[Intro: 2-step drums skip in, glasses clink] [Hook: hype grinning male MC] Borrowed suit, but the swagger's mine Cousin's shoes half a size too tight Walked in broke, I'm walkin' out fly Everything on me borrowed but the shine [Verse 1: fast, bouncing] Best man and the brokest man here, I'm up front with a wrinkled card Jacket off my uncle, tie off my neighbor, I been dressin' out of every yard Cufflinks off a girl I used to talk to, she said, "Bring 'em back clean" Socks are mine. That's it. The socks are mine. And I'm the cleanest in the scene Shoulders too wide, sleeves too long, so I rolled 'em up like I meant it Every auntie in the pews whisperin', "Who's that?" Tell 'em borrowed. Tell 'em lent it Groom been my boy since the sandbox, since the bus stop, since the busted lip Since we pushed his dead car three miles 'cause we couldn't pay a tow for the trip [Flow switch: double-time, grinnin'] Pockets on empty, but the posture on full, I'm standin' up straight like I own the venue Caterer winked, so I ate off the tray, I'm on the guest list and I'm on the menu Photographer said, "Best man, step in," and I stepped in like a magazine Uncle in the third row squintin' at his jacket like, "Is that my jacket?" Mean [Hook: hype male MC] Borrowed suit, but the swagger's mine Cousin's shoes half a size too tight Walked in broke, I'm walkin' out fly Everything on me borrowed but the shine [Verse 2: the toast, a little slower, then rising] Clinked the glass with a fork, room went quiet, mic squealin', grandma frowned I said, "I ain't got a gift, I got the truth," and I set the envelope down One dollar and an IOU for the rest of my life, signed, sealed I told 'em how he split his lunch in half for a year when my pops left the field Never said a word about it. Not one. Not to me, not to nobody Just slid the half across the table every day like it was his hobby Bride's daddy wipin' his eyes, groom's mama hollerin', "Preach!" Then I dropped the mic in the punch bowl. Sorry. Grab me a towel. That's on me [Beat Switch: the 2-step drops into a half-time bass stomp for four bars, then skips back] [Verse 3: dance floor, double-time, laughing] DJ played the old one, so I slid out in shoes that pinch Did the spin, did the dip, split my uncle's pants up the back, didn't flinch Ripped right up the seam, felt the breeze, and I kept on movin' in the draft Flower girl cryin' laughin', even the priest bent over and laughed Uncle want his suit back? Uncle, you can have it. Look at what it did It stood up at a weddin', made the whole room cry, got ripped, and it lived [Final Hook: full bounce] Borrowed suit, but the swagger's mine Cousin's shoes half a size too tight Walked in broke, I'm walkin' out fly Everything on me borrowed but the shine [Outro: drums skip out, one glass clink, stop] [End]
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