Heart Unsheltered
Yeah…
Uh…
They don't know what I've been through,
man.
They see the clothes,
they see the struggle,
They see a young man with nothing in his hands…
But they don't see what's inside his heart.
I came from nothing…
But I ain't staying there.
Nah.
I grew up broke,
but the house felt rich,
Mama made a meal out of nothing but a wish,
Old shoes on my feet,
had a hole in my kicks,
But we laughed all night,
never cared about the pics.
We ain't have much,
but the love ran deep,
Had dreams so big I couldn't fall asleep,
Now I'm grown up,
got these scars I keep,
And a thousand little problems that I hide beneath.
Everybody judging like they know my story,
Never saw the nights I was drowning in worry,
They want me at the bottom,
never wanted me soaring,
But I'm writing my future,
got the whole world ignoring.
I'm lost in my head,
tryna figure my direction,
Looking in the mirror,
searching for a little reflection,
Everybody got advice, but nobody got a connection,
I'm just tryna find myself while I'm fighting this depression.
They say I won't make it,
they say I'm a joke,
They don't know the pain,
they just see the smoke,
I got fire in my chest,
got a dream in my soul,
And I'm coming for the life that they told me I won't
know.
They don't know me,
they don't know my pain,
I've been walking through the sunshine,
dancing in the rain.
Had a pocket full of nothing,
had a head full of dreams,
Trying to make it in a world that ain't as good as
it seems. They look down on me,
but I'll rise one day,
Turn the tears into power,
put the doubt away.
I was raised with love,
even when we had no gold,
Got a young man's heart and a story left untold.
Yeah, I'm lost right now,
but I'm finding my way,
And I'm gonna make 'em remember my name.
They can talk all they want,
they can laugh, they can hate,
I'm just building my future,
I ain't living by their faith.
Man, these pretty girls got me losing my mind,
One minute it's forever,
next minute she's blind,
Saying that she loves me,
then she leaves me behind,
Got me questioning love like it's all a design.
She said I'm the one,
had me thinking it's real,
Had me opening my heart,
showing her how I feel,
Then she switched up quick,
now I'm trying to heal,
Another lesson learned, another scar I conceal.
Pretty face, sweet smile,
but I don't know the truth,
I'm just a young man tryna find something true,
Tired of being played,
tired of feeling confused,
Giving everything I got,
ending up with the blues.
I ain't saying every girl out here plays these games,
But the ones that did left a mark on my name,
Now I'm building up walls just to shelter the pain,
Wondering if real love even lives in this game.
I don't want your money,
I don't need your fame,
I just want somebody who won't switch when I change,
Who'll be right by my side when I'm stuck in the rain,
Who'll love me for my heart,
not the size of my chain.
I'm tired of the mind games,
tired of the lies,
Tired of seeing fake love dressed up in disguise,
I got so much love that I keep locked inside,
But I'm scared to let it out,
got my guard up high.
They don't know me,
they don't know my pain,
I've been walking through the sunshine,
dancing in the rain.
Had a pocket full of nothing,
had a head full of dreams,
Trying to make it in a world that ain't as good as
it seems. They look down on me,
but I'll rise one day,
Turn the tears into power,
put the doubt away.
I was raised with love,
even when we had no gold,
Got a young man's heart and a story left untold.
Yeah, I'm lost right now,
but I'm finding my way,
And I'm gonna make 'em remember my name.
They can talk all they want,
they can laugh, they can hate,
I'm just building my future,
I ain't living by their faith.
It's 2 AM, I'm staring up at the ceiling,
Trying to
understand
this pain that I'm feeling,
Got a heart full
of love, but the world ain't healing.