Sky On My Sneakers

[Intro]
Yeah
Been down before
Now we lookin' up

[Verse 1]
I came from late notices
Cold floors, thin blankets
Mom praying in the kitchen
Bill stacks like blankets

Hand-me-downs, same sneakers
Whole school year, same creases
They laughed at my faded logo
I laughed later from the bleachers

Writing dreams in the margins
Broken pencil, heart sharpened
Every “no” that they tossed me
Turned to fuel in my apartment

Talked to the mirror like, “listen”
You ain’t what you’ve been given
You’re more than that small opinion
You’re built for a bigger vision (yeah)

[Chorus]
I put the sky on my sneakers, watch me run with it
Turned every tear to a river, now I’m done with it
I kept climbin’ through the dark till the sun hit it
I was broke in my soul, now I’m done quittin’

I put the sky on my sneakers, I’m a run-on dream
Every step that I take, breakin’ out that scheme
They said “stay in your lane,” I erased that line
Now I’m chasin’ what I’m chasin’ till the stars align (hey!)

[Verse 2]
They said “be realistic”
That word felt like prison
I traded fear for persistence
Made faith my new rhythm

Took losses, took lessons
Turned Ls into directions
Every setback, every question
Was a map to the blessing

Friends dipped when it got rough
Guess they weren’t built tough
But the quiet nights, solo fights
That’s where I found enough

Now I walk with my back straight
Same kid with a past weight
But I bench-press all that pain
Turn scar tissue to champagne (woah)

[Chorus]
I put the sky on my sneakers, watch me run with it
Turned every tear to a river, now I’m done with it
I kept climbin’ through the dark till the sun hit it
I was broke in my soul, now I’m done quittin’

I put the sky on my sneakers, I’m a run-on dream
Every step that I take, breakin’ out that scheme
They said “stay in your lane,” I erased that line
Now I’m chasin’ what I’m chasin’ till the stars align (yeah)

[Bridge]
This for the kid with the heavy eyes
Clock in, clock out, still fantasize
If they don’t see it yet, that’s alright
Hold that fire till it lights your life

You ain’t your doubt
You ain’t their shame
You’re that voice
That still remains

[Chorus]
I put the sky on my sneakers, watch me run with it
Turned every tear to a river, now I’m done with it
I kept climbin’ through the dark till the sun hit it
I was broke in my soul, now I’m done quittin’

I put the sky on my sneakers, I’m a run-on dream
Every step that I take, breakin’ out that scheme
They said “stay in your lane,” I erased that line
Now I’m chasin’ what I’m chasin’ till the stars align (oh yeah)