Outside

Intro] (Spoken) Still… You know what’s crazy? Before you… Outside was just a place. Now… Outside got your smile in it. [Verse 1] I wake up before the sunrise, Steel doors singing me awake. Same old concrete… Same old numbers… Same routine I can’t escape. Kitchen lights… Burning my eyes. Clock don’t care how slow it goes. Everybody think I’m used to it… They don’t know. ‘Cause every minute I ain’t hearing your voice… Feel like somebody stole tomorrow. You don’t know How many nights You been the reason I ain’t drowned in my own thoughts. [Pre-Chorus] Girl… You walked in Without a key. Didn’t knock… Didn’t force it… Just loved a man Everybody else already judged. [Chorus] You became my outside… My blue sky through these bars. The place my mind runs Whenever life gets hard. When this cell gets heavy… When this world ain’t fair… I close my eyes… You’re already there. You became tomorrow… Before tomorrow came. And somehow… You made freedom Sound like my name. [Verse 2] Wish I could hand you little things… Flowers from the gas station… Coffee in the morning… Late-night drives with nowhere planned. Instead… I’m giving you promises. And I know… Promises don’t hold your hand. So thank you… For believing When believing wasn’t easy. For loving the version of me Still trying to become Who I already see. [Bridge] One day… No countdowns. No collect calls. No goodbyes because the clock said so. Just… “What you wanna eat?” “You wanna ride?” “You wanna sit outside And watch nothing happen?” Girl… I’d give anything For ordinary. [Final Chorus] You became my outside… Even while I’m locked inside. You became the proof Some prayers survive. If love could tear these walls apart… You would’ve done it From the very start. So if you’re ever wondering What keeps me fighting… It’s hearing… “Hey, baby…” And remembering… Somebody out there Still says my name Like it’s home. [Outro] (Soft spoken) I know these walls Hold my body… But they don’t hold Where my heart goes. It’s with you. Always.