[Verse 1]
Young man from Bama, fresh white tee
Mama sold plates, he was raised on heat
Corner store dreams and a bus stop stare
Trying to turn pain to a pocket full of green
He met them girls on a borrowed night
Leather on the seat, and a grin too light
They said, "Run the block, keep your mouth shut tight"
Now every little win came with a bigger bite
Cold cash folded in a taxicab
Pretty lies hit hard, then they fade too fast
He watched love turn slick, watched trust turn ash
One bad step, now he can't go back
[Pre-Chorus]
And the phone keep ringing
And the rain keep falling
He can hear his name
In the walls calling
[Chorus]
Bama boy, Bama boy
Running on the edge
Bama boy, Bama boy
Can't sleep, can't rest
He wanted gold
Got a chain instead
Bama boy, Bama boy
Trying to break that debt
[Verse 2]
Now he counts up bills in a motel room
Cheap cologne, one lamp, one bruise
A girl with tired eyes and a busted shoe
Said, "This road don't love us, it just use and move"
He seen the pretty talk turn into smoke
Seen the big talk die when the cops rolled close
Seen old friends leave with a laugh and a ghost
Now he speaks real low when he tells that post
Every promise made had a hidden knife
Every "come on through" had a price at night
He learned too late what it means to fight
When your own bad choices start stealing your life
[Pre-Chorus]
And the phone keep ringing
And the rain keep falling
He can hear his name
In the walls calling
[Chorus]
Bama boy, Bama boy
Running on the edge
Bama boy, Bama boy
Can't sleep, can't rest
He wanted gold
Got a chain instead
Bama boy, Bama boy
Trying to break that debt
[Bridge]
If he could rewind
He'd take that road back
Trade all the flash
For a plain black path
But the night too deep
And the fear too loud
Still he look at the dawn
Like, maybe, right now
[Chorus]
Bama boy, Bama boy
Running on the edge
Bama boy, Bama boy
Can't sleep, can't rest
He wanted gold
Got a chain instead
Bama boy, Bama boy
Trying to break that debt