[INTRO — WHISPERED, PLAYFUL] Shhh… Wait… wait… Who told y’all I was coming? (giggle) Oh, I see y’all watching… Cute. But lemme tell you something— I don’t walk into a room… I change the temperature. (uh-huh!) Let’s go! [BEAT DROP] BOOM! (AYYY!) Okay! [VERSE 1 — BUBBLY, RAP-SUNG] I came up with a story tucked under my tongue, Had a whole lotta heart when I was young. Mama had dreams, I had dreams too, Life threw a curve, I said, “Watch what I do.” (watch me!) Back then, I was quiet, just taking it in, Learning every lesson from the losses and wins. Now I hit the city with a bounce in my stride, Got my past in the rear and my faith on my side. (yeah, yeah!) I can laugh real loud, I can talk real slick, Make a whole room jump with a two-step kick. But underneath the glitter and the jokes I tell, Is a woman who survived what she don’t always spell. (mm-hmm!) [PRE-CHORUS] I been through it, don’t you know? Still got sparkle in my soul. If the pressure wanna rise, Baby, watch me touch the sky. (up! up!) [CHORUS — BIG, CATCHY] City girl, big step, boom! Whole room shake when I walk in the room. Sweet little smile with a dangerous groove, Don’t need permission, I already move. City girl, big step, hey! Turned my yesterday into my runway. Everything I lost made me stronger today, I came too far just to shrink my space. (NOPE!) [VERSE 2 — CRAZY BOUNCY RAP] Okay, look— I got a mouth full of jokes and a head full of plans, Heart full of love but I still know who I am. I don’t chase nobody, I don’t beg for a seat, If the door ain’t open, I’ma dance in the street. (ha!) I got that New York little twist in my talk, Quick with the comeback, quicker with the walk. One minute sweet, next minute—“Girl, please,” Then I’m laughing so hard I can barely breathe. (stop!) I done slept through storms, woke up with a vision, Made peace with the woman I used to be missing. Had to learn every “no” wasn’t blocking my way, Some doors had to close so I could see a new day. (that’s right!) Family in my heart, God in my prayers, I carry my history but I don’t live there. Every little version that I used to hide Is riding with me now—seat right by my side. (come on!) [CHORUS] City girl, big step, boom! Whole room shake when I walk in the room. Sweet little smile with a dangerous groove, Don’t need permission, I already move. City girl, big step, hey! Turned my yesterday into my runway. Everything I lost made me stronger today, I came too far just to shrink my space. (BIG STEP!) [BRIDGE — DRAMATIC, THEN PLAYFUL] Hold on… Let me slow this down. (shhh…) They see the laugh. They see the hair. They see the confidence. But they don’t know what it cost me to get here. (facts!) I cried where nobody saw. I prayed when nobody knew. I fell down more than once… And still got back up like— “Okay, what we doing?” (HAHA!) [FINAL RAP — FAST, WILD, BUBBLY] Now I’m outside with the whole thing jumping, Walk through the spot and the bass start thumping. I got a little bit of crazy, little bit of class, Little bit of “move” when I step on the gas. (skrrt!) I don’t need a crown, I got stories for days, Turn pain into punchlines, turn nights into praise. Got the old me, new me, all in the same frame, Every scar got a lesson, every lesson got a name. (tell ’em!) I went from “maybe” to “watch me,” real quick, From holding back tears to talking my slick. And if you ever wonder how I made it this far— Baby, look at my eyes… That’s where the stories are. (WHEW!) [FINAL CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE] City girl, big step, boom! Whole room shake when I walk in the room. Sweet little smile with a dangerous groove, Don’t need permission, I already move. City girl, big step, hey! Turned my yesterday into my runway. Everything I lost made me stronger today, I came too far just to shrink my space. (AYYY!) Big step! (big step!) Head high! (head high!) Still me! (still me!) All mine! (that’s right!) [OUTRO — SPOKEN, GIGGLING] Stomp once… For everything I survived. Stomp twice… For everything still coming. (yeah!) And three times… For the woman I became. Now turn that music up— I’m not done yet. (HAHA! LET’S GO!)
