[Instrumental] Sometimes Life [Verse 1] Came out the bed like the world had weight Mama said, “Life swings — just hold your faith” Pops worked nights just to buy me a desk Now I type dreams like I’m tryna impress But who’s watchin'? God? The bank? My peers? Man, I’m still tryna balance out my fears Teacher said “A plan’s what you need to win” But life ain’t a spreadsheet, it's violin Every string stretched tight with regret And I still play soft so I don’t forget We had less but we played it proud Holes in our kicks, but we stood loud So I grind, not for show, not for praise But to light their path on stormy days [Chorus, old soul vocal, old soul man vocal] Sometimes Life Sometimes Life [Verse 2] Friends drift off like Wi-Fi on a plane Only hit your line when they feel that rain Had a cousin preach dreams then settle Now he pour drinks just to feel special Is that failure or is that fate? Maybe both wear the same face They tell you “make moves” but stay in place Like a treadmill in a gold-plated space So I breathe deep, walk slow, talk less Count wins by the peace, not the flex ’Cause I seen the loudest fall the fastest And the quiet ones last like classics I write notes for the me in ten years Hope he proud, not drowned in his tears [Chorus, old soul vocal, old soul man vocal] Sometimes Life Sometimes Life [Verse 3] Tried therapy, tryna heal them bruises Voice said “Boy, you don’t gotta prove this” Still I chase like checks or approval But the mirror only shows the truthful So now I ask: what do I stand on? If the ground cracks, who do I land on? Told myself, “Your worth ain’t numbers” It’s found in the way your lil' bro wonders How you keep calm when storms in the chest I told him, “Faith ain’t loud, it rests” Every L taught me more than a win Even silence had a lesson within [Chorus, old soul vocal, old soul man vocal] Sometimes Life Sometimes Life
