Paper Cut Friends

Lyrics

Intro
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Count it twice, then count it again
If you came for the handout, don't come in

Verse 1
I keep the ledger, every favor got a fee
You wore a smile while you were betting against me
Now the door got a code and your name got erased
I can read fake love from the look on your face

You want a seat when the table got gold
I built this room when the weather turned cold
No borrowed coat, no borrowed crown
I made my own lane, don't slow me down

Pre-Chorus
Move, move, get out my way
I got deposits landing every day
Talk cheap, but the numbers don't lie
I don't need a hand, I just multiply

Chorus
Stay out the way, stay out the way
Fake friends fold when the money gets paid
Stay out the way, stay out the way
Fake little love, I don't need it today
Ms. independent, I handle my own
Built this empire from a cracked phone
Stay out the way, don't reach for my flame
I make my money, I make my name

Verse 2
He said, “Baby, let me help,” I heard “give me control”
I don't trade my peace for a hand on the wheel
I pay my own rent, put the gas in the tank
If the promise needs pressure, then the promise is fake

You switched your tone when the checks came through
Now you call me sister, I don't know you
Keep that staged affection, keep that borrowed concern
I don't chase what leaves, I let the bridge burn

Pre-Chorus
Move, move, get out my way
I got deposits landing every day
Talk cheap, but the numbers don't lie
I don't need a hand, I just multiply

Chorus
Stay out the way, stay out the way
Fake friends fold when the money gets paid
Stay out the way, stay out the way
Fake little love, I don't need it today
Ms. independent, I handle my own
Built this empire from a cracked phone
Stay out the way, don't reach for my flame
I make my money, I make my name

Bridge
No savior, no sponsor, no man on the throne
I sign my own papers, I sleep in my own home
If you bring confusion, leave it at the gate
My peace costs more than your whole little fake

Final Chorus
Stay out the way, stay out the way
Fake friends fade when the money gets paid
Stay out the way, stay out the way
Fake relationships get cut from the frame
Ms. independent, remember the name
I built this fire, I carry the flame
Stay out the way, don't reach for my lane
I make my money, I make my name

Outro
Count it twice
Lock the door
No more favors
No more yours