[Verse 1] I came up with a pocket full of empty Borrowed time, borrowed shoes, no plan Mama said, “Baby, keep your head low” So I learned how to stand Paid rent with a grin and a promise Coughed up hope in a one-room dream Now the same hands that shook in the cold Set the whole table clean [Pre-Chorus] We were counting crumbs Now we count these miles Every little scar Turned into my style I been low, I been lean I been lost in the seam Now I step like a spark Through the smoke of that scene [Chorus] From nothing to something Watch me rise, watch me rise From nothing to something Got that fire in my eyes From nothing to something Yeah, I built it with my hands From nothing to something Now you see who I am [Verse 2] I knew the sound of an unpaid bill I knew the weight of a held-back breath I knew the taste of “maybe tomorrow” And the fear in the chest But I kept a song in the back room Kept a shine in a chipped-up cup Every dark day tried to slow me down I kept showing up [Pre-Chorus] We were counting crumbs Now we count these miles Every little scar Turned into my style I been low, I been lean I been lost in the seam Now I step like a spark Through the smoke of that scene [Chorus] From nothing to something Watch me rise, watch me rise From nothing to something Got that fire in my eyes From nothing to something Yeah, I built it with my hands From nothing to something Now you see who I am [Bridge] No silver spoon Just grit and grace No easy road Just a harder place But the sun don’t ask What you lost before It just turns the weak Into gold on the shore [Chorus] From nothing to something Watch me rise, watch me rise From nothing to something Got that fire in my eyes From nothing to something Yeah, I built it with my hands From nothing to something Now you see who I am