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Straw Don't Hold lyrics
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Intro
Straw don't hold when the rain come down The wolf don't care if your intentions was good Build that brick, jit, or he gon' eat good I seen the stick house fold in the wind, heard the screams from the other side of the gate Now I'm the one with the hammer in my hand, rain on my back, but the foundation don't shake
Verse 1
Lauderhill heat sitting on the skin like judgment, I-95 humming like it know the ending Straw house on the block, quick money, quick high, rent paid with a prayer and a late fee Opa-Locka corner store line longer than the hope, Publix sub for dinner 'cause the stove acting funny Court date on the calendar like a bad joke, judge don't care about your "one more time" Family house in Miramar got the lights still on, but the whispers getting louder every visit I was the straw pig then, laughing at the stick ones who tried to plan Wolf circling the zip code, hunger in his eyes, but I had the party on the other line
Chorus
Straw don't hold when the rain come down The wolf don't care if your intentions was good Build that brick, jit, or he gon' eat good I seen the stick house fold in the wind, heard the screams from the other side of the gate Now I'm the one with the hammer in my hand, rain on my back, but the foundation don't shake
Verse 2
Fines stacking like the dishes in the sink, every violation another brick on the chest Phone buzzing with the collection calls, "we just trying to help" while they taking the last Bus on Sunrise full of tired eyes, same faces every morning, same story on repeat I watched my cousin lose the stick house to the system, now his jit asking where daddy went The weight ain't just the rent, it's the look in mama eyes when she see you still playing Wolf at the gate getting bolder every week, and the straw don't even slow him down no more I started seeing the pattern in the rain, every drop a reminder of what I ain't built
Chorus
Straw don't hold when the rain come down The wolf don't knock, he just push through the door Build that brick, jit, or he gon' eat good
Verse 3
Looked in the mirror one night after the lights cut, saw the straw pig staring back All the quick fixes, all the "tomorrow" promises, all the nights I chose the party over the plan The mirror don't lie when the power out, it show you every crack you tried to paint over I was becoming the weight I complained about, passing down the same storm to the next one Family pictures on the wall judging softer than the ones in my head
Verse 4
Decided the wolf don't get this one, started stacking every dollar like it was evidence Cut the late nights, cut the excuses, cut the people who only came when the lights was on Court date came and went, I showed up with receipts instead of prayers The system don't care about your turnaround story, but the brick don't care either It just stand there when the wind hit, when the rain come, when the wolf show his teeth I built it slow, boring, one brick at a time while they laughed Now they asking how I did it, and I tell 'em the same thing every time
Chorus
Straw don't hold when the rain come down The wolf don't care if your intentions was good Build that brick, jit, while you still got time I lost too many to the storm, I ain't losing one more
Verse 5
To the jit on the block with the straw dreams, I see you The party look fun until the lights cut and the wolf at the gate Build the brick house, even when they call you boring, even when the rain feel endless One day you'll be the one with the hammer, and the ones who laughed will be asking for shelter Pass it down, don't let the cycle eat the next one The wolf don't sleep, but the brick don't either
Outro
Rain still tapping the awning But the house don't shake no more
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Straw don't hold when the rain come down The wolf don't care if your intentions was good
Straw don't hold when the rain come down The wolf don't care if your intentions was good
Rain still tapping the awning But the house don't shake no more
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