Grew up learning lessons from bad decisions
Same road, same nights, same fucked intuition
Mum said slow down, life don’t come with brakes
I nodded, said yeah, then vanished with my foot on fate
Friends turn ghosts when the money get funny
Family stay close when the nights turn ugly
Cars my religion, the garage my church
I don’t pray for forgiveness, I pray shit don’t get worse
Every scar on the knuckles, every dent on the frame
Tell a story ’bout a kid trying to outrun pain
I’ve fucked up plenty, yeah I own that truth
Bad calls, bad nights, still breathing proof
Late-night drives just me and regret
Headlights cutting thoughts I ain’t faced yet
Silence loud when the engine shut down
That’s when the demons pull up, sit bitch, look around
I lost friends to pride, lost time to rage
Lost sleep trying to act my age
But I found brothers in oil-stained hands
Same broken past, same fucked-up plans
Car culture ain’t speed, it’s family ties
It’s showing up broke but you still ride
It’s pushing a car when the engine won’t start
It’s fixing each other when life fall apart
Fuck perfect lives, fuck polished dreams
We built this shit from scrap and screams
From busted knuckles, court dates, calls
From nights we thought we’d lose it all
Bad decisions, yeah I made a few
Some I regret, some made me who
I don’t glorify the dirt I been through
But bitch I won’t apologise for surviving it too
Deep bass thump like a heartbeat low
Same rhythm as the guilt I drag home
I don’t flex success, I flex resilience
Still standing here, that’s the real significance
Seen good men fold under quiet pressure
Seen loud mouths crack when life get heavy as fuck
Cars taught patience, torque taught control
Sometimes slowing down save your soul
I ain’t proud of every move I made
But I’m proud I didn’t fucking fade
If tomorrow judge me for my past mistakes
I’ll stand on them — they’re mine to take
Family ain’t blood, it’s who stayed
When the money was gone and the nights got grey
If you rode shotgun in my worst days
You’re forever with me, no matter the phase
This life ain’t clean, this road ain’t fair
But I found peace in smoke and air
If I crash one day, let it be known
I lived honest, flawed, but not alone
Broken speed, but my heart still drive
Still chasing meaning just to feel alive
Not running from death, not chasing fame
Just trying to make sense of the scars I gained
Engines cool, but the truth stay hot
I am everything this life tried not
If this road ends sharp, I won’t pretend
I lived loud, loved hard, and stood with my friends