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[Verse 1] [confident, conversational delivery] Small town sky but my head up high Kid throwing rocks at the moon nearby No silver spoon, no master plan Just a stubborn dream in a working man Town said quiet, the ceiling stayed low But nobody told me the kid can’t go No locked doors posted, no warning sign So I stepped right over the dotted line Dad came home with the steelwork hands Blueprint wisdom in the calloused plans Didn’t buy the road that my feet would choose But he never once said the kid would lose ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] [building energy] If the gate was closed I just looked once more Sometimes the wall’s just a hidden door ⸻ [Chorus] [warm, triumphant, not aggressive] I didn’t know I couldn’t So I did Didn’t know the door was locked So I slid right in Not brave, not bold, not better or clever Just a kid who didn’t know any better Didn’t know the sky was too high to climb So I put one foot in front of time Never doubted, not even a little I just didn’t know any better in the middle ⸻ [Verse 2] [wry, self-aware, slightly playful] Years went rolling, the road got wide Mainframes humming to the cloud outside Forty years in the data stream Architecting somebody else’s dream They bring the firms with the logos bright I bring a laptop and a sleepless night Team of ten with a slide deck show I fix the thing while the budget grows Still that kid with the curious spark Walking through doors in the quiet dark Everybody waiting for proof or sign I just kept stepping across the line ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] [building energy] They built the walls but I saw the seam Every locked door starts with a dream ⸻ [Chorus] [warm, triumphant, not aggressive] I didn’t know I couldn’t So I did Didn’t know the door was locked So I slid right in Not bragging, not flexing, just telling it true Nobody told me I couldn’t come through Didn’t know the sky was out of reach So I climbed Didn’t know you needed permission to shine Never doubted, not even a little I just didn’t know any better in the middle ⸻ [Bridge] [slower, reflective, stripped back] Maybe wisdom sees the walls ahead Maybe courage hears the doubt that’s said But sometimes the gift is a kid who runs Before the world explains what can’t be done Not fearless, not brilliant, not built to impress Just stubborn faith and a little bit less Of listening close when the doubters talk Sometimes the win is you never stopped ⸻ [Chorus x2] [bigger, gospel energy rising] I didn’t know I couldn’t So I did Didn’t know the door was locked So I slid right in Not brave, not bold, not better or clever Just a kid who didn’t know any better Didn’t know the sky was too high to climb So I reached past the edge of time Never doubted, not even a little I just didn’t know any better in the middle ⸻ [Outro] [warm fade, spoken feel] Small town kid with a stubborn spark Still throwing rocks at the moon in the dark Nobody told me the road was closed So I kept walking …and the door just opened. 🔥 😍 😱 🙌 👍 😎 🥵