The Wake - Billy Woods

I stand in this booth in a moment we call now

At the same time, pedaling to school as a child

Under a canopy of jacarandas, it ain’t change much

Colorful trees still surround us, L’s get touched

Baby-faced, staring out the window of a school bus

Twenty years later, same wistful look but shackled up

Bearded down, momma kissed his forehead good luck

Tears anoint the crown

He lied to her anyway and toasted that night over pounds

Sterling, whispers in whirlwinds

Polaroid pictures, edges curling

At the auction

The contents of one storage space, sight unseen, going once

Sixteen, seventeen, cracking Philly Blunts

Half the smarts, but twice the heart

Look at the picture, eyes had a spark

Sputtering, at the bar mutterin'

Money comes and goes

Broke today, but tomorrow who knows?

Ten years ago she was just some hoe

Five years after that, I’m in love

And if you asked me today, I could give a fuck

Go figure

Ahhhhh

Sorry I ain’t make the wake, yeah I know

A dollar short and 24 hours late

Trying to live my whole life in '98

Your moms watchin' me clean my plate

But there ain’t no seconds

I’m at the ATM emptying my checking

I’m eleven years old firing a weapon

Dad’s hand on my shoulder, smoke in my nose

Got older, went from chocolate to dro

Now if it ain’t flight, it’s a no go

Bigger, Faster, Stronger

I seen old friends start working with the po-po

Just goes to show

I could go back tell myself everything I know

But me at 23 would probably shrug a shoulder

Put stoge to fire like you’re preaching to the choir

V-Mega was spitting through the wire

Like, don’t even wet that

It ain’t about no get-back

We doing digits on Route 90

Late for your wedding

Sitting in the morning sun with that good Otis Redding

Th-th-th-this music

Th-th-this music

I-i-is so much

I-i-is so much bigger than me

B-b-b-bigger than me

B-b-bigger than me

Th-th-th-this music

Th-th-this music