[Verse 1]
Used to count my change
In a tipped-over jar
Killing time at the quick-stop counter
Dreaming hard but stuck in park
Hand-me-down blue jeans
And a burnt-out truck
Everybody saying
“Know your place
Kid”
I just smiled and tightened up
[Chorus]
Now I’m leveled up
Turned my losses into love
Put my heart into the dirt
’Til it bloomed right out the mud
From the back row to the front
You can hear us coming up
Yeah
We bled
We broke
We toughened up
Now we leveled
Leveled up (oh yeah)
Now we leveled
Leveled up
[Verse 2]
Mama’s voice on the phone
“Boy
You eating alright?”
I said
“I’m feeding every doubt I had
To the middle of the night”
All the “you ain’t built for this”
All the “you’ll be back by fall”
I turned every single word they threw
To a tattoo on my soul
[Chorus]
Now I’m leveled up
Turned my losses into love
Put my heart into the dirt
’Til it bloomed right out the mud
From the back row to the front
You can hear us coming up
Yeah
We bled
We broke
We toughened up
Now we leveled
Leveled up (hey!)
Now we leveled
Leveled up
[Bridge]
Hands up high
For the ones still stuck
For the midnight prayers
Who ain’t felt enough
Every scar you hide
Is a stripe you’ve earned
Every wrong-side road
Is a corner turned
[Chorus]
Now we’re leveled up
Turned our losses into love
Put our hearts into the dirt
’Til they bloomed right out the mud
From the back row to the front
They can feel us rising up
Yeah
We bled
We broke
We toughened up
Now we leveled
Leveled up (leveled up)
Now we leveled
Leveled up