The Next Chapter

**[INTRO]** Da-da-da-da-da Yeah It's Bobby, back in this motherfucker You know what time it is No reruns No borrowed chapters This is the next one **[HOOK]** Welcome to the next chapter Same name, new pages Still built from the basement Still breaking through cages Welcome to the next chapter No fear, no favors I survived what I came through Now I'm writing for the ages **[VERSE 1]** I been outside, but I moved with a purpose, Learned every blessing got a price underneath the surface. They remember the struggle, but they forget the details, Every closed door, every night that the rent failed. I don't need to announce when I'm making a move, I got nothing to prove to somebody with something to lose. Kept my head down, kept the vision intact, Turned a handful of setbacks into a blueprint and stack. Still got that hunger that was born in the cold, Still got stories that the young me never told. Difference now, I can see through the noise, Everybody loves the shine, few respect the choice. I came from a place where the pressure gets real, Where you learn who is solid by the way that they deal. No shortcuts in the bloodline, no favors in the plan, Had to build every bridge with my own two hands. Now the beat knocks heavy, let the whole room know, I ain't chasing old glory, I'm creating my own. If the past was the lesson, then the future's the test, And I'm stepping through the door with what's left of my breath. **[HOOK]** Welcome to the next chapter Same name, new pages Still built from the basement Still breaking through cages Welcome to the next chapter No fear, no favors I survived what I came through Now I'm writing for the ages **[VERSE 2]** Since the last time they heard me, I got sharper with age, Had to learn that every loss ain't a permanent cage. Some friends became memories, some dreams had to wait, Some lessons showed up disguised as mistakes. I don't chase every trend, I don't bend for applause, I would rather have respect than a temporary cause. Let the young ones get money, let them build what they can, I just hope they understand what it costs to be a man. Still got love for the streets, but I don't live in the past, I carry every lesson, let the bitterness pass. I seen too many people let the anger take control, Lose the house, lose the family, lose the purpose of the soul. So I write for the ones trying to start again, For the ones with a dream and a pocket full of rent. For the ones who got counted out before they got a chance, For the ones still standing when the whole world said they can't. This ain't a comeback, this is growth on display, Ain't returning to the old, I'm preparing for the next day. Every chapter got a purpose, every page got a scar, You can change your direction without changing who you are. **[BRIDGE]** Turn the page Let the old world fade New road Same soul No looking back No living scared The story ain't over I'm already there **[VERSE 3]** Now I'm thinking about legacy, not just a name, What remains when the lights and the cameras all change? Can the words help somebody when the pressure gets heavy? Can the truth hold weight when the crowd ain't ready? I got more to protect than an image or chain, More to give than a story about surviving the pain. Every year taught me something that money can't buy, Peace in the morning and a reason to try. Still got ambition, but it don't control me, Still got dreams, but I don't let them own me. I can celebrate progress without losing my soul, I can walk away from things that I wanted before. They ask if Bobby still got it, I answer with work, Not a speech, not a threat, just a verse that can hurt. Not because I'm bitter, but because I remember, Every winter made the fire burn better. So here's to the future, here's to all that we missed, Here's to every closed door that led to this. The first book was survival, the next one's belief, And I'm writing every line with the world on my sleeve. **[FINAL HOOK]** Welcome to the next chapter Same name, new pages Still built from the basement Still breaking through cages Welcome to the next chapter No fear, no favors I survived what I came through Now I'm writing for the ages **[OUTRO]** No reruns. No borrowed identity. No waiting for somebody else to press play. This is Bobby. The next chapter starts now.