[Intro pedal steel playing what becomes the melody]
[Slap bass solo]
[Gritty male vocal]
Yeah..
Down low
Can't go no
No lower
This is it
This is the bottom…
[Hook]
A man can only climb up (climb up)
When he's down to rock bottom (rock bottom)
His people don't exactly line up (line up)
In fact
They's all forgot him
Oh
They's all forgot him
[Verse 1]
Dirty boots
Mud stains
Soul cracked wide
Heart feels empty
Pride just died
[fast flow]
Lookin' at the ground like it's my new sky. No wings no wind just questions why.
You ever feel the weight of a thousand stares.
But ain't nobody there when the pain declares
Broken bottles and a hollow prayer
But I ain't stayin' here
No
I was down there
I don't care
Don't wanna hear how it ain’t fair
Down hear
[Hushed vocal]
[Pre-Chorus]
You want it (want it)
You fight (fight)
[back to full voice]
Then the dark turns to light (dark turns to light) and you climb [let vocal ring out]
[Hook]
A man can only climb up (climb up)
When he's down to rock bottom (rock bottom)
His people don't exactly line up
In fact
They's all forgot him
Oh
They's all forgot him
[Guitar solo]
…
[Verse 2]
They see the dirt on my hands
Not the blood I bled
See the lines in my face
Not the tears I shed
Ain't no ladder when you climb from the edge of dread
Just a voice in your head sayin' rise instead
Cousins ain't callin'
Friends don't text
Like I'm a ghost they forgot exists
But watch me rise
Yeah
I'll take that risk
Turn this pit to a peak
That's my shit
[Hook]
A man can only climb up (climb up)
When he's down to rock bottom (rock bottom)
His people don't exactly line up (line up)
In fact
They's all forgot him
Oh
They's all forgot him
[Repeat hook to fade]
