Black & Mild

[Intro | hook first | acoustic guitar loop | claps | warm Austin night] A cold beer and a Black & Mild Gas station glow, I can breathe for a while Hard day gone when I get in my car I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard [Post-Intro | chant | loopable] A cold beer, Black & Mild Windows down, just for a while A cold beer, Black & Mild I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard [Verse 1 | slow laid-back rap | conversational | playful] Clocked out late with the dust on my boots Boss man talking like he got bad news Phone at five percent, tank on E But the corner store sign looking holy to me Austin heat still stuck in the street Cicadas out back keeping time with the beat Grab a cold beer from the very last row And a Black & Mild for the ride back home Not rich, but tonight I’m alright Red light blinking on South First like Maybe I’m grown, but I’m still that kid Trying to make a whole world out of five good minutes [Pre-Chorus | melodic lift | bittersweet but upbeat] I don’t need a mansion, I don’t need much Just a cheap little ritual, a little good luck One hand on the wheel, one song too loud Let the long day loosen when the sun goes down [Chorus | catchy melodic hook | big loop section] A cold beer and a Black & Mild Gas station glow, I can breathe for a while Hard day gone when I get in my car I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard A cold beer and a Black & Mild Windows down, I can almost smile If the world gets heavy, I’ma leave it in park I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard [Post-Chorus | short-form hook loop | crowd chant] A cold beer, Black & Mild Windows down, just for a while A cold beer, Black & Mild I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard [Verse 2 | slow rap | Austin detail | witty and nostalgic] Used to think grown-up meant doing what you want Now it’s rent, bad sleep, and a half-dead lawn But the moon still hangs over I-35 Like it did back when we were wasting time Got a receipt in my cup holder folded up Two bucks short but my spirit got enough Everybody chasing some big headline I’m chasing one breeze through a cracked window line Somewhere there’s a band on a patio stage Playing three chords like a getaway And I’m laughing to myself at the life I live Still trying to make it feel like when I was a kid [Pre-Chorus 2 | melodic | warmer harmonies] I don’t need perfect, I just need real A little more numb, a little more feel One good song and a corner-store spark Let the long day loosen when the sky gets dark [Chorus | repeat | bigger harmonies] A cold beer and a Black & Mild Gas station glow, I can breathe for a while Hard day gone when I get in my car I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard A cold beer and a Black & Mild Windows down, I can almost smile If the world gets heavy, I’ma leave it in park I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard [Bridge | beat switch | half-time bounce | reflective spoken-rap] Maybe it’s not about running away Maybe it’s one little break in the day Maybe peace got a pull-tab top Maybe joy looks cheap from a parking lot [Bridge Build | claps return | whistled melody] I know tomorrow got a list for me But tonight got a little bit of history Old me, new me, same front seat Same kid trying to feel that free [Final Chorus | full energy | loopable ending] A cold beer and a Black & Mild Gas station glow, I can breathe for a while Hard day gone when I get in my car I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard A cold beer and a Black & Mild Windows down, I can almost smile If the world gets heavy, I’ma leave it in park I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard [Outro | loop ending | claps and guitar continue] A cold beer, Black & Mild Windows down, just for a while A cold beer, Black & Mild I just wanna feel like life ain’t that hard