[Verse 1] I came up broke with a coat full of cold Now every step I take got a story told Hands on the wheel, I been built for the road Never fold under pressure, I’m stone to the load Mama said, “Move smart, don’t rush for the shine” So I stacked every lesson like dimes in a line If I miss one shot, I reload and refine Turn a bruise into fuel, that’s a job of mine I got mud on my jeans, but my mind stay clean Got a notch in my belt from the days in between Every cut on my skin got a reason to beam I been chasing that gold with a red-eye dream [Pre-Chorus] Hear that? I’m too far to slow Built from the grit in the ground below You know I keep that flame low Then I let it explode [Chorus] Rise up, rise up, I don’t quit I been in the dark, now I own my shift Rise up, rise up, watch me hit Every cut I wore turned into my gift [Verse 2] They talk from the side, but they stay in the bleachers I was in the field with the sweat and the fever Counted every loss like a verse from the preacher Turned my pain to a plan, now I’m sharper and meaner I remember the nights with the fridge damn bare Now I open my hands and they all want a share I don’t chase cheap praise, I don’t need that stare I just move like a storm when the moment is there If the road gets rough, I get rough right back I don’t bend for the noise, I don’t lose my track Every long shot I took came wrapped in a crack But I built from the cracks, now I’m climbing the stack [Pre-Chorus] Hear that? I’m too far to slow Built from the grit in the ground below You know I keep that flame low Then I let it explode [Chorus] Rise up, rise up, I don’t quit I been in the dark, now I own my shift Rise up, rise up, watch me hit Every cut I wore turned into my gift [Bridge] No handouts, no safety line I made my own pulse, I made my own time From the bottom to the top, that climb was mine Now the whole room rocks when I cross that line [Chorus] Rise up, rise up, I don’t quit I been in the dark, now I own my shift Rise up, rise up, watch me hit Every cut I wore turned into my gift
