[Verse 1]
They told me one year, sign here, go home
I looked in that room like, "Nah, I ain't known"
My body's on fire, my file says doomed
But I still got a name and a pulse in the room
I read every page with my hands still shaking
Called back on the same day, no time for waiting
Second guess, third doc, let them all talk tough
I asked for the scan, I asked for the proof
They said, "Same result"
I said, "Run it again"
I said, "I need more than a maybe and a friend"
I ain't dying polite with a bow on my head
If the doors won't open, I'm kicking them instead
[Pre-Chorus]
Three hours out
Three hours back
One way to live
And I took that track
They said "that's too far"
I said "watch me go"
I wanted my life
So I drove that road
[Chorus]
Three hours each way
I made that ride
Three hours each way
To stay alive
Three hours each way
I fought for my name
Three hours each way
And I still outlived that claim
[Verse 2]
New hospital floors with the bleach and the hum
New doctor looked up and said, "Show me the sum"
Fresh eyes on the charts, fresh hands on the math
Found a fix in the mess where the others passed
Found a plan in the blood, found a path in the pain
Found a reason to move when they cut me from the game
I'm not saying they're gods, I'm saying check twice
'Cause a man's not a number and a scan ain't life
I stayed on the line when it got ugly
Pushed for the consult when they wanted to shrug me
Took notes in the chair, took names in the dark
Did what I had to do when they played it off cold
[Bridge]
Yeah, I was scared
Yeah, I was pissed
Yeah, I was one bad day from a body they missed
But fear don't drive
And hope don't park
So I kept my foot down through the dead of the dark
[Chorus]
Three hours each way
I made that ride
Three hours each way
To stay alive
Three hours each way
I fought for my name
Three hours each way
And I still outlived that claim
[Outro]
So ask again
Get another read
Speak up loud
For the life you need
Three hours each way
I wore that pain
Three hours each way
And I still remain