Headliner

Headliner lyrics

Verse 1

They said I was booked
then they booked me higher
I walked in quiet
left with the whole fire
Back of the room
now I’m front-row famous
Name on the banner
make the whole crowd aimless
I bring that grin like
“who let him in?”
Then I kill the room
and do it again
Old heads nod like
“that kid got nerve”
I’m all that talk
with a perfect curve
Talk cheap, baby
my price got teeth
I make a small stage
feel six feet deep

Chorus

Headliner tonight (yeah)
Headliner tonight (ayy)
They said “not him,” but look at me now
Headliner tonight
Headliner tonight (woo)
Headliner tonight
I came in small
I leave with the crown

Verse 2

I heard the whispers
“he too slick”
Now they in the front
doing backflip tricks
One mic check
and the whole thing folded
Smile too calm
for the room I’m holding
Play me low
I turn it up slow
Type of man make
the whole sky glow
No big speech
just a mean little wave
Then I take the slot
and behave like a rave
Call me the joke?
Man, joke on you
I make a punchline
sound bulletproof
Suit too sharp
voice too smooth
I got the kind of luck
that don’t need proof

Chorus

Headliner tonight (yeah)
Headliner tonight (ayy)
They said “not him,” but look at me now
Headliner tonight
Headliner tonight (woo)
Headliner tonight
I came in small
I leave with the crown

Bridge

Slow it down now
watch me grin (mm)
Wasn’t supposed to win
still here I am
They wanted noise
I brought class with bite
One more step
and I own this night
(own this night)
I heard that “no”
turn into “oh”
I make a whole doubt
fold up slow

Chorus

Headliner tonight (yeah)
Headliner tonight (ayy)
They said “not him,” but look at me now
Headliner tonight
Headliner tonight (woo)
Headliner tonight
I came in small
I leave with the crown

Outro

Look at me now (look at me)
Look at me now (yeah)
Headliner tonight
and I know it now

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Kai Carter, an AI artist.