Track 6 of the album Porch Steps Full · 2025
Second Chance Handshake, Back on the Block
by Kane Rivers
“Three years of silence and I walked up first. The hook is just the handshake.”
boom-bap · warm boom-bap · hopeful rap · 3:35
Lyrics
Saw Marcus at the corner by the old bus stop Three years of silence, and my pride was on top Words that we threw like bricks through glass Never thought I'd see him walking past He nodded once, I nodded back Heart doing math on the words I lack Spring in the air and the ice is cracking Same old block, but the mood is changing Second chance, handshake, back on the block Some doors close but some just rock Second chance, handshake, hold it tight Wrong turns can still lead to right Second chance, handshake, let it be Old friend, new day, and the sun on me He said I was wrong and I said me too Sometimes the truth is all we can do Shared a slice on the curb like we used to do Laughing at the days when we didn't have a clue Pride is a weight that you can put down Brother, we both been lost in this town Good men stumble, good men learn Seasons turn, and the lessons turn Second chance, handshake, back on the block Some doors close but some just rock Second chance, handshake, hold it tight Wrong turns can still lead to right Second chance, handshake, let it be Old friend, new day, and the sun on me If somebody's name is stuck in your throat Send the text, write the note It might not land, but it might just do What a handshake does when it's coming from you Now we're back at the court on a Saturday Same old jokes and the same old play Lost some time but we kept the love Sunlight pouring from the sky above Don't wait for perfect, don't wait for the sign Reach out a hand, and the rest is fine Second chance, handshake, back on the block Some doors close but some just rock Second chance, handshake, hold it tight Wrong turns can still lead to right Second chance, handshake, let it be Old friend, new day, and the sun on me Back on the block Back on the block