[INTRO — instrumental, hard piano stabs, slow 808 glide] [VERSE 1 — tight flow, low and steady] Buzzing light above me doing Morse code for broke (uh) Take a number, take a seat, take a pamphlet, take a joke Lady at the window got a heart behind the glass Slides the paperwork like she's passing notes in class Four hundred till Friday, fee is sixty-five Math so ugly it should need a suit and tie to drive But my alternator died and the job's across the town And a man without a car here is a man about to drown So I sign — yeah, I sign — with a steady hand Don't you dare look at my shoes, I know exactly where I stand Two weeks, I'll be back, and I'll clear this whole thing clean That's the promise that I make to the buzzing mezzanine [HOOK — chant it, head high] Fluorescent light, but I'm still bright (still bright) Borrowed money, not borrowed life Four hundred deep but the spine is right Fluorescent light, but I'm still bright Fluorescent light (still bright) Everybody's got a Tuesday night That turns to this — no shame in sight Fluorescent light, but I'm still bright [VERSE 2 — double-time burst, controlled] My uncle said never, my cousin said same Then I fixed both they cars and they never said a name For it — but I will: it's a bridge, not a home You cross it when the river's high and you cross it alone Pay it back, pay the fee, learn the lesson, keep the pride Some doors you walk through just to get to the other side And the lady at the window says see you soon, I bet I say hopefully not — she laughs — not yet, not yet [HOOK — chant it, head high] Fluorescent light, but I'm still bright (still bright) Borrowed money, not borrowed life Four hundred deep but the spine is right Fluorescent light, but I'm still bright Fluorescent light (still bright) Everybody's got a Tuesday night That turns to this — no shame in sight Fluorescent light, but I'm still bright [BRIDGE — beat drops to piano, voice close and low] Ain't nobody in this room who planned to be here Single mom, a cook, a vet, a guy with one good ear We all take a number and we all hold our chin The light might hum at you, but it never gets in [OUTRO — piano stabs fade, voice dry] Two weeks I'll be back (still bright)
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