All right, son

Since you liked that last story so much

I reckon we've got time for one more

Somewhere along the way

My friend quit living for other people's approval

He started seeing the world wider

Than them polished halls and rehearsed prayers

We grew up around

Music did part of it

Heartbreak did too

Most folks ain't cool, son

Just scared

Scared to stand too firm

Think too different

But not him

He took every rumor and hard lesson

And turned it into something positive

That's when the boy everybody thought they understood

Became somebody they couldn't ignore

And that was Overtime