[Intro] [Verse 1] Redhead kid with the hand-me-down coat Hole in the sleeve, whole world in his throat Mama on the floor, foil, lighter, smoke Fridge full of nothing but expired hope Sleeping in a car at the grocery lot Counting up cans like they counting up shots School called home, but the number got blocked He just learned early how to pick his own locks Twelve years old with a too-old stare Bruises on his arm, ash in his hair Ask him who he trust, he say "I don't, I can't" Only thing that showed up was the warrants, not his dad [Chorus] From the gutter to the ground I run Rust-stained crown, I was branded young Had a rap sheet longer than the love I got But I’m writing new lines, yeah, I’m changing the plot From the sirens to the sunrise now Same red hair, but I stand proud I was lost in the dark, now I’m staking my claim I ain’t stuck in that story, I’m rewriting my name [Verse 2] Probation before graduation Mugshot looked like a graduation Seventeen, cuffs biting into his wrists Public defender mispronouncing his gist Juvenile bunk, concrete pillow Carved his mama’s name in the paint on the window Turned eighteen with a felony Carry that like a melody [Pre-Chorus] But he stared at that mirror like, "This ain’t it" Saw a man in the making in the cracked glass split Every scar spelling out "you can quit, or climb" Heart beating like a hammer, started working on time [Chorus] From the gutter to the ground I run Rust-stained crown, I was branded young Had a rap sheet longer than the love I got But I’m writing new lines, yeah, I’m changing the plot From the sirens to the sunrise now Same red hair, but I stand proud I was lost in the dark, now I’m staking my claim I ain’t stuck in that story, I’m rewriting my name [Bridge] Now he stack paychecks, not charges (uh) Got a little place, got a couple spare carpets Helps kids on the block with their homework sheets Tells them, "You ain’t what they say in the heat" (nah) Still hears mama in the corners of his mind Still feels cold nights from a long, hard time But he walks that line like a tightrope flame One step, two steps, never going back the same [Chorus] From the gutter to the ground I run Rust-stained crown, I was branded young Had a rap sheet longer than the love I got But I’m writing new lines, yeah, I’m changing the plot From the sirens to the sunrise now Same red hair, but I stand proud I was lost in the dark, now I’m staking my claim I ain’t stuck in that story, I’m rewriting my name

Rewrite My Name