[Verse 1] In a future we live in, I move with intent I know what it costs, so I spend every cent I see the small blessings in the plate, in the bed In the roof overhead and the name on my head Never take it for granted, I keep my eyes wide One hand on the wheel, one hand on the pride I learned from the cuts, from the cracks in the floor What you lose in a second can change you at core I respect all the finer things, clean like a ritual Sharp suit, firm handshake, every detail critical Gold on the wrist, but the soul stay solid If I touch what I built, then you know I modeled [Pre-Chorus] I remember the hunger I remember the rain Now I count what I hold And I guard it the same [Chorus] In a future we live in I don't waste a thing In a future we live in I respect everything Finer things, finer things (finer things) Never let them slip away [Verse 2] I came from the corner where the talk was cheap Where a promise got light and the nights got deep So I stand on my word like a brick in the wall If I rise, then I rise with the weight of it all Manners in the room, but the pressure still there Calm face, cold stare, like a king with care I seen men fold when the money got loud I stay low, stay real, stay proud in the crowd Every glass, every watch, every coat that I wear Got a story in the seam, got a scar in the care And I never act bored when the table is set 'Cause a life like this ain't a thing you forget [Pre-Chorus] I remember the hunger I remember the rain Now I count what I hold And I guard it the same [Chorus] In a future we live in I don't waste a thing In a future we live in I respect everything Finer things, finer things (finer things) Never let them slip away [Bridge] If it came from the grind, then I treat it like gold If it came from the mud, then I know what it holds No careless hands, no fake applause Just a hard-earned calm with a clenched-up jaw [Chorus] In a future we live in I don't waste a thing In a future we live in I respect everything Finer things, finer things (finer things) Never let them slip away
