[Verse 1] They told me, "Work your hands raw" So I did, from ten years old Clock in, grind down, keep my head low Chased that gold they sold Got every blister, every bruise Kept my mouth shut, kept my shoes worn thin Now I look back at the line I drew And I can't find success in it [Pre-Chorus] I gave the years I paid the price But the door stayed shut And dimmed my light I said "one day" They said "keep faith" Now I'm staring at An empty place [Chorus] I did my time I did my time Still here in the dark I did my time I did my time And I got no place park They said "work hard" I said "okay" Now I'm the man That got no money [Verse 2] I see it in the mirror In the unpaid shape of my face Every friend got a ladder Mine broke off in the same place No lucky break, no hand held out No nod, no call, no sign Just another day of biting down On a life that isn't mine [Pre-Chorus] I gave the years I paid the price But the door stayed shut And dimmed my light I said "one day" They said "keep faith" Now I'm staring at An empty place [Chorus] I did my time I did my time Still here in the dark I did my time I did my time And I got no place to park They said "work hard" I said "okay" Now I'm the man That got no money [Rap Interlude] Yo, I was raised on a promise and a handshake grin Then the years stacked up and the cracks came in Sweat on the floor, still the bills got mean Every win I chased got pulled from the scene No crown, no plaque, no seat at the table Just a name on the wall and a dream gone unstable They told us "push through," now look at the cost I did everything right and still came up lost [Bridge] Maybe I'm not broken Maybe I was sold A map with no road And a future turned cold I scream at the ceiling I laugh at the shame If luck has a face Then it don't know my name [Final Chorus] I did my time I did my time Still here in the dark I did my time I did my time And I got no place to park They said "work hard" I said "okay" Now I'm the man That got no money I did my time I did my time Still here in the dark I did my time I did my time And I got no place to park
