Lyrics

Uh, yeah, uh, uh
Uh, uh, yeah, uh, uh
Uh, yeah

Ten years old, eyes locked on the sun
Thinking the battle was already won
High expectations, a mountain of glass
Told myself the hunger was the only thing that'd last (Uh)

But the twenties hit hard like a rhythmic stomp
Ambition in the soul, moving through the swamp
Engine at the redline, fire in the veins
Running through the cities and the wide-open plains

(Ooh, the blueprint was a golden design) (Uh)
(But reality was waiting at the end of the line)
It's a long way up, it's a long way home
Finding the rhythm in the steel and the stone (Uh)

I touched the peak, I held the trophy in my hand
But success is just a castle built on shifting sand
Disappointment came in waves, a cold-filtered light
Losing sleep in the middle of a digital night (Uh)

Some doors wouldn't open, some bridges just burned
Learning that a legacy is something that is earned
The stomp is still there, but the boots are worn thin
Facing the mirror and the ghost of who I've been

You stop checking the clock
You start to love the knots in the wood
Acceptance isn't the end of the road
It's just the moment you realize
The road was the destination all along
The wins... the losses... they're just the grain

Yeah, yeah, now I'm handing the spark to the next in the queue
Showing 'em the map, making sure the lines are true
Nurturing the flame while I step to the side
Watching the horizon with a quiet kind of pride

The architecture's finished, the foundation is deep
Promises to the future are the ones that I keep
The beat goes on, but the harp stays sweet
Walking through the shadows of a familiar street

(Ooh, the blueprint was a golden design) (Uh)
(But reality was waiting at the end of the line)
It's a long way up, it's a long way home
Finding the rhythm in the steel and the stone

(Uh) Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go
Lets' go