I Almost Blew Your Cover (639 Hz)

[ENGINE IDLING] [BANJO RIFF] [BOOT — BOOT] [VERSE 1] Six months laying low, Nobody spends the score, Two names disappeared Like they never hit the vault before. February came cold, Fourteenth on the sign, Should've been champagne, Should've been your hand in mine. Could've blown that vault of love Wide open that night, Instead we killed the headlights, Stayed out of sight. You had business to handle, I had miles to make, Two outlaws learning What not to take. [PRE-CHORUS] But I broke the code once. Yeah, I went back. Flowers in my hand, Heart off track. You looked at me— I knew right then: "You know the rules. Why'd you come back again?" [CHORUS] LAY LOW, MY LOVE! LAY LOW! I almost blew your cover, Now I know! If you're fighting something I can't fight for you— I'll hold my ground, I'll let you move! LAY LOW, MY LOVE! I GOT YOUR BACK! But having your back Don't mean I attack! Ride or die Don't mean I cross your line— Sometimes loving you Means staying On my side. [POST-HOOK] Lay low! Lay low! Headlights off, Radio low! Lay low! Lay low! If you need me— You know. [VERSE 2] I said, "You're right." Didn't argue my case. Didn't make love Another reason I should stay. Flowers hit the ground. I turned around. Got back in the car, Drove straight out of town. Whole ride home I questioned everything— Did I lose my partner? Did I miss the signal? Did I mistake My heart for permission? Then it hit me Somewhere down that road: Maybe you weren't leaving me. Maybe you just needed Room to carry Your own load. [CHORUS] LAY LOW, MY LOVE! LAY LOW! I almost blew your cover, Now I know! Whatever you're fighting Has your name on the fight— I can't throw your punches, But I can respect the night. LAY LOW, MY LOVE! I GOT YOUR BACK! No rescue mission, No surprise attack! Ride or die Don't mean I cross your line— Sometimes loving you Means staying On my side. [VERSE 3 — HIP-HOP POCKET] So I went back to work. Back to the sound. Built another world Every time the bass came down. Cards on the table. Pen in my hand. Turned all that love Into something that can stand. No coded demand. No debt underneath. No "feel what I feel." No "come back to me." I can send love Without needing receipt. Put it in the music. Put it in the beat. You taught me something I didn't know then: You can love somebody fiercely Without breaking in. [BUILD] So if you're good— Be good. If you're tired— Get rest. If you're rebuilding— Build it The way you know best. I don't need access. Don't need a report. Don't need the universe Dragging you back to my door. I just hope you're okay. That's the score. [BRIDGE — BLUES GUITAR] We robbed fear together, But this one's your fight. I can't kick down every door Just because I see a light. Can't shoot down worry. Can't outrun pain. Can't steal your healing And hand it back with my name. But everything you taught me Still rides in this car. And everything I learned Taught me where boundaries are. So I'll love you Without making love a chain. And if our roads cross— You'll meet somebody Who learned how to stay Without standing In your way. [FINAL CHORUS] LAY LOW, MY LOVE! LAY LOW! No need to tell me Anything I don't know! I don't need proof! I don't need signs! Your life is yours And this love is mine! LAY LOW, MY LOVE! I GOT YOUR BACK! And having your back Means knowing when to stand back! Ride or die Ain't dying at all— It's knowing I would answer... Without needing You to call. [POST-HOOK] Lay low! Lay low! Headlights off, Radio low! Lay low! Lay low! Build your life. I'll build mine. [OUTRO] Flowers on the pavement. Hands on the wheel. One outlaw learning Love doesn't need To be revealed. Engine running. Road ahead. Bay Two Playing in my head. I thought I lost My partner that night. Turns out— I was learning How to love her right. [ENGINE PULLS AWAY] Lay low, My Love. [SUB HIT] I've got work to do. [END]