Brunt of the Heat

Lyrics

[DAN] I've been stuck in my bills, and I'm stuck in my rhymes Stuck in the stories that help me to climb Climb to the top of my privileged class If I don't fall off So, I'm running in place, and I'm hiding my face Hoping one day I'm winning first place I'm sick of the silver and sick of the bronze Climbing the ladder, the way to the top I'm taking the brunt of the heat Taking the horse by the reins Taking the tide by the waves Feeling the pulse in my veins I've been fighting and I've been beat I won't stop until I reach the top They will know me for being more than just A lonely boy I've been workin' each day to make my dad proud Sayin' the right things but never too loud Hoping one day, when I raise my hand That they might hear me But I grew up in Brooklyn, they're on the East Side With all the luxury money can buy When I walk past them, they don't know my name Searching and scanning for every sign I'm taking the brunt of the heat Taking the horse by the reins Taking the tide by the waves Feeling the pulse in my veins I've been fighting and I've been beat But I won't stop until I reach the top They will know me for being more than just A lonely boy And I thought here we go again I guess we're starting from the end Start and stop it brick by brick Then never think of you In my head, in my heart Girl, you're tearing me apart And though I don't come from a legacy My love for you runs endlessly I got my future on my mind But this girl's staring in my eyes When will I finally be— When will she finally see— That I'm enough? Am I enough? I've been fighting and I've been beat I've been trying to compete But I will not stop until I make him Proud Taking the brunt of the heat Doin' the best that I can Taking the tide by the waves Slowly becoming a man I've been fighting and I've been beat I won't stop until I reach the top They will know me for being more than just A lonely boy I'll be enough Finally enough I've been stuck in my bills, and I'm stuck in my rhymes Stuck in the stories that help me to climb Climb to the top of my privileged class But I won't fall off