Crinkled Tens

[Intro]
[Verse]
Black ink under my nails
Rust belt wind in the sails
Stencil on a paper plate
I was never gonna wait
They said "Stay inside the yard"
Life is supposed to be hard
But I got a different view
In my worn out dusty shoe
Needle clicking in the shed
Hearing what the doubters said
Now I'm flipping through the stack
And I'm never looking back
[Pre-Chorus]
Gas light blinking on the dash
Fingers smelling like the cash
I don't need a limousine
To feel like a local queen
[Chorus]
Counting up the crinkled tens
Making peace with all my sins
Scuffed up Nikes on the stage
Turning over every page
Yeah I'm messy, yeah I'm loud
Making every shadow proud
Got that honey in my throat
Sailing in a leaky boat
[Post-Chorus]
Sold out, gold out
What they gonna say now?
Sold out, gold out
Yeah we found a way now
[Verse]
Remember "Never leave the block"?
Now I'm checking on the clock
Sold the tickets in an hour
That's that tattoo artist power
Old friends looking kinda strange
Asking how I made the change
Told 'em "Keep the bitter juice"
I just let the spirit loose
No fake flex, just the grit
Every single piece of it
Sub bass rumbling in my bones
Building up my own glass thrones
[Pre-Chorus]
Gas light blinking on the dash
Fingers smelling like the cash
I don't need a limousine
To feel like a local queen
[Chorus]
Counting up the crinkled tens
Making peace with all my sins
Scuffed up Nikes on the stage
Turning over every page
Yeah I'm messy, yeah I'm loud
Making every shadow proud
Got that honey in my throat
Sailing in a leaky boat
[Bridge]
Trumpets screaming through the fog
Used to be the underdog
Permanent like ink on skin
This is how we really win
No fake flex, just the truth
Wasted all my restless youth
Now the 808 is sliding
No more running, no more hiding
[Chorus]
Counting up the crinkled tens
Making peace with all my sins
Scuffed up Nikes on the stage
Turning over every page
Yeah I'm messy, yeah I'm loud
Making every shadow proud
Got that honey in my throat
Sailing in a leaky boat
[Post-Chorus]
Sold out, gold out
What they gonna say now?
Sold out, gold out
Yeah we found a way now
[Outro]