Evergreen Kid

[Verse 1]
Puffy coat, pine sap on my sleeve
Mom’s old Subaru, steam in the breeze
Rain on my hoodie like a thousand hi-hats
Drive-thru coffee, talk trash, then laugh
Moss on the mailbox, creek by the court
Hoop in the drizzle, that’s home field sport
Phone in my pocket, no bars in the hills
But my head loud, full of wild what-ifs
[Chorus]
I’m just an evergreen kid in a small-town storm
Grew roots in the rain, learned to love the cold
Turn the gray sky gold when we’re driving these roads
Windows down in the downpour (we don’t get old)
Yeah, I’m an evergreen kid, let the big world spin
Got mud on my shoes and a daydream grin
If this is all I get, I’ma still dive in
Evergreen heart, that’s where life begins (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Thrift store flannel, ripped black jeans
Bonfire smoke in my backpack seams
Friends on the tailgate, off-key sing
Talk big plans we ain’t never seen
College on the coast or a plane back east?
I don’t wanna trade these cedar trees
For a skyline view and a faster pace
When I kinda like being late to the race
[Chorus]
I’m just an evergreen kid in a small-town storm
Grew roots in the rain, learned to love the cold
Turn the gray sky gold when we’re driving these roads
Windows down in the downpour (oh yeah)
Yeah, I’m an evergreen kid, let the big world spin
Got mud on my shoes and a daydream grin
If this is all I get, I’ma still dive in
Evergreen heart, that’s where life begins
[Bridge]
Who said you gotta leave to live big?
Who said you can’t bloom in the mist?
Some days I’m lost, some days I’m sure
But I keep coming back to these trees, this dirt (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m just an evergreen kid in a small-town storm
Grew roots in the rain, learned to love the cold
Turn the gray sky gold when we’re driving these roads
Windows down in the downpour (sing it)
Yeah, I’m an evergreen kid, let the big world spin
Got mud on my shoes and a daydream grin
If this is all I get, I’ma still dive in
Evergreen heart, that’s where life begins

rap, Bouncy mountain-pop with male vocals; bright acoustic guitar over playful hip-hop drums and warm subbass. Verses lean rap with tight, conversational flows; choruses soar with layered pop harmonies and a shout-along hook. Sprinkles of glockenspiel and airy synths for that misty forest sparkle; bridge strips to claps and vocal stack before a final full-band lift., pop, hip hop