Shadow On The Sidewalk

(Intro)

I been walking like the city owes me something,

Concrete prayers in the cracks, sayin’ nothin’.

Late train thoughts and a coffee that’s cold,

Every dream I had felt a decade old.

(Verse 1)

But I keep showin’ up, buttoned shirt, half tucked,

People talk success like it’s bottled-up luck.

Some days I feel it, most days I fake,

Smile like a loan I ain’t ready to take.

(Pre-Chorus)

Mirror says “you’re doin’ fine,”

Phone says “work overtime,”

Friends say “rest, unwind,”

But I scroll and scroll and lose my mind.

(Chorus)

I just want peace like a quiet song,

Played at the bar when the night feels long.

Tell me I’m more than a check or a call,

More than a shadow just glued to a wall.

Oh-oh, life moves fast like a broken Roomba—

Wait, what? Yeah, a broken Roomba.

(Interlude)

You ever feel like that?

Spinning in circles, bumpin’ chair legs

Battery low, actin’ like you’re legit?

(Verse 2)

The city got moods like a jazz improv,

One day sweet, next day it’ll rob

You blind—of your time, your plans, your pride.

But I still ride. Still slide in with that tired stride.

(Bridge)

And I don’t know what makes it worth it.

But I keep movin’ like the world’s still turnin’.

Not for the gold, not for the glory—

Just tryna rewrite a tired story.

(Chorus)

I just want peace like a quiet song,

Played at the bar when the night feels long.

Tell me I’m more than a check or a call,

More than a shadow just glued to a wall.

Oh-oh, life moves fast like a broken Roomba—

Yeah, I said it… a broken Roomba.

(Outro )

Might be silly.

Might be true.

But if I gotta spin, I’ll choose the view.