[Intro — Spoken Word | Warm, nostalgic] Yeah… This ain’t that picture-perfect love. This that come outside, I’m on the block love. That you ate? love. That I got you, don’t worry about it love. Love with a little dirt on its shoes… A little struggle in its pockets… But a whole lotta color in its heart. [Verse 1 — Sing | Smooth Soul Spoken Word → Soft Sing] We grew up where the streetlights came on, Mama said, “Baby, better get your tail home.” Radio playing that slow-jam sound, Two young hearts falling while the sun went down. You had your fresh white tee and your sneakers clean, I had my little hoop earrings, smelling sweet. You’d walk me home, talking ‘bout forever, We didn’t have much… But somehow, we had everything together. [Pre-Chorus — Soft, melodic] We laughed through the pain, Danced through the rain, Made memories outta minimum wage. A little bit broke, A little bit wild, But you could make me smile… [Chorus — Soulful / Big vocals] That was colorful hood love, Red like the fire when we couldn’t agreeeeeeee…… Blue like the nights you were missing meeeeeee…….. Yellow like sunshine when you came around, Green like the dreams we were chasing downtown. Purple like the bruises life left on our hearts, But we still found beauty in the broken parts. Black, white, brown—every shade, every touch, We ain’t have a lot… But baby, we had love. [Verse 2 — Sing / Conversational Spoken Word → Soft Sing] Corner-store candy, two for a dollar, You’d spend your last just to make me holler. Sitting on the steps till the moon got high, Talking ’bout our future underneath that sky. We fought sometimes—yeah, we did our thing, Slammed a couple doors, said some hurtful things. But before the night could turn cold and long, One of us would whisper, “Baby… come on home.” [Spoken Word — Raw, intimate Spoken Word → Soft Sing] See… Hood love ain’t always pretty. Sometimes it’s loud. Sometimes it’s stubborn. Sometimes it’s two people trying to heal while they learning how to love. But that’s what made it colorful. We painted our memories with red arguments, blue tears, golden laughs, green dreams… And somehow— through every damn shade— we kept choosing each other. [Bridge — Soul / Spoken Word → Soft Sing, emotional] Ooooh… We didn’t need no mansion, Didn’t need no diamond rings… Just your hand in mine and a little faith in our dreams. When the lights got low, You were my candle. When my heart got cold, You were my warmth. When this world got heavy, You said, “Baby, lean on me…” [Chorus — Full Soul | vocal runs] colorful hood love, Red like the fire when we couldn’t agreeeeeeee……. Blue like the nights you were missing meeeeeeee……… Yellow like sunshine when you came around, Green like the dreams we were chasing downtown. Purple like the pain that we learned to survive, Gold like the moments that kept us alive. Every scar, every kiss, every tear, every touch— We ain’t have a lot… But baby, we had us. [Outro — Spoken Word → Soft Sing] And if I could go back… I’d take that same old block. Those same cracked sidewalks. That same corner store. That same streetlight… I’d take the arguments. The laughter. The struggle. The late-night conversations. Because somewhere between the pain and the passion… We created something money couldn’t buy. Hood love. Not perfect love. Not easy love. Just colorful love… Our kind of love. ❤️🔥 [Soft vocal] Mmm… colorful hood love… Every shade of you and me… Colorful hood love… That’s the way it used to be…
