인디고 헤이즈 Indigo Hayes

Promise in the Alley

I grew up where the sirens never really sleep,

Concrete taught lessons that a book can’t teach.

Boys I knew got lost in the cold street heat,

But something in my chest kept pullin’ at my feet.

Could’ve ran with the ones who never made it back,

Could’ve slipped into the shadows of the wrong track.

But a whisper in my soul said, “Keep your heart intact,”

So I carried all my scars in a worn-out backpack.

I could’ve gone the wrong way,

But something held me straight.

Through the nights and through the pain,

I chose a better fate.

And every step I took from the gutter to the map,

I’m standin’ here today

That’s the proof of the right path.

Some nights I felt like the block owned me,

Dreams too small for a kid like me.

Pavement was the pillow where we laid our grief,

But I kept a little hope tucked under my sleeve.

Watched brothers fall to the promises of quick cash,

Saw futures burn fast like a match in the trash.

I ain’t perfect, man, I stumbled in the flash,

But I rose again, made peace with my past.

I could’ve gone the wrong way,

But something held me straight.

Through the nights and through the pain,

I chose a better fate.

And every step I took from the gutter to the map,

I’m standin’ here today

That’s the proof of the right path.

Maybe it was faith, maybe it was love,

Maybe just a voice that I never heard enough.

Didn’t say a name, but it lifted me above

Turned a broken kid into a man tough enough.

I could’ve gone the wrong way,

But something held me straight.

I ain’t who I used to be

I found my better place.

From the alleys to the skyline, never lookin’ back,

I’m breathin’ proof tonight

This is the right path.