[Intro] [Beat drops in, tight and punchy] (Yeah) Uh Look [Verse 1] Used to blame luck, blame them, blame fate Scrollin’ past goals on a cracked screen late Waitin’ on a text, on a sign, on a break Whole crew stuck in the same old place Mama said, "Son, that mirror your boss" Had to stare back, count every loss Turn "why me?" into "my call" Turn brick walls into drywalls I was tryna flex for the background chatter Chasin’ small likes, let my big plans shatter Then I woke up, wrote down, picked a path Told fear, "You can ride, but you sit in the back" Did the math If I quit now, who I blame? If I fall twice, that’s my game If they talk down, that’s my flame Dead weight off, I reclaim my name Stopped askin’ "Who ridin’?" I’m drivin’ Tank on E but my mind’s on diamond Stepped in the storm, got soaked, kept climbin’ Say it with my chest, every choice, I sign it (yeah) [Chorus] [Female vocal, wide and melodic] I stand up on my own two feet (my own two feet) If I fall down, that’s on me (that’s on me) I make the call, I take the heat I lead my life, it won’t lead me I’m done runnin’ from the part I play (oh, I’m done) Every step I own, every move I make I make the call, I take the heat I lead my life, it won’t lead me (won’t lead me) [Verse 2] Second voice, new tone, no mask Sharp like glass, move fast I was tryna be cool, be liked, be last Now I’m first one up, last one off task Had friends say, "Bro, you changed" You ain’t wrong, I rearranged Y’all stay safe in the same old lane I’ll take blame for a bolder pain Signed my fears like a dotted line "Here, I own you, you’re part of mine" Every bad choice, that’s still my choice That’s grown-man talk, that’s grown-man voice I won’t point fingers, I point directions Check my reflection, that’s my election Voted myself in, one-man section If I lose ground, I learn the lesson Life said, "Pick, you can sink or swim" I dove headfirst, not a doubt, not slim If I misstep, I don’t fold, don’t flinch One deep breath, then I tighten my grip (yeah) [Chorus] [Female vocal, bigger harmonies] I stand up on my own two feet (own two feet) If I fall down, that’s on me (that’s on me) I make the call, I take the heat I lead my life, it won’t lead me (oh, it won’t) I’m done runnin’ from the part I play (no more) Every step I own, every move I make I make the call, I take the heat I lead my life, it won’t lead me (lead me, lead me) [Bridge] [Female vocal with call-and-response ad-libs from both rappers] Who gonna lead your life? (I will, I will) Who choose wrong or right? (I still, I still) Who sign every step you take? Say your name, that’s your stake (say it) Who takes blame and turns it gold? (that’s me) Who walks forward, breaks that mold? (that’s me) No more waitin’ for a chance to speak You the captain every day, all week (all week) [Chorus] [Female vocal, fullest arrangement, rappers ad-libbing] I stand up on my own two feet (on my own, yeah) If I fall down, that’s on me (that’s on me, that’s on me) I make the call, I take the heat I lead my life, it won’t lead me (never again) I’m done run
