[Verse 1] Cold breath on a winter street Broken chords and frozen feet Neon flickers, cracked concrete I played for ghosts I’d never meet Names erased by passing lights Different faces, same old nights Every song a quiet fight To feel like I was still alive [Pre-Chorus] They walked by like I was air But I was screaming, “I’m right here” [Chorus] Coins in a paper cup Dreams that don’t add up Sing it like it’s all I’ve got Even when it’s not enough No stage, no safety net Just scars I won’t forget But every line I ever wrote Is everything I am [Verse 2] Rain would turn the ink to blur Cheap guitar, one missing string I learned to make the silence hurt And turn my pain to something I could sing Some nights I’d almost disappear In every “no one cares” I’d hear But in the echoes, loud and clear A voice kept saying “stay right here” [Pre-Chorus] No spotlight, no second take Just every risk I had to take [Chorus] Coins in a paper cup Dreams that don’t add up Sing it like it’s all I’ve got Even when it’s not enough No stage, no safety net Just scars I won’t forget But every line I ever wrote Is everything I am [Bridge – soft, almost spoken] If you stop and hear this song… Just know it took me way too long To believe a voice like mine Could ever cross that line [Build – growing] Now I hear them sing along To every place that I went wrong Every crack, every mistake Is every chance I chose to take [Final Chorus – emotional, bigger but still raw] Coins in a paper cup Yeah, I was giving up But I kept singing through the dark Till I could feel the spark Now lights are in my eyes But I remember why Every line I ever wrote Is how I stayed alive
