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SALT & SMOKE lyrics
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Intro
Salt and smoke, 954
Verse 1
Feet in the sand but my mind still on the block Salt crust on my Jordans from the A1A walk Bonfire lit off driftwood we dragged from the dock Three AM and my phone dead but I ain't need no clock Lil homie just got back from a two-year bid Handing him a plate, he eat like a starving kid Smoke thick in the air mix with ocean mist Telling stories that the courtrooms never gon' get
Pre-chorus
The tide pull back, the truth come out When the fire crack, we don't hold nothin' down
Chorus
Salt and smoke, that's all we got, all we got Fire on the sand, we give it all we got Salt and smoke, they can't take this spot, nah, nah This the only place the hurtin' stop Salt and smoke
Verse 2
Maria brought her baby out, he sleeping on her chest Said the landlord changed the locks, tonight she need the rest Dre still walking with that limp from the Sunrise crash But he laughing right now, that's the thing that never last Embers float up like they tryna leave the hood If ashes could make it out, believe me, we all would Sand got my fingernails dirty like I'm digging graves Nah just reaching for the cooler, passing drinks, getting saved
Pre-chorus
The tide pull back, the truth come out When the fire crack, we don't hold nothin' down
Chorus
Salt and smoke, that's all we got, all we got Fire on the sand, we give it all we got Salt and smoke, they can't take this spot, nah, nah This the only place the hurtin' stop Salt and smoke
Verse 3
Used to do this off Dania Beach when we was fifteen Stealing firewood from the Publix lot, you feel me Same circle but the faces change, that's what hurt T-Money got forever, Keisha moved, Pops in dirt Salt still taste the same when it hit your lip Smoke still burn your eyes if you sit too close to it Funny how the ocean don't care what you going through It just keep on coming back, I guess that's what I do too
Verse 4
I ain't gon' lie, some nights I come here just to cry Let the waves eat the sound so nobody ask me why Got a whole career on paper but it's crumbling Telling everybody I'm good but my stomach stinging Salt on my face, don't know if that's the ocean or the tears Smoke in my lungs, been carrying this weight for years But right here with my people and the fire going I can let it fall apart and nobody gon' be knowing
Bridge
You ever notice how the fire don't judge It just burns whatever you feed it We all burning something tonight Might as well burn it together
Chorus
Salt and smoke, that's all we got, ALL WE GOT Fire on the sand, we give it all we got Salt and smoke, they can't take this spot, NEVER, NAH This the only place the hurtin' stop Salt and smoke, salt and smoke
Verse 5
Sun cracking the horizon, 954 still breathing Somebody throw that last wood on, we ain't leaving Sand in every pocket, ash on every shirt I swear to God tonight was the best kind of hurt Handshakes turn to hugs when the fire die slow You realize these people here the only ones that know Where you really been, what you really carry Hold 'em tight, this life don't always tarry
Outro
Salt and smoke Salt and smoke 'Til the water take it back
Inside the recording
Salt and smoke, 954
The tide pull back, the truth come out When the fire crack, we don't hold nothin' down
Salt and smoke Salt and smoke
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