Sacrifices

Four A.M. on the highway, windows down, can't hear the noise

The whole city sleepin' but I'm up chasin' bigger joys

I remember that goodbye, the sound of your key on the counter

I wasn't lookin' at the clock, I was lookin' at the power

You said I loved this hustle more, said you could feel the distance

You saw a dream in my eyes, but it replaced your existence

And it hurt, yeah, you know I felt that weight, that's real

But I gotta build the floor before I know how the ceiling feels

Had to choose the paper trail, had to choose the long road

You were a blessing, but I had a different code

So I had to chase the gold instead of you

I told you, baby, I got things I gotta prove

Can't risk a setback, not when the mission's this high

I'll pay the price for this life under the midnight sky

Had to chase success, had to sacrifice the sleep

'Cause I knew the promises I make are the ones I gotta keep

Now I got the office view, got the watch, got the new things

But the space next to me is empty, you're not where the phone rings

I gave up your hand for the blueprint, traded comfort for the call

You wanted forever, I needed a minute to stand tall

Wasn't about the money, it was about the worth

Building something solid, laying ground on this earth

It's a lonely throne, they don't teach you that part in the climb

But I knew if I failed, I'd lose you and all of my time

Maybe one day when the empire's set, when the dust clears out

I can show you what all this sacrifice was truly about

But for now, it's just me and this dark studio light

The price of the future is being alone tonight

So I had to chase the gold instead of you

I told you, baby, I got things I gotta prove

Can't risk a setback, not when the mission's this high

I'll pay the price for this life under the midnight sky

Had to chase success, had to sacrifice the sleep

'Cause I knew the promises I make are the ones I gotta keep