Everything on the Line

Verse 1

Block

Cold concrete

Scraping nickels for the rent

I walk a heavy mile

My stomach growls

Empty fridge and heavy debt

I got nothing

I got no one

Waiting on a lucky break

Broken bottle glass

Shiny under the street lamp

One chance left

One path to take

No safety net beneath my feet

Chorus

When it is all you got

When it is all you got

Everything on the table

Everything on the line

When it is all you got

When it is all you got

Verse 2

Rats

In the walls

Scratching through the plaster

My knuckles bleed

My spirit is raw

Dirty sneakers

Hungry eyes

Watching for the law

I am starving

I am hunting

I am pushing through the mud

Hard knocks

Heavy heads

Basement smells like stale beer

It is mine

Only mine

The only way is up

Fear is just a shadow now

Chorus

When it is all you got

When it is all you got

Everything on the table

Everything on the line

When it is all you got

When it is all you got

Bridge

No plan B

No exit door

Just the grit

Just the dirt

Just the core

I stand tall

I stand here

I stand fast

Verse 3

Lies

They told us

Life is easy in the sun

The pavement burns

The winters bite

I carve a name

Into the brick

Into the stone

Into the night

Winning is the only choice

Losing is a grave

Pockets thin

Will is thick

I will not be a slave

I take it all

Chorus

When it is all you got

When it is all you got

Everything on the table

Everything on the line

When it is all you got

When it is all you got

Outro

All I got

Nothing left to lose

Just me

Just the street

Everything

Everything