Plywood Dreams

[Verse 1]
I bought that lot with a dream and a dented plan
Pockets read empty, still I shook the builder’s hand
He said, “Two months,” then he vanished with the cash
Left me with a frame and a hole in the back

Rain came early, bucket on the kitchen floor
Plywood walls and a warning at the door
My mama said, “Baby, we still make a home”
So I carried every board like a bone

[Pre-Chorus]
Every lie left a scar
Every nail hit hard
But I’m here, still here
With my hands in the dark

[Chorus]
Build it up, build it up
Even broke, we don’t fold
Build it up, build it up
Put hope in the mold
He made promises fall
I’m still raising these walls
Build it up, build it up
Till the roof learns my name

[Verse 2]
Mud on my boots, dust in my lungs
Sleep on the floor where the wiring hung
Called that man, straight to voicemail every time
He left me a blueprint and a perfect crime

Neighbors saw me out there, late with the saw
One brought nails, one brought food, one brought more
We patched that leak with a tarp and a prayer
If the world won’t help, we build air

[Pre-Chorus]
Every lie left a scar
Every nail hit hard
But I’m here, still here
With my hands in the dark

[Chorus]
Build it up, build it up
Even broke, we don’t fold
Build it up, build it up
Put hope in the mold
He made promises fall
I’m still raising these walls
Build it up, build it up
Till the roof learns my name

[Bridge]
I seen days where the fridge was a ghost
Seen shame sit heavy at the table post to post
But I won’t bow to the cracks in the floor
I can hear tomorrow knocking at the door

[Final Chorus]
Build it up, build it up
Even broke, we don’t fold
Build it up, build it up
Put hope in the mold
He made promises fall
I’m still raising these walls
Build it up, build it up
Till the roof learns my name
Build it up, build it up
We were made to remain