Gold Jacket Dreams

Intro Yeah I ain’t come this far to stop at the lights Ain’t come this far to just look right I want somethin’ heavy Somethin’ they remember Somethin’ stitched in forever Gold jacket dreams Verse 1 Used to dream in a living room, helmet in my lap Now I’m livin’ in the pressure where them old names at Used to want the stars, yeah, the rankings, the buzz Now I want the kind of weight make the whole game hush I done seen what shine do, I done seen what fades Seen boys get drunk off a little bit of praise That ain’t me, nah, I want the hard kind of crown The kind you earn through blood when the whole field loud I want cold mornings, sore legs, cracked breath Want that tunnel-walk focus with a little death in the chest Want that feeling when your name ain’t yours no more ‘Cause the standard done wrapped around your shoulders like war And I know what I’m askin’ I know what it costs Ain’t no forever built cheap, every legend get lost In some pain, some doubt, some fire, some fight But I’d rather die chasin’ that than live halfway right Pre-Chorus Yeah, I can hear that future Like a storm in my sleep Some boys want the spotlight I want somethin’ deeper than me Not just one damn season Not just one hot streak I want my name in the air With them gold jacket dreams Chorus Gold jacket dreams That’s the fire in me Not just fame in the now But forever in reach I want the kind of name That the young ones repeat I got red dirt drive And some gold jacket dreams Gold jacket dreams Heavy on my mind Built through pain, pressure And a whole lotta grind From Sin City nights To that crimson belief I ain’t chasin’ applause I got gold jacket dreams Verse 2 Now the ghosts in the walls don’t scare me, they sharpen me Every old legend breathin’ in the dark is a part of me Not because I earned it yet Nah, not even close But because I hear that standard and I want it the most Ashley bring a little peace when the night runs wild Norman keep me grounded, keep the edge in the child But make no mistake, I got a war in my chest And it ain’t for attention, it’s to stand with the best I want the bruises that matter Want the scars that speak Want the kind of respect that ain’t bought in a week Want the old heads noddin’ when they hear my name Like “that boy wasn’t hype, he really bled for the game” That’s bigger than a headline Bigger than a flex Bigger than a chain hangin’ pretty on a neck That’s history pressure, and I want that smoke Want to carry that weight till my whole soul broke Then built back meaner Built back clean Built back worthy of them gold jacket dreams Pre-Chorus Yeah, I can hear that future Like a storm in my sleep Some boys want the spotlight I want somethin’ deeper than me Not just one damn season Not just one hot streak I want my name in the air With them gold jacket dreams Chorus Gold jacket dreams That’s the fire in me Not just fame in the now But forever in reach I want the kind of name That the young ones repeat I got red dirt drive And some gold jacket dreams Gold jacket dreams Heavy on my mind Built through pain, pressure And a whole lotta grind From Sin City nights To that crimson belief I ain’t chasin’ applause I got gold jacket dreams Bridge I don’t want to visit greatness I want a room in that house Want the old blood in the walls To know what I’m about Want the little kids watchin’ From a couch somewhere far To say, “Damn, he made forever Out of who he was” So I’m all in No half-heart No soft lane No safe part Just me and that fire And the work in between Tryna turn this hard life Into gold jacket dreams Breakdown Yeah Tape on my wrists Mud on my name Ghosts in my ear And some ice in my veins No cheap crown No easy thing Just a hard young life And some gold jacket dreams Final Chorus Gold jacket dreams That’s the fire in me Not just fame in the now But forever in reach I want the kind of name That the young ones repeat I got red dirt drive And some gold jacket dreams Gold jacket dreams Heavy on my mind Built through pain, pressure And a whole lotta grind From Sin City nights To that crimson belief I ain’t chasin’ applause I got gold jacket dreams Outro Yeah Some boys want the lights Some boys want the scream I want somethin’ older than the glory in between Want that name live on Long after I leave That’s the burden and the beauty Of these gold jacket dreams