[Intro] Yeah... Didn't have a lot, but I had a dream Things ain't always what they seem Mm-hmm... [Verse 1] Ramen on the stove, yeah it's all I got Counting up my dreams in an empty lot Mama said hold on, don't you lose your faith I was sleeping on a floor in a different state Phone was on the charger 'cause I couldn't pay Still I wrote a hundred songs in the dark anyway Nobody was listening, I didn't care Just me and these four walls and the cold night air [Pre-Chorus] They see the shine now, they don't see the scars They see me pulling up in foreign cars But I remember every night I almost quit Every door that closed, every time I slipped [Chorus] You don't know what it took to get here All those nights I cried but nobody could hear Bled for every moment, every song, every tear The glow looks easy from the outside, yeah But you wasn't there No, you wasn't there [Verse 2] Used to beg for shows at the local bar Now they light the stage when I walk to the car It's funny how the love comes around real fast Where were all these people when I didn't have? Never changed my number, never changed my name Kept the same heart through the money and the fame Lost a couple people who I thought were real Now I guard the few who know exactly how I feel [Pre-Chorus] They see the shine now, they don't see the scars They see me pulling up in foreign cars But I remember every night I almost quit Every door that closed, every time I slipped [Chorus] You don't know what it took to get here All those nights I cried but nobody could hear Bled for every moment, every song, every tear The glow looks easy from the outside, yeah But you wasn't there No, you wasn't there [Break] They wasn't there... When the lights were off... When the rent was due... Nah... [Bridge] I used to pray just to make it through the week Now I'm on the stage but I still feel incomplete 'Cause the grind don't really leave you, it just changes shape And the fire that got you here, yeah, you gotta keep it safe Gotta keep it safe... [Verse 3] Now the room is full but I still feel alone sometimes Scrolling through old photos, old faces, old times The homie that believed me when nobody else would Still repping every show from the old neighborhood I pour one out for every night we almost gave up For every demo that we sent and never heard back from We made it out the dark, yeah we made it through the rain And if I had to do it over I would do it just the same [Solo] [Chorus] You don't know what it took to get here All those nights I cried but nobody could hear Bled for every moment, every song, every tear The glow looks easy from the outside, yeah But you wasn't there No, you wasn't there [Outro] They said I wouldn't make it, I made it anyway Shining now but I remember every darker day Every darker day... yeah Every darker day...
