[Hook: Steamrolling maul-fisted male MC, loud, steamrolling, pulverizing kick] Wrong house comes down so a right one can stand Maul in my hands and dust on the plans I measured twice and still built a lie Now I swing until the studs say goodbye [Verse 1: Steamrolling maul-fisted male MC, steamrolling, loud, bark snare] Bought the lot with a handshake and a truck full of pride Framed it fast like the wood owed me a ride Level said I was golden, square said I was fine Then the door would not close and the floor had a spine Neighbors watched me grinning with a nail in my teeth I was building a future with a wobble underneath Now the permit is a ghost and the bank wants a talk So I brought the maul home for a long honest walk [Hook: Steamrolling maul-fisted male MC, loud, steamrolling, pulverizing kick] Wrong house comes down so a right one can stand Maul in my hands and dust on the plans I measured twice and still built a lie Now I swing until the studs say goodbye [Verse 2: Steamrolling maul-fisted male MC, steamrolling, heavier] First wall took an hour, second wall took my back Third wall took the photo of the night I broke ground, fact I am not destroying hope, I am deleting a draft Some mistakes need a hammer, not a soft little laugh Lumber can be honest when you ask it the hard way Every stud I set crooked has a invoice to pay Sweat in my eyes, plaster snow in my hair I am dating my failure in the open air [Verse 3: Steamrolling maul-fisted male MC, coffee can, steamrolling, guitar scrape cuts out] Last wall, last swing, something hollow in the hit Coffee can in the cavity, rusted where it sits Kid handwriting on a scrap, folded seven times Do not quit when it looks stupid, you will get it right in time I read it in the wreckage with the maul across my knee Pulverizing kick comes back, that kid was talking straight at me [Bridge: Steamrolling maul-fisted male MC, loud, steamrolling] Wrong on purpose, right on purpose Both are work, both will hurt us Can in my pocket, note in my chest Next house gets measured like I mean it best [Hook: Steamrolling maul-fisted male MC, loud, steamrolling, pulverizing kick] Wrong house comes down so a right one can stand Maul in my hands and dust on the plans I measured twice and still built a lie Now I swing until the studs say goodbye [Outro: Steamrolling maul-fisted male MC, spent, bark snare rings out and fades] Do not quit Kid knew [End]