[Verse 1: Plumb-lining keel-deep male MC, plumb-lining, steady] Tool crib smells like oil and a pride that does not boast Nephew gets his first solo on the east lot post I could take the marked socket, torque I trust for years Instead I center it in the tray and swallow the gears He thinks the good tools leave with the men who own the route I leave the proof that trust can be a quiet handout Plumb-lining soft through a lesson I will not speech Tray-rattle tick under me like a meter inside the breach [Hook: Plumb-lining keel-deep male MC, loud, plumb-lining] Good socket waits where your hands will find it Not a speech, a tray with the honest grit I came to load my truck and left the fit Drive your first alone, then make the torque legit [Verse 2: Plumb-lining keel-deep male MC, plumb-lining, warmer] Uncle is a job title softer than it sounds Means I already broke the bolts he has not found Means I know which sockets lie and which ones tell Means I skip the sermon and I stock the well Round bass in the crib like a heart inside a box Snappy kick for a morning that still has clocks I do not need him grateful in a text I can quote I need his first job true so the span stays afloat [Verse 3: Plumb-lining keel-deep male MC, tray empty, plumb-lining] Tray empty of everything except the marked one left I look back once, then leave the boy the better heft He will not know until the bolt refuses cheap Then the socket in the tray will earn its keep Spare Socket is a family song without a stage Just a man who measures love in calibrated gauge Keel-deep quiet, truck already on the road Good tools waiting are a lighter kind of load [Bridge: Plumb-lining keel-deep male MC, loud, plumb-lining] Leave the best, skip the speech Nephew learns what the tray can teach Tray empty, socket waits Family in the tolerances and weights [Hook: Plumb-lining keel-deep male MC, loud, plumb-lining] Good socket waits where your hands will find it Not a speech, a tray with the honest grit I came to load my truck and left the fit Drive your first alone, then make the torque legit [Outro: Plumb-lining keel-deep male MC, quiet heavy, tray-rattle tick rings out and fades] Tray empty, still giving Tell the crib we keep living [End]