[Verse 1] Everybody love you when the tide is comin' in for you Phone start ringin' different when the wire got a been-through I watch who celebrates and I watch who keep a pin, too Not with paranoia, just with pattern recognition, true Twenty-plus years in the game taught me the vintage rule The louder the promises, the shorter the interval Real ones never pitch me, they just build and they visible Talk is a currency inflatin', I only deal in principle [Chorus, sung haunting] Small circle, small circle Velvet rope around my peace, it's not personal Small circle, small circle Everybody's welcome to the show, not the rehearsal [Verse 2] I done seen partners flip when the equity got serious Seen smiles turn to filings, that's the business, I ain't furious Just careful with the doorway now, call it the experience Every scar's a syllabus if you read it with the seriousness My table's got the day ones, the family, the spiritual Everybody at it earned it through the winters, that's the ritual Trust is compound interest, one withdrawal and it's minimal That's why my deposits go to people who been literal [Bridge, low] It's not cold, it's clear Everything I guard is everything that's dear
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