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Cover of Week One, Keys in My Hand

Track 6 of the album Stoop Sale Swagger · 2021

Week One, Keys in My Hand

by Lil Tempo & Skye

“Key in my palm, new lock turning, everything feels calm. A quiet victory and a grown-up one.”

hip hop · hopeful hip hop · new home · 2:41

Lyrics

Bags by the door, the key in my palm
New lock turning and it feels so calm
Bus map folded, I'm learning the lines
Coffee on the corner, I'm doing just fine
Neighbors wave, I don't know their names
But a smile is a smile in any town's frames
Day one stumbled, day two I stood
Day three I found the spot that tastes like good

One more block and I know the way
Every step is a brand new day

Week one, keys in my hand
New town, new plan
Week one, here I stand
Clap it up, I'm gonna land
Week one, keys in my hand
Hey, hey, I can
Week one, here I stand
Louder than I ever planned

Barber knows my name by Thursday
Corner store clerk says I'm a regular, surely
Left too early, still got lost
Found a rooftop view and I'd pay the cost
Mama on the phone says are you eating right
I'm eating tacos by the neon light
Every wrong turn is a story to tell
Every new street rings like a bell

One more block and I know the way
Every step is a brand new day

Week one, keys in my hand
New town, new plan
Week one, here I stand
Clap it up, I'm gonna land
Week one, keys in my hand
Hey, hey, I can
Week one, here I stand
Louder than I ever planned

Boxes still stacked to the ceiling
But my heart is all unpacked
Hands up if you started over
And you never looked back

Week one, keys in my hand
New town, new plan
Week one, here I stand
Clap it up, I'm gonna land
Week one, keys in my hand
Hey, hey, I can
Week one, here I stand
Louder than I ever planned

Keys in my hand
Keys in my hand
Week one, week one
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