Silver Promise Lyrics by Presley Haile
Half a mind to go tell your mama
Half a mind to let you learn your way
You were born with a silver promise
And you tarnish it a little every day
I could raise my voice to heaven
Or I could let the silence say
I loved you more than gamblers love sevens
But I won’t lose myself that way
You keep chasing lucky numbers
I’ll keep praying on the stars
You’ll lose the restless hunger
Maybe find out who you are
But don’t take my remembering
As a door to stumble in
I wish you love, but I don’t wish you back my friend
Saw you in a downtown window
Talking big with nowhere to go
Claiming Redding is where you’re heading
Like I ain’t heard that all before
Now I don’t wanna watch you crumble
But I’m not built to be your rails
You can’t keep on blaming bad hands
For the cards that you dealt yourself
You keep counting on those numbers
Like the house might finally bend
Like the next rounds gonna save you
From the shape your standing in
So don’t take my remembering
As a bet to roll or spin
I wish you love, but I don’t wish you back my friend
You said “I’m just waitin’ on my moment
and someone kind enough to stay”
you once swore I was your ticket
Guess I got scratched along the way
Half a mind to go tell your mama,
Half a prayer for where you lay,
You were born with a silver promise,
And I love my peace a little more these days.