[Intro] Red Leaf rising Concrete crown Boot heels echo When the sun goes down [Verse 1] They say the gates don’t creak They scream When Tuggs walks past In that brim pulled low Spurs on stone Bet your last breath He gon’ walk you slow Down the red-tile row Where the paint peel curls And the paint peel knows Bradley Thomas Number on his chest Hands like hammers Heart needs rest Caught one look From that cold blue stare Cowboy grin said “Boy, don’t even dare” [Chorus] (Ohh) No one tougher than Tuggs No judge meaner than him He’ll crush your dream in his calloused hands Then flick the dust off his brim (Ohh) No one tougher than Tuggs He’ll steal your sky, steal your sun In Red Leaf prison He decide when you done [Verse 2] Lunch line shuffle Same gray spoon Bradley planning On a different moon Letter from his girl Folded in his sock Talking ’bout a baby And a ring on lock Tuggs by the rail Chewin’ on a match Hat tipped low Eyes sharp for a catch “Think you leavin’?” Let that question hang Keys on his belt Little death bells rang [Chorus] (Ohh) No one tougher than Tuggs No judge meaner than him He’ll crush your dream in his calloused hands Then flick the dust off his brim (Ohh) No one tougher than Tuggs He’ll steal your sky, steal your sun In Red Leaf prison He decide when you done [Bridge] [Drums drop to toms and congas, strings creep in] Late-night rooftop Rope ’cross stone Bradley tasting What it mean to go home Moon on the wire Heart beat wild Just one jump From his waiting child Boot click, spotlight Freeze that breath Tuggs in the glow Like a preacher of death “Boy, I read your mail Every word, every tear” He tore that future Right beside his ear [Chorus] (Ohh) No one tougher than Tuggs No judge meaner than him He’ll crush your dream in his calloused hands Then flick the dust off his brim (Ohh) No one tougher than Tuggs He’ll steal your sky, steal your sun In Red Leaf prison He decide when you done [Outro] Trumpets flash Then fade to rust Keys swing slow On a hook of trust Bradley staring Through a painted dawn Tuggs tips his hat And just walks on
