Track 3 of the album Rush Hour · 2018
Fresh Laces, First Day
“New-shoe-smell is a feeling nobody can fake. Skye's hook here is basically the first-day-of-school bell.”
trap · bounce trap · pep rally · 2:57
Lyrics
Alarm goes off at six, but I was up at five Box on the bed, got that new-shoe-smell vibe Tissue paper crinkle, white leather clean Cleanest pair I ever owned, fresh off the screen Double knot the laces, pull 'em tight, pull 'em right Mirror on the closet door says I'm ready tonight Not tonight, today, first day of the year New school, new block, new me standing here Step on the stairs, hear the echo ring Every single step got a little bit of swing Fresh laces, first day, walking like I own the street Fresh laces, first day, got a rhythm in my feet Don't you step on my shine, don't you cross my line Fresh laces, first day, and the whole wide world is mine Bus stop crowd looking down at my toes Little nod from a stranger, yeah, the whole row knows Saved up all summer, mowed the lawns on the block Mama counted quarters in a coffee sock Puddle on the corner, I jump it like a pro Dry on the other side, yeah, watch me go Hallway like a runway, lockers on parade Every squeak on the floor is a bass line played Step on the stairs, hear the echo ring Every single step got a little bit of swing Fresh laces, first day, walking like I own the street Fresh laces, first day, got a rhythm in my feet Don't you step on my shine, don't you cross my line Fresh laces, first day, and the whole wide world is mine Lunch bell rings and a scuff finds my toe Take a breath, wipe it off, let the moment go Shoes don't make the man, but they lift up the chin Real shine is the way that you walk back in Sit down at a table, where a new face smiles Ask me where I got 'em, talk for a while Funny how a pair of kicks can open up a door Now I got a friend and I wasn't looking for more Mama said walk tall, walk kind, walk true Laces come untied, tie 'em up, start anew Scuffs gonna come, that's just proof you moved Fresh today, tomorrow, still got the groove Fresh laces, first day, walking like I own the street Fresh laces, first day, got a rhythm in my feet Don't you step on my shine, don't you cross my line Fresh laces, first day, and the whole wide world is mine Fresh laces, first day Yeah, tie 'em up and go Fresh laces, first day Walking home slow