Parking Lot Lessons [1]

[Intro] Cold nights in the parking lot, studying beats Now these memories just feel like a disease Trust turned to dust, yeah, I learned it the hard way Should've known better when you stayed extra late, ayy [Verse 1] Thought we was brothers in them practice rooms Sharing dreams and trading loops, what a fool You was taking notes while I poured my soul Not for the craft, but to steal the whole fucking show USB drives full of my sound While I'm thinking we're building something profound Four years deep in this music grind Now I see those study sessions was just buying time [Chorus] Parking lot lessons hit different now (different now) When trust gets corrupted, can't turn it around (turn it around) Thought we was building, you was breaking down (breaking down) Every melody I shared, you took underground Damn, these parking lot lessons hit different now [Verse 2] Remember them late nights at the lab? While I'm mixing tracks, you was plotting bad Got my fingerprints all over your sound But you act like we never shared common ground Deleted your number, blocked your page Funny how a friend becomes a stranger these days My fault for being naive with my art Should've seen the snake behind that student ID card [Bridge] Now my beats got trust issues Every collab feels suspicious Hard drive locked, walls up Can't let nobody close enough Yeah, yeah [Verse 3] Your whole career built off stolen files While I'm rebuilding from your betrayal child But thank you for teaching me early This industry's dirty, these vultures circling Now I move different, create alone Trust nobody with these headphones Parking lot empty, just like before But this time I know what I'm studying for [Outro] Cold nights in the parking lot, different beat Now these lessons keep me on my feet Trust turned to wisdom, yeah, I learned it the hard way And I'll never let another snake get near my wave, never