Текст песни
Headphones on in the basement room
Old-school records shaking the walls
Dreams written down in crooked lines
Like ancient symbols on my wall
Only kids on our side of town
Blasting soul through a cracked car door
Mom would wait in the parking lot
While we counted coins from the corner store
Friday nights with folded bills
Planning how we'd make it big
First jobs mowing neighbor lawns
Saving up for something bigger than this
When the new release finally dropped
We stayed up memorizing lines
Reading every word inside
Like scripture for a different life
That's when I knew I had to write
Just wanted to be like my hero
All those memories we hold
Nobody else would ever know
You don't know what it feels like
Walking miles in these shoes
Man, I miss those days
But we were tougher than leather
Tougher than leather
I miss those days
But we were tougher than leather
Tougher than leather
My teenage years were lesson plans
Rewind the track, then write it down
Studying every breath and bar
Learning how to shape a sound
You see the climb but not the craft
The work behind the rise
That's okay, at sixteen
I didn't take advice
Just let me chase the dream
If it's real, we'll meet again
When we're standing side by side
On the same side of the fence
Keep the fire burning bright
Even when it feels like doubt
I'm not perfect, never was
But I found a way out
You've been searching all your life
For someone else to save you
But strength was in your hands
Even when it broke you
Trust yourself through the storm
When it feels like you'll surrender
That's the moment you discover
You're tougher than leather