Under the light

Mmm

Oh-oh-oh

Under the lights I started with

a dream and a ball in

my hand Practicin' alone so I

could learn where I stand Early

in the mornin',

after school into the night Two

hundred and fifty shots 'til the

rhythm felt right My friends were

on the court and I wanted

to belong So I trained in

the silence,

then I brought it to the

song Shootin' guard vision,

learnin' how to score But the

game kept askin' me to give

a little more You can't wait

for the moment,

you prepare for the chance You

can't reach the ceiling if you're

scared to advance The people that

surround you can lift you or

pull you down So I chose

the ones who helped me hold

my ground Under the lights,

I was made for this Every

early mornin',

every shot I missed When the

game gets faster,

I refuse to fold I keep

my heart steady,

I keep my hands cold Under

the lights,

let the whole world see The

work I put in when it

was only me I may not

control how the story goes But

I can control how I answer

when the pressure shows I

tore my ACL and the whole

world slowed No runnin' down the

court, no familiar road I didn't

know how to rest,

didn't know how to stay still

I was used to chasin' every

challenge up the hill Before the

hardwood, soccer was the dream Europe

in my vision,

wearin' someone else's team But you

can't give two dreams every piece

of your soul Sometimes you choose

one road so you can reach

your goal

Under the lights,

I was made for this Every

early mornin',

every shot I missed When the

game gets faster,

I refuse to fold I keep

my heart steady,

I keep my hands cold Under

the lights,

let the whole world see The

work I put in when it

was only me I may not

control how the story goes But

I can control how I answer

when the pressure shows Older

players taught me how to read

the floor How to know when

to speak and when to give

more I learned to play guard,

I learned to play four If

the team needed somethin',

I could give them more I

never dropped a skill,

I only added to the game

Changed my role,

kept my purpose,

kept my name The speed got

quicker, but I learned to adjust

Every coach,

every teammate,

every lesson built trust I woke

before the sunrise,

caught the bus,

chased the day Found out discipline

means doin' it anyway Not because

you feel like it,

not because it feels right But

because your future is built in

the unseen fights I sacrificed the

easy nights The extra laughs,

the casual life But the people

I met became the best part

of the ride The game may

end, the seasons change But real

friendships stay the same Under the

lights,

I was made for this Every

early mornin', every shot I missed

When the game gets faster,

I refuse to fold I keep

my heart steady,

I keep my hands cold Under

the lights,

let the whole world see The

work I put in when it

was only me I'll keep showin'

up when nobody knows The person

you become is the work you

hold So find what you love

and give it your best Stay

close to good people and let

go of the rest The lights

may fade,

but the lessons remain Every step,

every setback,

every drop of rain Under the

lights, I'm still becomin'

Under the lights,

I'm still runnin'