Let the Whole Street Know — DmitriiK

Текст песни

Yeah, came up where the corner store knows my name

Bus brakes hiss by the laundromat door,
Miss Dee counts change on the cracked tile floor.
I learned quick: keep your word, keep your eyes up,
Cold little kitchen, big plans in a paper cup.
My brother said, “Wait till the right time comes,”
I said, “Time keeps moving, so I’m moving with it.”
Two jobs, one coat, rain stitched in the sleeve,
Still walked in proud when they said I should leave.

We came from the blocks where the rent runs high,
Still we hold our ground, still we reach that sky.
When the whole world says that the door stays closed,
We make our own way, let the whole street know.

No silver spoon, just a key to the back gate,
And a late-night shift with a bus running half late.
I put every tip in a jar by the sink,
Made a map on a receipt, drew a line in ink.
Now the same folks wave when I pass that stoop,
Same old steps, but a wider view of the route.
I don’t owe my hope to a lucky break,
I built it brick by brick with the choices I make.

We came from the blocks where the rent runs high,
Still we hold our ground, still we reach that sky.
When the whole world says that the door stays closed,
We make our own way, let the whole street know.

For the ones on the late bus counting each stop,
For the ones with a dream and a shift that won’t stop,
Keep your name, keep your nerve, keep your plans in view,
There’s a place at the table we can make for you.

We came from the blocks where the rent runs high,
Still we hold our ground, still we reach that sky.
When the whole world says that the door stays closed,
We make our own way, let the whole street know.

Let the whole street know.