[Verse 1: hungry male MC, punchy] Granddaddy hit a tree on the county road at thirty-three Daddy's heart quit on him at thirty-three, and I was three Uncle Dell went in the river on his thirty-third June Every man in my blood got the same short tune So I lived like the bill was already due Maxed every card, never paid one through Quit the plant, quit the school, quit the girl and the ring Why save up for a winter when you'll never see the spring? Fought every man who ever looked at me wrong Drove a hundred on the bridge just to sing along Threw a party for my funeral the night before the date Bought the casket on a card, told the man that he could wait [Hook: hungry male MC, full force, the 808 gets dirtier every hook] Thirty-four, thirty-four, ain't a man in my line ever seen it Burned every bridge 'cause I figured I would never need it Thirty-four, thirty-four, and the sun came up anyway Now I gotta build a life on all the ground I gave away [Verse 2: hungry male MC, panicked, then hard] Eleven fifty-nine in the diner on the strip Coffee gettin' cold, and I'm countin' every sip Waitress said, "You good?" and I said, "Give it a minute" Clock hit twelve, and I'm sittin' with my whole life in it Twelve-oh-one, still breathin', twelve-oh-two Checked my wrist, checked my chest, and I'm still comin' through Thought I'd feel like a king, felt like a man on a ledge 'Cause I never made a plan for the mornin' after my death Got no savings, got no girl, got no job, got no name Got a casket in the garage, and the payments still came Thirty-three was a wall, and I ran at it fast Now the wall fell down, and I'm standin' in the grass [Hook: hungry male MC, full force, the 808 cracked and dirtier] Thirty-four, thirty-four, ain't a man in my line ever seen it Burned every bridge 'cause I figured I would never need it Thirty-four, thirty-four, and the sun came up anyway Now I gotta build a life on all the ground I gave away [Verse 3: hungry male MC, steady, a new kind of hard] So I called up the bank, and I asked 'em for a plan Called the girl with the ring, she said, "Who is this, man?" Went back to the plant, took the night shift slow Sold the casket to a funeral home for half of what I owe Fixed my teeth, fixed my truck, paid the cards one by one Like a man diggin' out of a flood when the rain is done Granddaddy, Daddy, Dell would have fought for a Tuesday So I'm workin' every boring one like it's my birthday Bought a calendar, the first one that I ever owned Turned it to next July, and I wrote in, "I'll be home" [Hook: hungry male MC, full force, the 808 fully blown out] Thirty-four, thirty-four, ain't a man in my line ever seen it Burned every bridge 'cause I figured I would never need it Thirty-four, thirty-four, and the sun came up anyway Now I gotta build a life on all the ground I gave away [End]
