[Verse 1: billy woods]
Dead man's shoes, double dare you to rock 'em
Slip 'em on smooth, they gon' fit no problem
They always do
It's like they were made for your two feets, kids laid out in the streets, no kicks, limbs askew
That's how they did my cousin in '86, auntie saw it on the news
He had one on, one off, it was by the bare foot that she knew
My wife said, "The baby feet look just like you"
And I thought about that when they went to sleep, I cried too
Dog-eared Timberland boot
Sauconys on a Brooklyn stoop
In pretty good shape, toothbrush the suede
Mouth full of toothpastе, lookin' in the mirror like, "I know my day comin', I pray it's not today"
Seen 'em coming likе, "Hold on, hold on, wait," ain't no way
Doctor read the X-rays while you read the doctor's face
I rock a clean pair of socks every day just in case

[Chorus: billy woods]
Born alone, die alone, no matter who your mans is
Hope he live long enough to tell it to his grandkids
Born alone, die alone, no matter who your mans is
Hope he live long enough to tell it to his grandkids
Born alone, die alone (Born alone, die alone)
Born alone, die alone (Born alone, die alone)

[Verse 2: billy woods]
I had a zipper brick on the night stand, woke to a pile of twelve 12s
It had a skunky smell, shoemaker in the L's
I'ma go back in time, tell that young boy, "Give 'em hell"
If it's a fight, fight to the bell
Peep the six-CD carousel, Skytel pager, my eyes well
I wager he never realized he was talkin' to himself (Just as well)
Back in the present
Bustin' open a pack, fingers sticky with resin
I've heard it all before like Russian peasants
That's that loop for you
That's what the loop do
Sebb Bash pulled it out the dollar bin where he had his stash, handed it to Al and said, "Track two" (It's true)
History never repeats, it do rhyme though, tryna catch the loop
Loophole like a gun show
Dropped out of JUCO like it's donezo, puto
Let's get it out the mud
Son was barefoot by the end of the month (You know how it always goes, you know how it goes, you know how it goes)
[Outro: billy woods]
Born alone, die alone, no matter what your plans is
Born alone, die alone, no matter what your plans is
Hope he live long enough to tell it to his grandkids