GOT 5

Mmm
Mmm
Mmm
Slide on slow
Mmm
Whoa
Oh

Right above the streetlight glow
Wallet thin tonight, friends
But I still got five
Yeah, I got five

Brother, pour me somethin' brown, let me rest
I'm the kind that strikes a flame when the night won't bless
Bottle clouds heavy lungs when I pull it deep
Got a little in my palm, but it won't keep

Go fetch the papers, twist it tight and neat
Even broke, I stay sharp from my head to my feet
Spin it 'round the table, let the circle breathe
Tap it once, slide it twice, ritual believe
Chest drum poundin', jungle heart inside
Bottle to my mouth when the world won't slide
When it's time to add more, everybody pays
No ghosts in this room gettin' lifted for days
Crisp five laid flat before the moment's gone
'Cause some folks drain the air 'til there's nothin' on

I walk through crowds with a gleam in my ear
Duckin' empty smiles, false love, plastic cheer
Two coins buys a pull, then you send it back
Sip it slow, mind driftin' off the midnight track
Laughter bend sideways, thoughts turn wide
More weight in my chest than I keep inside

Oh, I got five on it, mmm
That's right, raise your glass, let it be
Yeah, I got five on it
Just to buy some peace
Yeah, I got five on it, mmm
Hold tight, got me sunk, laid flat
Yeah, I got five on it, partner
Let's split that sack

I take a pull when I can, don't lean on luck

So wired to him, believers callin' it clutch
Next roll wrapped thick so it burns real slow
Ash don't bite my skin, let the sorrow flow
Pretty eyes may ask, but they know the toll
Bring your share to the table if you want that soul
I'll be damned if a free ride steals my night
Bring your own fire, friend, this ain't charity light
Don't cradle the moment, pass it on clean
Ease up if your breath gets caught in between

Crack that bottle open, let it talk back
'Cause what's in my veins hates feelin' stacked
Got a test in the mornin', yeah, I know I'm done
Been lost in the smoke since the night begun
Every time with my brother, that cat rolls it wide
But the hard brown truth got me slippin' aside

Oh, I got five on it, mmm
That's right, raise your glass, let it be
Yeah, I got five on it
Just to buy some peace
Yeah, I got five on it, mmm
Hold tight, got me sunk, laid flat
Yeah, I got five on it, partner
Let's split that sack

Easy down, friend, stop at the light, friend
Last night's ghost still ridin' the night train
You fade, I fade, head east and hide
Find a corner where the hours slide
Wish I bought a big share, but my pocket's bare
Still rollin' in a rusty ride, breathin' stale air

Windows clouded, heavy air thick

Kinfolk close, time movin' sick
From the town where the nights don't sleep
We burn it gentle, promise is cheap
Sip that fine brown slow with a lemon sting
Every soul rolled tight, I'm the one who spins
Quick hands fold a leaf, keep the table fed
If you pull from my pile, you better pay ahead
Where I stand is halves, no charity lines

Half for your hurt, half for mine

Oh, I got five on it, mmm
That's right, raise your glass, let it be
Yeah, I got five on it
Just to buy some peace
Yeah, I got five on it, mmm
Hold tight, got me sunk, laid flat
Yeah, I got five on it, partner
Let's split that sack

Mmm
Mmm
Mmm
And I go