[Verse 1]
Kekeli walks hard
Shoes hit the block
Pocket full of plans
Heart full of lock
Street boy grin
But your eyes stay cold
You said "don't fall"
So I stood and I folded
Got a chipped front tooth
And a truth too sharp
Mama said "move clean"
Now I move through dark
I know that look
When the door swings shut
You want the cool face
I want more than luck
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me what you want
When the crowd goes thin
Tell me if you see me
Under all this skin
I got a name
I got smoke on my shoes
Kekeli, baby
I don't lose, I don't lose
[Chorus]
Kekeli, Kekeli
Say my name right
Gangster on my sleeve
But I sleep in fight
Kekeli, Kekeli
No love, you said
Street boy standing tall
With the beat in his head
Kekeli, Kekeli
Don't call me small
I came from the dust
Now I own this hall
Kekeli, Kekeli
You can watch me shine
Gangster in the dark
Still I draw the line
[Verse 2]
Late market rain
Drums on the tin
You laughed in the heat
Then you let me in
One gold chain
One bad idea
You said I was rough
I said "baby, I'm here"
Blue shirt creased
By the bus stop light
Hands in my coat
Trying to act all right
You never said love
You just cut the air
Still I came back
Like I didn't care
[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me what you want
When the crowd goes thin
Tell me if you see me
Under all this skin
I got a name
I got smoke on my shoes
Kekeli, baby
I don't lose, I don't lose
[Chorus]
Kekeli, Kekeli
Say my name right
Gangster on my sleeve
But I sleep in fight
Kekeli, Kekeli
No love, you said
Street boy standing tall
With the beat in his head
Kekeli, Kekeli
Don't call me small
I came from the dust
Now I own this hall
Kekeli, Kekeli
You can watch me shine
Gangster in the dark
Still I draw the line
[Bridge]
If you won't stay
Then don't pretend
I know your kind
I know the end
But when I turn
You still look back
Kekeli's gone
But the hurt stays black
[Chorus]
Kekeli, Kekeli
Say my name right
Gangster on my sleeve
But I sleep in fight
Kekeli, Kekeli
No love, you said
Street boy standing tall
With the beat in his head
Kekeli, Kekeli
Don't call me small
I came from the dust
Now I own this hall
Kekeli, Kekeli
You can watch me shine
Gangster in the dark
Still I draw the line