Lyrics
You see that little box of chalk she wanted from the Dollar Tree?
The one with all the purples? Man, that used to be a mountain to me.
I'm sendin' you this message through the static and the engine hum,
'Cause Maya asked 'bout grandpa, and my whole damn jaw went numb.
I bought her three of 'em today, just threw 'em in the cart,
No checkin' my account, no cold-sweat panic in my heart.
It's different now, the lug nuts tight, the pressure's holdin' air,
But I still feel that phantom pull, that rust beyond repair.
[Chorus]
And you ain't here to see it, right?
You ain't here to see your granddaughter sleepin' through the night.
Got the heat on seventy, got the tank on full,
But every damn receipt just feels like payin' what you pulled.
[Verse 2]
Remember workin' on that broke-down Civic, hand slick with grease?
You told me, "Son, the key's in the timing, that's how you find your peace."
Well the timing's off, the belt is frayed, been that way since that Tuesday
In November, when the Grady Hospital call blew out my whole fuse-bay.
Now I'm the one who gets the call, the repo or the crash,
Hookin' up some other daddy's dream, turned to metal trash.
I wipe the steering wheel, I smell the stale perfume and smoke,
And wonder if they left behind a note before it broke.
[Chorus]
And you ain't here to see it, right?
You ain't here to see your granddaughter sleepin' through the night.
Got the heat on seventy, got the tank on full,
But every damn receipt just feels like payin' what you pulled.
[Bridge]
Did you think about the torque spec? The pressure on the frame?
Did you ever stop to wonder if she'd even know your name?
She does. I point you out in pictures, a ghost in the machine,
This high-test fuel I'm runnin' on can't burn the memory clean.
[Outro]
The alignment's off...
Still pullin' to the right.
About Deacon Keyz
Deacon Keyz learned to play piano in his grandmother's East Atlanta church, but life had other plans. At 18, the birth of his daughter Maya put his musical dreams on hold for a decade of warehouse shifts and late-night tow truck runs. His music is made in the hours after she's asleep, blending sanctified organ loops with the sound of the city he navigates every day. These are lullabies from the…
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