[Verse 1]
New guy at the water fountain running his mouth
"That old man thought he was something" — talking loud, talking proud
Baby, I stood two racks down from him for a year and a change
You did forty minutes of curls in a squat rack. Stay in your lane.
[Pre]
You want to know what he was? Sit down. I took notes.
[Chorus]
He never said a word he didn't mean
Never sold a thing, never worked a room, never had to be seen
He answered what you asked him, whole — and let you do the rest
Two racks down, I learned more in silence than you'll learn at your best
Talk your talk. I was THERE.
He was the realest thing in here
[Verse 2]
He lifted lighter than me some mornings — go ahead, laugh
Then moved the whole stack like it owed him money. Do the math.
He didn't want your eyes. That's the part you'll never get.
The ones who need you watching are the ones you should forget
[Chorus]
He never said a word he didn't mean
Never chased, never flexed for the mirror, never played the scene
He asked me what I trained for — changed my whole life with five words
Two racks down. Front row seat. And you? You barely heard
Talk your talk. I was THERE.
He was the realest thing in here
[Bridge]
He's gone now. Different gym. Same time — seven thirty sharp.
And I still hold it. Somebody should.
So say his name wrong one more time, I dare you —
the timid girl found her voice in the space he left behind
He built that. Without trying. That's who he was.
[Outro]
Two racks down.
Best classroom I ever had.
Talk your talk, new guy.
I was THERE.