FLOOD WATCH

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Intro

Flood watch on the nine-five-four Whole county soakin'

Verse 1

Six AM, Sunrise Blvd already humid as a coffin lid Puddles on the curb got that brown tint like the brick Mami at the bus stop, scrubs on, third shift just ended Her boy catchin' cases on Broward, she don't even know yet Walked past the Shell on Commercial, Trey bag behind the counter Fourteen, eyes dead like the fish market on Dixie AC broke since April, fans just push the hot around That's Fort Lauderdale, part they skip in the brochure

Pre-chorus

Water comin' up again Every drain backin' up with the same old Smell it 'fore you see it

Chorus

Flood watch, water at the door Nine-five-four stay drownin' but we still pour Flood watch, Lord, it never stop Every gutter full of somethin' the city forgot Flood watch

Verse 2

Lost Deon on a Tuesday, regular degular Tuesday No beef, no motive, just a stray off the I-95 His girl posted fly high with the dove emoji We all double-tapped it like that fixed somethin' Still got his last text, pull up to Wings Plus on Davie I screenshot it sometimes, drunk at three AM Grief is a luxury when rent due on the first Landlord don't speak English but the eviction notice bilingual

Pre-chorus

Water comin' up again Every drain backin' up with the same old Can't outrun what's already inside you

Chorus

Flood watch, water at the door Nine-five-four stay drownin' but we still pour Flood watch, Lord, it never stop Every gutter full of somethin' the city forgot Flood watch

Verse 3

Two phones, one charger, bathroom at the Chevron Mama think I'm doin' Uber, I let her think that Forty-eight hours no sleep, pupils wide as Alligator Alley Check spot on Oakland Park, lady don't ask questions She peel the fifties off her thumb slow Same thumb got a Bible verse tattoo, Proverbs somethin' Prayin' at the table then flippin' underneath it SoFlo special, guilt with no apology

Verse 4

My daughter drew our apartment, colored the walls yellow Even though they beige Stuck it on the fridge next to the FPL shutoff notice She asked why the lights play hide and seek I said baby, they just restin' That lie sat in my chest like swamp water New condos on Federal, four hundred K Same ocean I can smell for free from the block My view got a Dollar Tree and a teddy bear zip-tied to a sign City renovate everything except the people in it

Bridge

Seventeen names in my phone that don't ring back Seventeen flood watches and I'm still in the water Don't know if that's strength or just too stubborn to leave

Chorus

Flood watch, water at the door Nine-five-four stay drownin' but we still pour Flood watch, Lord, it never stop Every gutter full of somethin' the city forgot

Verse 5

I could leave, cousin in Atlanta got a couch Every time I pack a bag I unpack it by midnight Who gon' walk Mami to the bus stop when it's dark? Who gon' check on Trey mama when she ain't eat? This ZIP code raised me crooked but it raised me Owe it somethin' even if it owe me more Stand in this flood watch, water to my chest Salt water, sweat, tears, can't tell the difference Smell like the ocean, smell like Overtown after the storm Same thing

Outro

Flood watch Nine-five-four Still here though

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