[Intro]
Yeah
Another shift, another smoke
Still climbing
[Verse 1]
Wake up with the ash on my hoodie
Phone on one percent, rent looking crooked
Clock in at the shop, blue shirt, tired eyes
Everybody wants a slice, nobody asks why
I been rolling every morning, chooch in my hand
Trying to make a dollar stretch farther than it can
Takeout boxes stack up by the back door
I leave with a little, then I need more
[Pre-Chorus]
Money comes quick, money leaves quicker
Pocket full of plans, but the weight gets bigger
I keep my head down, still I see that view
Top of the whole thing, with a different crew
[Chorus]
I wanna be on top, I wanna break through
Every little loss makes me think bigger too
Smoke in my lungs, grease on my clothes
Still got a fire nobody knows
I wanna be on top, I won't stay low
Even when the cash disappears by tomorrow
If the whole world says I can't get far
I'll build my way up from the back of the car
[Verse 2]
Punch out late, cold air on my face
Count what I made, watch it vanish without a trace
Gas, food, bills, then the weekend comes
Back to the same old beat from the same old drums
But I got a notebook full of names and schemes
Cheap mic buzzing while I sharpen these dreams
They see a worker, I see a starting line
I see a bigger life waiting somewhere down the line
[Pre-Chorus]
Money comes quick, money leaves quicker
Pocket full of plans, but the weight gets bigger
I keep my head down, still I see that view
Top of the whole thing, with a different crew
[Chorus]
I wanna be on top, I wanna break through
Every little loss makes me think bigger too
Smoke in my lungs, grease on my clothes
Still got a fire nobody knows
I wanna be on top, I won't stay low
Even when the cash disappears by tomorrow
If the whole world says I can't get far
I'll build my way up from the back of the car
[Bridge]
One day they gon' hear my name
Not the order screen, not the closing frame
One day I won't count coins in the dark
I'll turn this little spark into a mark
[Final Chorus]
I wanna be on top, I wanna break through
Every little loss makes me think bigger too
Smoke in my lungs, grease on my clothes
Still got a fire nobody knows
I wanna be on top, I won't stay low
Even when the cash disappears by tomorrow
If the whole world says I can't get far
I'll build my way up, I'll build my way up
[Outro]
Another shift, another smoke
Still climbing
I won't stay low