[Verse 1]
You were born for the alley
Not the palace floor
Silver in your pocket
Dust on your collar
You walked in like a rumor
Kept your chin up high
The wrong door swung open
And the room went quiet
[Pre-Chorus]
I saw the sign fall crooked
I saw the guard lose his breath
When you said my name
It felt like a threat
Or a prayer
[Chorus]
The right man in the wrong place
Can change the whole game
The right man in the wrong place
Can burn through the frame
You said, "stay close"
And I said, "okay"
The right man in the wrong place
Makes night look awake
(the right man)
(wrong place)
[Verse 2]
They kept their hands on money
You kept yours on truth
A scar on your knuckles
A storm in your boots
Every locked-up hallway
Started shaking loose
When you turned that silence
Into something bruised
[Pre-Chorus]
I saw the glass go pale
I saw the wolves back off
When you stood your ground
They forgot their names
In the dark
[Chorus]
The right man in the wrong place
Can change the whole game
The right man in the wrong place
Can burn through the frame
You said, "stay close"
And I said, "okay"
The right man in the wrong place
Makes night look awake
(the right man)
(wrong place)
[Bridge]
Now the stars hang low
Like they know your face
A straight line cut
Through a crooked space
If the world wants blood
You give it grace
Then you leave that mark
In a safer place
[Final Chorus]
The right man in the wrong place
Can change the whole game
The right man in the wrong place
Can burn through the frame
You said, "stay close"
And I said, "okay"
The right man in the wrong place
Makes night look awake
(the right man)
(wrong place)