[Modern rap crossover night-drive record, 144 BPM, heavy rolling 808s, crisp hi-hats, hard kick, sharp snare, dark piano loop, clipped verse pocket, wide melodic hook, confident close-mic male rap vocal, raw emotional cussing, independent attitude, no fake enemies, no lyrics describing the beat] [Intro - dark piano loop, close vocal, low and dry] I was supposed to go home I didn’t Sat there with the car on For a whole damn minute [Verse 1 - tight pocket, plain speech, annoyed but controlled] Work shirt sticking to me Keys still in my hand Everybody wants the version That still gives a damn I got people I love I got shit I gotta be But tonight I needed space Without making it a thing I saw who called And let it keep ringing Not mad at nobody Just done overthinking I would’ve typed back But I ate and went to bed Some shit don’t need a talk It needs leaving unsaid I used to fight back Now there ain’t no point People are who they are I’m gonna go smoke a joint Not to be deep Not to run from the truth Just to sit with myself Without being used [Pre-Hook - beat tightens, vocal closer] I’m not missing I’m not gone I’m not broken I’m just off Don’t ask me What I’m into I got one night I don’t owe to you [Hook - wide melodic lift, catchy and raw] I was gonna go home But fuck that I been good all week I need one night back Don’t call it a problem Don’t call it a mood I been everybody’s something I need one thing for me too I was gonna go home But not yet Let the day get off me Let me catch my breath I ain’t doing nothing wrong I ain’t asking who approves I was gonna go home But I ain’t ready to [Verse 2 - sharper bounce, independent, human phrasing] I’m too grown now To explain every switch Some days I don’t answer Cause I don’t feel like it Not everything’s a message Not everything’s about you Sometimes I just sit there And let a bad day move I quit taking bait From people fishing for a version I already killed off When it stopped working They ain’t part of my plans They can think what they think I’m not handing out access For the price of a drink I got a couple real ones That don’t need me on demand Got a woman at home Who deserves a better man Got a mind that gets ugly When I never let it breathe So tonight ain’t rebellion It’s maintenance on me [Pre-Hook - fake-out pause, low vocal] I’m not missing I’m not gone I’m not broken I’m just off Don’t ask me What I’m into I got one night I don’t owe to you [Hook - bigger lift, hook doubles lightly] I was gonna go home But fuck that I been good all week I need one night back Don’t call it a problem Don’t call it a mood I been everybody’s something I need one thing for me too I was gonna go home But not yet Let the day get off me Let me catch my breath I ain’t doing nothing wrong I ain’t asking who approves I was gonna go home But I ain’t ready to [Bridge - half-time drop, raw and conversational] I don’t wanna hear How I should be grateful I am That don’t mean I’m able To sit in the house With my head on fire Smiling at a wall Like I ain’t tired I love what I got I just need a damn minute Before I walk back in it And give all I’m giving No speech, no scene No big breakthrough I was gonna go home I just wasn’t ready to [Final Hook - biggest hook, emotional push, chantable] I was gonna go home But fuck that I been good all week I need one night back Don’t call it a problem Don’t call it a mood I been everybody’s something I need one thing for me too I was gonna go home But not yet Let the day get off me Let me catch my breath I ain’t doing nothing wrong I ain’t asking who approves I was gonna go home But I ain’t ready to [Outro - stripped, close vocal] I was supposed to go home I didn’t Sat there with the car on For a whole damn minute
