Where were you

ntro – slow, eerie tone)

Yeah…

Y’all only show love when it’s safe.

But I remember the silence.

I remember the dark.

Where were you at when I slept on that bench in the rain?

Soaked to the bone, couldn’t cry, had to bottle the pain.

Where were you at when my stomach was touchin’ my spine?

Had to hit that store and run just to eat, that shit wasn’t no crime.

Where were you at when I walked miles with holes in my shoes?

Avoidin’ the ones I loved ‘cause I ain’t wanna beg ‘em for food.

Where were you at when I saw mama stressin’ the rent?

Countin’ pennies, cryin’ quietly, hidin’ every cent.

Where were you at when I hit licks, not for the thrill?

But ‘cause askin’ made me feel weak, like pain ain’t already real.

Where were you at when I needed a shoulder or two?

Instead you judged and ghosted like loyalty ain’t nothin’ to you.

Where were you at? When I needed you most?

Where were you at? When I felt like a ghost?

Where were you at? When they called me a felon?

Y’all only talk now ’cause my name what they yellin’

Where the fuck were you at?

Tell me that shit… where the fuck were you at?

Where were you at when them pills had me locked in a loop?

Swallowed my feelings with Xans, ain’t no love in that group.

Where were you at when my girl died and they blamed it on me?

Said I drove her to death, now I can’t fucking sleep.

Where were you at when I needed a call just to vent?

But my phone stayed dry while I fought with regret.

Where were you at when I hit rock bottom for real?

Not this fake low they post, I was starin’ down steel.

Where were you at when I sobered the fuck up and changed?

Still judged like I’m strung out, like I’m stuck in them chains.

Where were you at when the courtroom threw dirt on my name?

Y’all vanished like smoke, now y’all throw dirt just the same.

Now they say, “Damn, you glowed up bro, that’s fire.”

But back then I was just some thief, some liar.

Now I’m clean, got drive, got dreams,

But they still see that mugshot, not the man in between.

Where were you at? When I needed you most?

Where were you at? When I felt like a ghost?

Where were you at? When they called me a felon?

Y’all only talk now ’cause my name what they yellin’

Where the fuck were you at?

Nah for real… where the fuck were you at?

Where were you at when my “brothers” all turned to some bitches?

Talkin’ down on my name like I’m the one that switched it.

Where were you at when I cried alone in that cell?

Prayin’ for a visit, but that mail never fell.

Where were you at when I prayed to a God I ain’t trust?

Hopin’ for a sign that I wasn’t just dust.

Where were you at when I built myself back from the fire?

Now y’all wanna pull up, claim love? You a liar.

Where were you at when I stopped poppin’ them pills?

Tremblin’, sweatin’, no sleep — fuckin’ fightin’ for real

Where were you at w

Where were you at when I was human and broken and bruised?

Now I’m just a “story” y’all twist and use.

Where were you at?

When I needed someone.

Not fans, not clout, not praise.

Just someone.

…Too late now.