[Intro — spoken, quiet] My ginger… my ginger cat… [Verse 1 — rap] He was out on the street, he was small as my hand, burning orange like somebody threw down a brand. I was fine on my own, didn't ask for a friend, but he picked me — and that's where the loneliness ends. First night he stayed quiet, hid back in the dark, drank a drop from the saucer, afraid of a spark. Then I woke in the morning — he'd climbed to my chest, and I froze, didn't breathe, didn't move, didn't rest. [Chorus — sung] Ginger cat, ginger cat, never asks, he knows where I'm at. Curls up by me, starts to purr — and the whole world goes a blur. Ginger cat, ginger flame, nothing else stays quite the same. Let it storm out there all night — he will keep this house alright. [Verse 2 — rap] Six a.m. and he's yelling like something went wrong — he don't want any food, he just wants the lights on. Wants me lifting my head, wants me up on my feet, wants the empty turned into a little bit of heat. He'll shove off the table every thing standing tall, then he looks in my eyes like he's done nothing at all. Doesn't know about rent, about work, about time — he just purrs, and something inside falls in line. [Chorus — sung] [Bridge — near whisper, beat drops out] Not a word out of him, but he says it so clear: how he lies down, how he watches, how he stays near. I don't know who tamed who when we met on that street — he showed up, and he stayed. And that made me complete. [Final Chorus — sung] Ginger cat, ginger cat, never asks, he knows where I'm at. Curls up by me, starts to purr — and the whole world goes a blur. Ginger cat, ginger flame, nothing else stays quite the same. Whatever's coming down the road — he's with me now to share the load. [Outro — spoken] My ginger… my ginger cat… paw stretched out, fast asleep like that.
