Back when I was fifteen, it was loose change and patience

V6-MINI

We’d trade a cassette tape for a couple shaky grams
Then sit on the porch, acting older than we am
Checking for a cop car every time a screen door slammed
Like the whole damn block was in on the plan

[Chorus]
Now it’s on the app, now it’s on the shelf
No more calling ten people and keeping it to yourself
What used to take a week shows up before the weekend
Used to be a secret, now it’s practically breathing

Used to be a mission, now it’s just a stop
From the corner store to the parking lot
Funny how the thing we chased like a myth
Got easier to find than a pack of gum and a lighter in a pinch

[Verse 2]
Back then we’d split a bag six ways in a kitchen
Paper plates, bad speakers, everybody just grinning
Half the time it was stems, half the time it was panic
Somebody swore it was fire, somebody else said “man, this ain’t it”

Now there’s jars in glass cases, menu boards, names
Like you’re ordering lunch with a side of haze
No one’s talking in code, no one’s doing laps
Just a badge, a receipt, and your card in the stack

Used to be a mission, now it’s just a stop
From the corner store to the parking lot
Funny how the thing we chased like a myth
Got easier to find than a pack of gum and a lighter in a pinch

[Bridge]
I miss the dumb stories, not the waiting around
Not the fake names, not the sinking feeling when it went south
Just the people, the porch, the laugh in the smoke
The way you felt rich off a little bit of hope

Used to be a mission, now it’s just a stop
From the corner store to the parking lot
Funny how the thing we chased like a myth
Got easier to find than a pack of gum and a lighter in a pinch

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[Verse 1] Back when I was fifteen, it was loose change and patience A walk to the corner, a rumor, a favor Some kid with a backpack, some kid with a cousin You waited by the payphone like it might actually happen We’d trade a cassette tape for a couple shaky grams Then sit on the porch, acting older than we am Checking for a cop car every time a screen door slammed Like the whole damn block was in on the plan [Chorus] Now it’s on the app, now it’s on the shelf No more calling ten people and keeping it to yourself What used to take a week shows up before the weekend Used to be a secret, now it’s practically breathing Used to be a mission, now it’s just a stop From the corner store to the parking lot Funny how the thing we chased like a myth Got easier to find than a pack of gum and a lighter in a pinch [Verse 2] Back then we’d split a bag six ways in a kitchen Paper plates, bad speakers, everybody just grinning Half the time it was stems, half the time it was panic Somebody swore it was fire, somebody else said “man, this ain’t it” Now there’s jars in glass cases, menu boards, names Like you’re ordering lunch with a side of haze No one’s talking in code, no one’s doing laps Just a badge, a receipt, and your card in the stack [Chorus] Now it’s on the app, now it’s on the shelf No more calling ten people and keeping it to yourself What used to take a week shows up before the weekend Used to be a secret, now it’s practically breathing Used to be a mission, now it’s just a stop From the corner store to the parking lot Funny how the thing we chased like a myth Got easier to find than a pack of gum and a lighter in a pinch [Bridge] I miss the dumb stories, not the waiting around Not the fake names, not the sinking feeling when it went south Just the people, the porch, the laugh in the smoke The way you felt rich off a little bit of hope [Chorus] Now it’s on the app, now it’s on the shelf No more calling ten people and keeping it to yourself What used to take a week shows up before the weekend Used to be a secret, now it’s practically breathing Used to be a mission, now it’s just a stop From the corner store to the parking lot Funny how the thing we chased like a myth Got easier to find than a pack of gum and a lighter in a pinch

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