Borrowed Roofs

[Intro - Low guitar] A roof above me. Still couldn't settle. [Verse 1 - Uneven rap] Different couch, same bag near the door, Didn't put much down on somebody's floor. People coming through, nights running long, Trying to judge where I did and didn't belong. Some were using, some were falling apart, I was fifteen keeping watch in the dark. If the mood switched, learnt to make myself scarce, Didn't know safe, knew "better than out there." Borrowed blanket. Borrowed space. Couldn't borrow a future from that place. Grateful for shelter, still frightened within it, Both fit together when you're living in it. [Build - Drums rise] Don't mistake a roof For somewhere you can rest. Hold one beat— Then put the weight in the next. [Chorus - Shouted drop] BORROWED ROOFS! NO ROOTS! BAG BY THE DOOR AND DIRT ON MY BOOTS! ONE MORE NIGHT! ONE MORE PLACE! STILL LOOKING FOR A HOME THAT KNOWS MY FACE! [Verse 2 - Fast bursts] Learnt to wake early, learnt to leave tidy, Learnt not to ask if they wanted me Friday. Stayed out longer so I didn't take room, Then wondered why I felt far from everyone. Watched things happen I didn't understand, Copied the grown-ups who couldn't even stand. Not every person there meant me harm, But a kid needs more than an open arm. Needs someone sober enough to see, What the whole situation's teaching him to be. I carried those rooms into houses I owned, Took time to put the bag away at home. [Bridge - Guitar only] First time I unpacked And didn't check the door, Felt like I had something I'd never had before. [Final Chorus - Full drums] BORROWED ROOFS! NO ROOTS! BAG BY THE DOOR AND DIRT ON MY BOOTS! ONE MORE NIGHT! ONE MORE PLACE! STILL LOOKING FOR A HOME THAT KNOWS MY FACE!