[Intro]
[low vocal register]
Got my bags by the door
Dog tags on my chest, still warm
Whole squad say I'm movin' too quick
But they don’t feel this storm
[Verse 1]
Met you day three, sand in our teeth
Push-ups, roll calls, short on sleep
You laughed at my shave, said the line ain't straight
Now I'm out here tryna line up fate
We shared one pen, scribblin' our names
Same boots, same blues, different aches, same pain
You told me 'bout home, how you had to escape
Said the uniform fit, but your heart still shakes
We swapped rations, stories, secrets in the dark
Noise of the range, but I heard your heart
They said “stay focused,” I tried, I swear
But every time I aim, I just picture you there
[Chorus]
I know it’s only been two months
But I been marchin' in this feeling every day
Fresh out the gates, still smell that dust
But I'm thinkin' ’bout a ring, not a date
I know it sounds wild, sounds rushed
But your name be where my prayers all stay
Two months, two months, that’s us
But it feel like I been knowin’ you always
[Verse 2]
You fix my collar before inspection
Say “stand tall,” touch my neck, I'm stressin'
You smirk, say “rookie, why you blushin’?
We just battle buddies, why you rushin’?”
But you linger when you say it, eyes say more
We both heard taps, both been here before
Talked ’bout friends who ain't make it back home
You traced that tattoo, said “I'm done dyin' alone”
We did late laps, rain so cold
You slipped, I caught you, wouldn’t let go
Drill sergeant yellin’, but you still laughed
“Look at you, hero, actin’ attached”
[Chorus]
I know it’s only been two months
But I been marchin' in this feeling every day
Fresh out the gates, still smell that dust
But I'm thinkin' ’bout a ring, not a date
I know it sounds wild, sounds rushed
But your name be where my prayers all stay
Two months, two months, that’s us
But it feel like I been knowin’ you always
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals]
Whole platoon talkin', say I’m gone off a crush
Say the world’s too rough to be talkin’ ’bout “us”
But they ain't there when you calm my shake
When the night runs long and my hands both quake
[out loud]
You say “slow down,” I say “time don’t wait”
We sign lines sayin’ we accept fate
If tomorrow deployment comes our way
I wanna know I called you family today
[Chorus]
[ crescendo]
I know it’s only been two months
But I been marchin' in this feeling every day
Fresh out the gates, still smell that dust
But I'm thinkin' ’bout a ring, not a date
I know it sounds wild, sounds rushed
But your name be where my prayers all stay
Two months, two months, that’s us
But it feel like I been knowin’ you always
[Outro]
[soft melodic rap]
Got my orders in one hand
Little velvet box in the other
If I fall on some distant sand
They’ll know I left callin’ you lover