pulling me back to my path
They make me lift my chin and breathe in the morning right!
[Bridge: Stripped Back to Slide Guitar]
(Speaking in tongues: Ka-ra-ba-sha-ta! Ho-san-na!)
There’s no one else to blame, so I stand up and fight
Every scar on my hands says I made it through the night
I’m not made of give-up, I’m built to last
I keep on moving forward, even when it moves too fast
Grace in my mouth, fire in my step
I’ve been knocked down before, but I’m still here yet
(Watch me rise! Watch me rise!)
[Chorus: Acapella Breakdown to Full Force Crash]
[Acapella]
Can you blame me? Can you blame me? I’m already on my way
Can you blame me? Can you blame me? I locked that gate today
[Full Force Drop]
Work boots on the floor, work boots on the floor, I’m not looking back!
Don’t come circling, don’t come circling, I’m not your fallback!
Wake up now, wake up now, it’s a brand new day!
Move, move, move, dry bones move, let the cold back way!
(Yeah, I run this now!)
[Outro: Slow Outro Fade]
Wake up now.
Miss Independent. (I built my own)
No more masks.
My babies are blessed.
All is well.
I am bold.
(Yeah... I am bold, mmm,)
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