[Intro] Leaves talk when the wind get loud, I hear GOD in the grit of the ground. Coffee steam, front steps, my spirit unbothered. If you came here for noise, wrong porch. I keep peace like a locked safe. #StraightLikeThat [Verse] Used to be Mister with my pain, had to learn softness was power too. Played that Aretha, found my balance in her pain and prayer, that truth grew. I got porch peace, ain’t in no rush to prove what I already lived. I speak quiet, but my path got teeth, every mile left a receipt I give. [Pre-Chorus] They still say I changed, cool, I changed for the better. I keep my circle clean, and if it ain’t love, then whatever. I worked for this calm, I bled for this fit. Say what you want, I don’t give two red hot shits. [Chorus] You new to this, I’m true to this, hear the proof in my stride. Memphis in my marrow, that slow jam ride. If the sky wanna roar, let it throw its fit. My soul stay seated, I don’t move an inch. You new to this, I’m true to this, I already paid that cost. Freedom on my breath, no hurry, never lost. [Pre-Chorus] Yeah, that’s peace talk, not hype talk, that’s lived talk. Keep your scoreboard, I got receipts in my walk. [Verse] Swung through them storms like John Henry, now I build without breakin’. Seen storms like Janie, joy still pourin’, and it’s mine for the takin’. I move through life like a Soul Train line, steady groove, no need to rush. Every step got rhythm, every pause got hush. Spoke my peace like Douglass, freedom sound better when earned. Dropped them bags like Badu, all that weight got burned. [Pre-Chorus] They toss opinions, I keep tossin’ ’em out. If peace got a price, I paid it, no doubt. I worked for this calm, I bled for this fit. Say what you want, I don’t give two red hot shits. [Chorus] You new to this, I’m true to this, hear the proof in my stride. Memphis in my marrow, that slow jam ride. If the sky wanna roar, let it throw its fit. My soul stay seated, I don’t move an inch. You new to this, I’m true to this, I already paid that cost. Freedom on my breath, no hurry, never lost. [Bridge] I’m free like Solomon, I don’t run, I walk knowin’ them chains gone. Swung that hammer like John Henry till my hands went stone. Watched pride crack like thin ice, softness held me strong. Played that Aretha in the kitchen, felt the floor turn holy all night long. Like the preacher said, there’s a season for the fall, I done lived ’em all. GOD signed my calm, I don’t answer every call. [Chorus] You new to this, I’m true to this, hear the proof in my stride. Memphis in my marrow, that slow jam ride. If the sky wanna roar, let it throw its fit. My soul stay seated, I don’t move an inch. You new to this, I’m true to this, I already paid that cost. Freedom on my breath, no hurry, never lost. [Outro] Like the preacher in Ecclesiastes said, there’s a season for the fall, and I done lived ’em all. I got porch peace, clock off, heart on. Leaves keep fallin’, and so do lies. I rise anyway. That’s grown. That’s mine. You new to this, I’m true to this. #StraightLikeThat
