Leavin Lyrics by Rod Wave
I ain’t gon’ lie
I love this *** so much
This ***— this *** for lovin’ nobody
I love all of my fans and *** (I’ma rock with— huh)
I just did this for all the times, just wanted to let ya know (I’ma rock with ya)
Snakes around partners (Uh)
[Verse]
I got real war wounds, all my life feelin’ pain (Yeah)
Holes in my shoes came from walkin’ through the rain (Yeah)
It’s a real dirty game, snakes look like friends
Solid ***, might bend for a blue benjamin (Yeah)
Lost my right hand, that *** killin’ me the most (Yeah)
How I stay afloat with a hole in my boat? (Yeah)
Niggas throwin’ low blows when your back against the rope
***, try and play you close just so they can cut your throat
This life *** so confusing, I go for what I know (Ooh)
I never trust a *** and I never love a ho
Ain’t nobody that I’m trusting
Drugs in my body, I don’t want to feel nothing
Pain deep inside me, I should have kept running
Crackers gotta free me, the end of discussion
He mad about a feature, tell them, motherfuck ’em
Mafia livin’, I got love for my youngins
Lil glizzy out the window, *** niggas get to ducking, they taco
On the road to the riches (Dodgin’ pot holes)
You got the devil on your back? It’s snakes in your grass
Noonie, slow down, don’t crash, Noonie
And It’s so lonely at the top, everything changed on me
I don’t *** with them niggas, so they hate on me (Woah, oh)
Mama this your baby, could ya pray for me?
I’m leavin’ again (Better pray for me), but this time don’t wait on me (On me)
Don’t (Oh, no, no), I’m leavin’, leavin’ again (Yeah)
This time don’t wait on me (Oh, don’t leave)
Don’t wait on me (Yeah)
Don’t wait all day (For a rap ***)
Don’t wait all day (*** a rap ***)
This time don’t wait on me (I don’t wanna rock with ya)
Don’t wait on me (Yeah)
Leavin’, leavin’ again
This time don’t wait on me (Yeah, wait on me)
Don’t wait on me
The Meaning of “Leavin” by Rod Wave
Rod Wave just dropped “Leavin,” and man, it hits you right in the chest from the first note. It’s a raw, single-track confession that feels like he’s pulling these words straight from a still-bleeding wound, arriving six months after “Sinners” with that same heavy, soul-baring weight.
I got real world wounds, all my life feeling pain / Hoes in my shoes, came from walking through the rain
He opens with that, and you can almost feel the weariness in his voice. It’s not just about past hurt; it’s about carrying it every day, about trusting no one because even friends might be snakes. That line, “Solid *** might be in for a blue Benjamin,” just guts me—it’s the quiet fear that even what’s real can be betrayed for something as cold as cash.
Mama this your baby could you pray for me / I’m leavin again but this time don’t wait on me
That’s the heart of it, isn’t it? He’s telling his mother not to wait, and you get the sense this departure is different. It’s not a physical trip; it’s an emotional exit, a final letting go because staying is just too painful. He’s leaving the person he was, or the hope he had, behind.
In the end, the song feels like a final, exhausted sigh from someone who’s learned that survival means moving on alone. It’s about protecting a heart that’s been broken too many times, even if it means breaking another in the process. You’re just left with the echo of his goodbye, wondering if he’ll ever find a place where he doesn’t have to leave.