Reality check

Yeah…

Phone light glow in the dark, 5AM

Thought I made it… guess not yet

Looked at my phone, said I was getting money

Digits so big man it felt kinda funny

Heart beat fast like “this it, we up”

Then I blink twice — screen glitch — nah, just luck

Alarm clock screaming, back to reality

Cold floor, same job, same salary

Same bus ride, same gray sky view

Same break room coffee that don’t wake you

Dream said rich, life said grind

Dream said peace, life said time

Clock in, badge scan, back stiff, head low

But inside my chest got a fire I protect though

Yeah I’m tired but I’m stubborn

Got hope in my pocket, won’t sell it for nothin’

World say “wait”, bills say “now”

But I swear one day they gon’ hear my sound

Work all day just to eat, just to breathe

Praying something better waiting on me

Hands dirty but my vision clean

I’m closer than it seem, yeah

I woke up from a dream check

Thought the money hit, not yet

Still clocking in for the paycheck

But I ain’t quitting, no regrets

Every step, every late night

Building something they can’t see

One day that dream gon’ feel right

One day it’s reality

Maybe… just maybe

Back sore, steel toes, lunch break scrolling

Seeing everybody else’s highlight rolling

Comparison trap, mind start folding

But I know my story still loading

Stacking small wins like coins in a jar

Little steps still taking me far

They laugh now, cool, let ’em talk

Same ones asking favors when I pop

Mama said “faith don’t fold under pressure”

Pain just shaping you sharper, better

So I grind through storms, through the weather

Dreams don’t die, they just test your effort

Overtime hours, underpaid checks

Still bet on me like Vegas bets

If life a game then I’m next

I ain’t done yet, nah, I ain’t done yet

Work all day just to eat, just to breathe

Praying something better waiting on me

Hands dirty but my vision clean

I’m closer than it seem

I woke up from a dream check

Thought the money hit, not yet

Still clocking in for the paycheck

But I ain’t quitting, no regrets

Every step, every late night

Building something they can’t see

One day that dream gon’ feel right

One day it’s reality

Maybe… just maybe

If it ain’t today, it’s tomorrow

If I fall down, I don’t borrow sorrow

I just stand tall, reload hope

Tighten my laces and learn to cope

Dreams don’t fade, they wait on time

So I clock out… but I still grind

I woke up from a dream check

Now I’m chasing it, no rest

Yeah I’m working for the paycheck

But my future bigger than this desk

Every step, every late night

Building something they can’t see

One day that dream gon’ feel right

One day it’s reality

Yeah… just maybe

That maybe’s me