[Intro]
[DJ soundbath]
Brandon
Brandon
Brandon
[Verse 1]
Born where the porch paint peels
No hand to hold, no wounds to heal
Fridge stayed bare, rent stayed late
Momma gone, daddy sealed my fate
Kids at school said, "boy, you trash"
I ate that line and made it last
Found a dented phone, cracked screen glow
Wrote my pain in a stolen flow
First song I made was off a fan
Turned that hum into a plan
No map, just scars and a beat
One cheap dream and two sore feet
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fell, I fell alone
If I cried, I cried at home
But something in that broken sound
Kept me from sinking down
[Chorus]
Brandon, Brandon
I kept going
Brandon, Brandon
I kept going
No father’s hand
No road, no guide
Music stayed
Right by my side
[Verse 2]
County bus with a busted seat
Headphones leaking through the heat
Worked that store for minimum pay
Still wrote bars at the end of the day
Mama’s face in a faded frame
Daddy’s name was a missing name
I learned hurt could be turned to gold
If you spit it out and let it roll
Late-night notes on a thrift-store pad
Every line told the truth I had
When the house got loud with regret
I played one verse and then forget
[Pre-Chorus]
If I slipped, I slipped for real
Still I made that empty feel
Turned my ghosts into a crowd
Kept my chin up, kept my head loud
[Chorus]
Brandon, Brandon
I kept going
Brandon, Brandon
I kept going
No father’s hand
No road, no guide
Music stayed
Right by my side
[Bridge]
Now I see that busted kid
In every scar I never hid
I’d tell him, "Son, you’re not a joke"
You’re the fire the hard times woke
Hold that mic like it’s your name
Let that hurt become your flame
If nobody ever showed the way
You still made one anyway
[Chorus]
Brandon, Brandon
I kept going
Brandon, Brandon
I kept going
No father’s hand
No road, no guide
Music stayed
Right by my side
[Outro]
Brandon
Still here
Brandon
Still here