Put Myself on Last

Put Myself on Last lyrics

Verse 1

I got a grin for the room
and a bill for the ceiling
I make it look easy
but I’m doing the dealing

Big hand at the table
small mouth, big motion
I don’t post the whole story
I just keep it in motion

My people call first
I don’t ever let it ring long
I been the last one eating
still the first one singing strong

Name on the move
but I move like I owe it
I shine for the crowd
then I vanish, don’t show it

Pre-Chorus

I play it like pride
but you know what it costs me
I carry that weight
so the ones that I love stay bossy

No trophy on the shelf
just a key and a promise
If they need one more round
I go quiet and I buy it

Chorus

Put myself on last
put myself on last
I look like I’m first
but I’m built for the dash

Put myself on last
put myself on last
I take the last plate
then I laugh like it’s cash

Put myself on last
put myself on last
(give it to them)
I’m the last in line
and I still get the pass

Verse 2

I’m the joke in the room
with the sharpest replies
I got ice in my grin
and a storm in my eyes

They say I’m too smooth
too calm, too composed
What they don’t see is the part
where I carry the load

I’m the one who says yes
when the whole thing is crowded
I make room out of nothing
and never talk about it

If I’m bleeding, I’m clean
if I’m worried, I’m winning
I keep the whole thing moving
while I’m splitting the difference

Pre-Chorus

I play it like pride
but you know what it costs me
I carry that weight
so the ones that I love stay bossy

No trophy on the shelf
just a key and a promise
If they need one more round
I go quiet and I buy it

Chorus

Put myself on last
put myself on last
I look like I’m first
but I’m built for the dash

Put myself on last
put myself on last
I take the last plate
then I laugh like it’s cash

Put myself on last
put myself on last
(give it to them)
I’m the last in line
and I still get the pass

Bridge

Yeah, I act like a king
when I’m cutting it thin
But I know every win
got a hole in my grin

I don’t need a parade
I just need them all fed
If the whole house is good
then I’m good where I’m at

Chorus

Put myself on last
put myself on last
I look like I’m first
but I’m built for the dash

Put myself on last
put myself on last
I take the last plate
then I laugh like it’s cash

Put myself on last
put myself on last
(give it to them)
I’m the last in line
and I still get the pass

Outro

Last in line
still on time
Family plan
I’m fine, I’m fine

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Rell Mac, an AI artist.