Old Steps

[Verse 1]
Well, alright, look
Stare from a porch, it's a different one this time
Where I came to gain a name, but lose my mind
Lose my friend, lose God, lose track of time
Earn things that'll all be left behind
Now is it worth it, huh? The hurting, huh? Shit
What's a love like this? Met the game at fourteen
Daydreaming on a bench from recording in my closet
Never thought it'd be this, honest, I didn't even wanna leave
Wanna be the man that the kids wanna be
In my small city, but if I fall, will y'all fall with me?
Nah, but if I ball, bet they ball with me, I tell stories
Make 'em feel like they all with me, see, I ain't no bigger
Than you, I had to move couch to couch, still ain't got a room
I still got that passion you hear up in my tunes, save the art

[Chorus]
Heads high with our fist raised
Late nights into early days
Don't tell me it'll be the same
Old steps all that remain
I don't wanna tell you everything
Gonna be okay 'cause it's not okay
No, it's not okay
No, I'm not okay

[Verse 2]
I stayed up so many nights thinking about life
Further I am from love, the more the pen write
Art set us free, really, my therapy on a plane
When I made this record, what if we never speak again?
Will I be missed or just another nigga
Who didn't make it over the fence? Can't say I died broke
My soul was rich, mind had what it take to make a shift
Lead the youth, granny know I'm telling the truth
Looking down from heaven, she cooking some food
Like damn, who thought you be the one to go?
Held us down when we left and kept us all close
The old steps don't really guide us no more
I chose another way and God let me know
That the real will shine through
Working on your journey, swear your purpose'll find you
And I'll be right behind you

[Chorus]
Heads high with our fist raised
Late nights into early days
Don't tell me it'll be the same
Old steps all that remain
I don't wanna tell you everything
Gonna be okay 'cause it's not okay
No, it's not okay
No, I'm not okay

[Bridge]
I been taking new steps in my old shoes
I ain't giving up, I ain't never gonna lose
See me working in the dead of night
You ain't gotta understand, it's not your fight
You ain't gotta understand, it's not your fight

[Chorus]
Heads high with our fist raised
Late nights into early days
Don't tell me it'll be the same
Old steps all that remain
I don't wanna tell you everything
Gonna be okay 'cause it's not okay
No, it's not okay
No, I'm not okay