Porch light flickers, shadows crawl
Raised on rust and drywall
Cold hands knock but don't come in
I learned young not to trust no grin
Ooh, they smile with rotted teeth
But I see what they keep beneath
Mama pawned the heater for the rent
Said "the cold just makes you tougher, kid."
Uncle Lou on the couch again
Talkin' to ghosts, burnt spoon in his hand
I got jump-rope scars on the gravel lot
He got a pistol stashed in the flower pot
Night comes down like a blacktop tide
And we all pray the wires don't spark inside
Porch light flickers, shadows crawl
Raised on rust and drywall
Cold hands knock but don't come in
I learned young not to trust no grin
Ooh, they smile with rotted teeth
But I see what they keep beneath
Trash fire sermons from a toothless priest
Told me the devil wears police
Kids sell rock like it's lemonade
While grandma sleeps with a switchblade
One sock, two roaches in my shoe
I'd cry but that's what the weak ones do
Walk past bodies like they street décor
Can't tell if they dead or just high on the floor
I seen more coffins than I seen cake
Smile for the school pic, try not to shake
We dance to sirens, sleep through screams
Dreams don't come when you're scared to dream
Porch light flickers, shadows crawl
Raised on rust and drywall
Cold hands knock but don't come in
I learned young not to trust no grin
Ooh, they smile with rotted teeth
But I see what they keep beneath
Yeah, I see what they keep beneath