Backroom Ledges

[Verse 1] I read the room first Then I move, not fast Old mates switch up For a slimmer bag Came up round mouths that lie And hands that clap So I keep mine clean But my mind stay strapped In the tea-room glare I see who’s in play One word, one nod Can shift the weight Paper on my route Got to earn that plate Still I watch my back When I pocket tape [Pre-Chorus] No noise, just steps No shine, just proof Who’s there for the grind? Who turns on you? I seen those smiles go thin When the bill come due So I keep my circle tight And my face ice-cold too [Chorus] Keep it cold Keep it cold Keep it cold No loose ends Keep it cold Keep it cold Keep it cold Loyalty pays [Verse 2] Money talks low But it talks all day One wrong link in the chain And it all decays They love your name Till the rent needs paid Then they fold their hands And they walk away I don’t do grand vows I do show and prove If you say you’re with me Better hold that truth Every bridge I cross Got a watchman view Every pound I chase Got a price on it too [Pre-Chorus] No noise, just steps No shine, just proof Who’s there for the grind? Who turns on you? I seen those smiles go thin When the bill come due So I keep my circle tight And my face ice-cold too [Chorus] Keep it cold Keep it cold Keep it cold No loose ends Keep it cold Keep it cold Keep it cold Loyalty pays [Bridge] Late-night calls Bring bad intent Half these “brothers” gone At the first complaint I don’t need praise I need sense One hand on the bag One eye on the fence [Final Chorus] Keep it cold Keep it cold Keep it cold No loose ends Keep it cold Keep it cold Keep it cold Loyalty pays