Late Check Out

I wake up late, past due on the rent

Phone full of texts, all blue, never sent

Fridge light on, one egg, old ketchup

Dreams in the sink with the plates I ain’t kept up (yeah)

Bus stop crowded, my card won’t tap

So I walk, same hoodie, same path, same trap

Head full of “someday,” pockets say “nah”

Writing whole futures on the back of a receipt from the mall

This that late check out, I ain’t leaving yet

Whole world calling, I just hit reset

From the couch to the clouds, I’m a flight delay

But I’m still on the runway, still on the runway

This that late check out, tell ’em hold my key

I been stuck on the floor, now it’s floor to the VIP

Yeah, I’m late to my life but I’m on my way

And I’m still on the runway, still on the runway (hey!)

Mama said “clock in,” TikTok said “post”

Friends buying houses, I’m buying cheap toast

Wi-Fi cutting out on the job interview

So I rap to the dial tone, spit what I been through (uh)

Landlord knocking, I mute the sound

Turn that fear to a four-bar, loop it around

They measure me in likes, I measure me in tries

If I’m under the radar, I’m closer to the sky

This that late check out, I ain’t leaving yet

Whole world calling, I just hit reset

From the couch to the clouds, I’m a flight delay

But I’m still on the runway, still on the runway

This that late check out, tell ’em hold my key

I been stuck on the floor, now it’s floor to the VIP

Yeah, I’m late to my life but I’m on my way

And I’m still on the runway, still on the runway (still on the runway)