⸻ [Intro] (spoken with reverb) Yeah… Sometimes I wonder if I’d even be here… If I didn’t mess up back then. ⸻ [Chorus] (melodic rap) I made some choices I can’t take back, Now I’m standin’ in the rain with a camo pack Told my mama I’d change, I ain’t goin’ back, But I still dream ‘bout the life I never had Wish it was different… but I’m still livin’ Tryna turn pain into somethin’ worth givin’ I’m on this road, yeah, my path was written, But I still dream… yeah, I still dream. ⸻ [Verse 1] (rap – gritty storytelling) Seventeen, runnin’ wild, no plan, Fightin’ in the streets, tryna act like a man Got caught up, judge lookin’ down at me, Said, “Boy, you better change or you’ll never be free” So I signed my name, left my city behind, Now I wake up early just to fall in line Boots on the ground, sand in my teeth, Thinkin’ ‘bout the nights I could barely eat Back home my boys still stuck in the game, While I’m overseas just chasin’ my name It’s a different war, but the pain feels the same, Only difference is the rules and the clothes I claim ⸻ [Chorus] (melodic rap) I made some choices I can’t take back, Now I’m standin’ in the rain with a camo pack Told my mama I’d change, I ain’t goin’ back, But I still dream ‘bout the life I never had Wish it was different… but I’m still livin’ Tryna turn pain into somethin’ worth givin’ I’m on this road, yeah, my path was written, But I still dream… yeah, I still dream. ⸻ [Verse 2] (rap – more intense flow) Dreams of fast cars, city lights at night, Now it’s MREs and a ruck on my right Used to pray for a crib with the gate real high, Now I pray I make it back just to see July I’m proud of the man that I’m tryna be, But I hate that it cost me my fantasies Every stripe that I earn feel heavy on my soul, Every salute is a piece that they never stole I see my past in the mirror, but I keep movin’ on, Even soldiers still dream when the fight is long One day I’ll be free from this chapter’s chains, ‘Til then I keep marchin’ through the storm and rain ⸻ [Chorus] (melodic rap) I made some choices I can’t take back, Now I’m standin’ in the rain with a camo pack Told my mama I’d change, I ain’t goin’ back, But I still dream ‘bout the life I never had Wish it was different… but I’m still livin’ Tryna turn pain into somethin’ worth givin’ I’m on this road, yeah, my path was written, But I still dream… yeah, I still dream. ⸻ [Outro] (spoken, faded) Yeah… No matter where I go, I’ll always wonder what could’ve been. But I’ll keep marchin’.
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