[VERSE 1]
Six a.m., alarm yelling at my soul
Same route, same thoughts, same potholes
Clock in, clock out, days on repeat
Dreams in the backseat, pain in the feet
I remember better days, windows rolled low
Blowing haze with the homies, nowhere to go
Now the time fly fast, I can’t keep pace
Weeks turn months, I’m losing my place
Lunch break staring at my phone like
“How the hell did we get here?”
City still the same but the vibe feel distant
Faces close, but the love ain’t near
I’m older now, weight on my chest
Trying to breathe through pressure and stress
Bills on my mind, grief in my bones
Still gotta grind, can’t leave this zone
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[HOOK]
Life keep ticking, I don’t know where it go
Days blur together, moving too slow
I can’t give up, even when it hurts
I push through the pain, put in the work
Same city, different lives we chose
Guess people change, that’s how it goes
I keep asking questions I don’t say
Was it me… or y’all that changed?
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[VERSE 2]
Four p.m., sun still high
But I feel like I lived a year inside
Hands tired, mind racing
Trying to win a marathon I’m pacing
Old friends still a couple blocks away
But we don’t talk like back in the day
Used to laugh till the night turned blue
Now it’s “we should link” and we never do
Everybody chasing something new
Different lanes, different views
I don’t blame you, I don’t blame me
Just hurts how quiet it gets between
I’m fighting demons I don’t post online
Smiling through it, saying I’m fine
Pain don’t scream, it just whispers slow
Telling me things I don’t wanna know
But I’m still here, still standing tall
Even when I feel small as hell
If time won’t wait, then I won’t stall
I’ll carry this weight and rebel
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[HOOK]
Life keep ticking, I don’t know where it go
Days blur together, moving too slow
I can’t give up, even when it hurts
I push through the pain, put in the work
Same city, different lives we chose
Guess people change, that’s how it goes
I keep asking questions I don’t say
Was it me… or y’all that changed?
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[BRIDGE]
I miss the version of me that laughed easy
Miss when the future didn’t feel so heavy
But I’m learning pain don’t mean defeat
Sometimes growth just isn’t pretty
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[VERSE 3]
I’m not bitter, just aware
Life don’t promise fair
If I’m tired, I rest, I don’t fold
Still got dreams I haven’t sold
I do this for the kid I was
For the love, for the trust
For the nights we thought would last
Even though they’re in the past
If we drifted, I still wish you well
I just hope you’re doing well
Me? I’m here, still pushing through
Still trying to make something true
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[OUTRO / HOOK]
Life keep ticking, I don’t know where it go
But I’m still moving, even moving slow
If this is growth, then let it hurt
I’ll survive the pressure, do the work
Same city, different paths we chose
Guess people change, that’s how it goes
I don’t got the answer, just the faith
I’ll be okay… whatever changed.