[Verse 1] I came in with my head high Mud on my heel, truth in my eye Mama said "girl, keep your name clean" But the block taught me mean's a disease I been quiet in a loud room Pocket full of bills and a cracked tomb Same old men with the same old lies I can read that grin from a mile wide [Pre-Chorus] I don't bend for a pretty word I don't fold when the tables turn If you want me, better come correct I been hurt, still I don't forget [Chorus] I got backseat sermons I got fire in my lungs I got backseat sermons And I sing 'til the shame is gone (backseat sermons) (backseat sermons) [Verse 2] Work boots on the subway floor One more shift, then I kick that door Laughed too long at the wrong man's joke Now I wear my yes like a coat You can watch me, I'm still standing Soft voice, but the roots ain't landing Every scar got a story in it Every tear taught me where to spit it [Pre-Chorus] I don't bend for a pretty word I don't fold when the tables turn If you want me, better come correct I been hurt, still I don't forget [Chorus] I got backseat sermons I got fire in my lungs I got backseat sermons And I sing 'til the shame is gone (backseat sermons) (backseat sermons) [Bridge] Let the brass cut through the smoke Let the whole room hear what I know I was built from a storm and a prayer Still here, still hard to break [Chorus] I got backseat sermons I got fire in my lungs I got backseat sermons And I sing 'til the shame is gone (backseat sermons) (backseat sermons)
