[Verse 1] I grew up where the fences bent Where the front door stayed half-unlocked Learned young how to move that weight How to run when the sirens talked Mama prayed while the door stayed shut Daddy gone, so I made my own Found my name in a little blue bag Found my home in a cold cell floor [Pre-Chorus] Every step was a lower slide Every deal took a piece of me I was chasing that easy lie Till the judge said "time" and set me free [Chorus] HOPE DEALER, hope dealer I was lost, now I lead them HOPE DEALER, hope dealer I trade chains for a reason (hope dealer) (hope dealer) From the wrong road, I came back (hope dealer) (hope dealer) Now I pull my brothers out [Verse 2] Seen my friends on the block fall hard Seen them love what was killing them Seen the young ones copy my scars I was teaching the dark to win Then a Bible in a bunkhouse drawer Then a prayer in the midnight hush Heard my name like I never did Heard a love I couldn't outrun [Pre-Chorus] Every tear was a broken key Every jail door finally shook I was more than the worst I've done When I read what mercy took [Chorus] HOPE DEALER, hope dealer I was lost, now I lead them HOPE DEALER, hope dealer I trade chains for a reason (hope dealer) (hope dealer) From the wrong road, I came back (hope dealer) (hope dealer) Now I pull my brothers out [Bridge] Now I sit with the ones in pain I know that look, I wore it too I tell them "brother, you can live" I tell them "there's another you" One call can break that cycle One hand can lift a life If I made it out that fire Then you can make it out alive [Final Chorus] HOPE DEALER, hope dealer I was lost, now I lead them HOPE DEALER, hope dealer I trade chains for a reason (hope dealer) (hope dealer) From the wrong road, I came back (hope dealer) (hope dealer) Now I pull my brothers out
