[Verse 1]
Hand-me-down shoes
Holes in the floor
We knew every groove
Sleeping on a mattress on the ground
Counting every dollar like it made a sound
Mom at the table
Making late bills look almost stable
Said
“Baby
You can leave this town”
But don’t burn it down
[Chorus]
I’ll never forget where I came from
Basement walls and a borrowed sun
Rain in the roof and faith in our lungs
Yeah
That’s where I came from
Now I’m standing where I dreamed I’d run
But every win’s from the days I was numb
When I’m shining
I still taste that dust on my tongue
I’ll never forget where I came from
[Verse 2]
Backpack dreams
Walking past kids with designer seams
Lunch line
Pockets full of air
Acting like I didn’t care
Now it’s bright rooms
Big glass doors and hotel views
But every time an elevator climbs
I see those stairs we used to find
[Chorus]
I’ll never forget where I came from
Basement walls and a borrowed sun
Rain in the roof and faith in our lungs
Yeah
That’s where I came from
Now I’m standing where I dreamed I’d run
But every win’s from the days I was numb
When I’m shining
I still taste that dust on my tongue
I’ll never forget where I came from
[Bridge]
If I ever start talking like I built this on my own (oh)
Let the ceiling of that old house
Pull me right back home
All the cracked plates
All the late nights
That’s my gold
That’s my sky
Every scar I tried to hide
Turned into my light
[Chorus]
I’ll never forget where I came from
Basement walls and a borrowed sun
Rain in the roof and faith in our lungs
Yeah
That’s where I came from
Now I’m standing where I dreamed I’d run
But every win’s from the days I was numb
When I’m shining
I still taste that dust on my tongue
I’ll never forget where I came from