[Verse 1] I came up on cracked sidewalks Shoes too small, still I outwalked Every doubt that tried to hold me Made a map out of the old me Mama said, "Keep your head straight" I said, "Watch me set the bed straight" From the block to the bright stage Same heart, just a louder page I learned pain got a short lease I learned pride from a broke feast Now they see me with the chin high Same kid, just a different sky [Pre-Chorus] Hold up, let it spin now Look where the smoke blew in now I was down, but I’m up now Hear that crowd when I cut through? [Chorus] Take a look back Look where we started Take a look back Heart still unguarded Take a look back Now we stand taller Take a look back Tell ’em we made it farther Take a look back We were the underdogs Take a look back Now they all want the odds Take a look back No, we didn’t fold Take a look back Watch that story get told [Verse 2] Cold nights, cheap lights, big dreams Empty fridge, full of big schemes I was broke, but my will stayed Every bruise made a steel frame They laughed loud, I stayed quiet Built my name in a hard diet Every loss turned to lesson Every scar turned to blessing Now the same ones who ignored me Try to stand right here before me I don’t need them in my corner I got roots, I got armor [Pre-Chorus] Hold up, let it spin now Look where the smoke blew in now I was down, but I’m up now Hear that crowd when I cut through? [Chorus] Take a look back Look where we started Take a look back Heart still unguarded Take a look back Now we stand taller Take a look back Tell ’em we made it farther Take a look back We were the underdogs Take a look back Now they all want the odds Take a look back No, we didn’t fold Take a look back Watch that story get told [Bridge] One for the nights we lost sleep One for the ones who believed me One for the road that broke us Still we rose with focus If they ask how we got here Tell ’em truth, make it crystal clear We kept moving through the pressure Made a crown out of the weather [Chorus] Take a look back Look where we started Take a look back Heart still unguarded Take a look back Now we stand taller Take a look back Tell ’em we made it farther Take a look back We were the underdogs Take a look back Now they all want the odds Take a look back No, we didn’t fold Take a look back Watch that story get told [Final Chorus] Take a look back Look where we started Take a look back Heart still unguarded Take a look back Now we stand taller Take a look back Tell ’em we made it farther Take a look back We were the underdogs Take a look back Now they all want the odds Take a look back No, we didn’t fold Take a look back Watch that story get told
