Hardlegs Daryl Da Dropout (Fire Cut)

[Start] [Verse 1] I tried pretending curves had me confused Soft little waistlines, perfume in the room Everybody talking like, “Boy, she fine” I nodded real quiet with a lie in my spine Respect to the ladies, just not my lane Ain’t nothing wrong, ain’t nothing strange I know what I like, finally saying it clear Been swallowing truth for far too many years Give me track shorts, calves like stone Basketball stance, walk like home Solid shoulders, workday sweat That kind of strong I don’t forget Seen him stretching by the corner gate Had my whole brain buffering late Ain’t no mystery, ain’t no phase I like men, and I like what strength displays [Chorus 1] Hardlegs, hardlegs Yeah, I noticed that Standing there solid Like the sidewalk had a six-pack Hardlegs, hardlegs Tryna act real cool But them thighs built honest Got me breaking my own rules I ain’t ashamed I ain’t confused I like what I like And I’m telling the truth [Verse 2] Gym bag swinging, tank top low Forearms talking like they got somewhere to go He picked up a box like it owed him rent I almost forgot every word I meant This ain’t romance, this ain’t deep This ain’t wedding bells playing in my sleep This is young and dumb and looking too long Then looking away like I did something wrong But I ain’t doing wrong by having eyes Ain’t hurting nobody by catching a vibe If he ain’t interested, cool, that’s law Respect don’t weaken the wanting at all I spent years scared of my own damn head Editing pronouns before they got said Now it’s 2026, I’m tired as hell Closet got rent and I’m breaking the lease myself [Chorus 2] Hardlegs, hardlegs Yeah, I’m looking back Standing there solid Like the sidewalk had a six-pack Hardlegs, hardlegs No, I ain’t that smooth But them thighs built dangerous Got me telling the whole truths I ain’t ashamed I ain’t confused I like men, damn right And I’m done acting brand-new [Verse 3] Homies might clown, I already know Some gonna laugh with a crack in the joke Some gonna switch up, some gonna freeze Some gonna quote stuff they don’t even read Uncles got opinions, cousins got memes Barbershop silence when the truth walks in clean Somebody’s whole brain gonna short-circuit bad Like my business broke the country in half Fine. Let it spark, let it smoke I’m not living my life as somebody else’s joke You got a problem? Keep that mess on your side I've had enough shame and I’m evicting it tonight Except Mama… [pause] Mama better— Ohhh God. Not Mama. Mama got that look that can fold up a soul Make a grown man six and a hallway cold I can fight the world with my chest out wide But Mama say “Daryl?” and I’m twelve inside [Bridge] I hope she remembers I carried them bags Helped with the babies when the week went bad Missed my own childhood keeping lights in the room Learned how to cook from a box and a spoon I hope she don’t think I turned into less Just ’cause the truth finally left my chest I’m still your son, still trying my best Just tired of living with both hands pressed [Verse 4] So yeah, I like dudes with the strong-leg stance Jeans sitting right, got me losing my plans Runners, movers, warehouse kings Those hard-work bodies doing regular things I like the jawline, I like the grin I like when confidence walk on in I like hands rough from a real long day I like deep voices saying my name Not a sermon, not a tragedy Not your debate club category Just a young man finally getting free And maybe flirting irresponsibly Consent still king, don’t get it twisted If no ain’t clear to you, stay home and miss it But if yes show up with a smile that lands I might forget how to use my hands [Final Chorus] Hardlegs, hardlegs Yeah, I said all that Standing there solid Like the sidewalk had a six-pack Hardlegs, hardlegs No, I ain’t playing cool Them thighs built righteous Got me living in my truth I ain’t ashamed I ain’t confused I like men, full stop And I’m done paying dues Hardlegs, hardlegs Let the whole block know I been scared too long Now the scared part go If they got a problem Fuck ’em, that’s fine Except Mama... [pause] I’m giving Mama time. [Outro] Hardlegs on the sidewalk Truth in my chest Still a little nervous But I said what I said [End]