Good Again

from Be a Man by Holizna

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lyrics

Oh to be good again
Like being 10 before the world got in
Like being bored in the backyard
The swing was an X-Wing and the house was a Deathstar
Life felt like it was getting to the best part
Still dreamt I'd be SNL's guest star
Oh to kiss my mamma with the mouth
That never said a single cuss word out loud
That never mouthed off to a cop
Never smoked a gram out of a can of pop
Never said that shit I said to my ex
Never got freaky during sex
Oh to feel free again
To feel alike with the light within me again
Before I ever had to wonder what you see in him
Before I ever hit the bottle let the demons win
Oh to look my mamma in the face
With eyes that never seen the shit I'd like to erase
That didn't need a joke to hide pain
That never seen a needle poke a vein

Oh to be good again
Oh to be good

Oh to be good like me
10 years old lost in the TV
To be the very best like no one ever was
Wanted to catch 'em all before I ever caught a buzz
Wanted to be Superman, Batman
Starry eyed day dreaming that I had fans
Oh to hold my momma with the hands
That never had to reach out for food stamps
That never rolled up a twenty dollar bill
Never clocked back a fist over drug deals
Wish I never had wrists in cuffs
Or an STD from a bitch I loved
A guest spot on the wall of shame
At the gas station with thief under my name
Oh to hold my mamma with the arms
That never set off a car alarm
That never held onto life by a thread
over some girl giving some guy head
Oh to be good again
Like being 10 before the world got in
Head resting in my mamma's lap
With her hand in my hair and the world to my back

Oh to be good again
Oh to be good

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from Be a Man, released March 6, 2021

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Holizna Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Holizna is a Pittsburgh based rapper, producer, and multi instrumentalist. Lyrically best described as a poet and storyteller, his songs are rooted in true, unfiltered human experience. Having grown up on the edge of poverty, chasing the middle class “American dream”, he voices a humble, yet undeniable insight into what real life can really look like. ... more