Lyrics

Who really cares?
Who really cares when the lights go out?
Who really cares when the money run dry?
Who really cares?
Let's get into it
Yeah

Walk in the room, everybody smile in my face
Same ones that was talkin' sideways when I wasn't in place
Clap when I win, disappear when the pressure hit

Funny how loyalty got a price and most of y'all ain't paid a thing

I been solid through the drought, solid through the rain
Built it from the dirt, didn't inherit no last name
They love the version of me that look good in the frame
But the real one, the one that bleed, they don't even know his name
I gave more than I took, still got accused of takin'
Gave grace when they didn't deserve it, still got left waitin'
Now every time the phone ring, I already know the script
"Just checkin' on you, bro"
Nah, you checkin' if I'm still lit

Who really cares when the crowd thin out?
Who really cares when the checks don't clear?
Who really cares when the smile fade off your face?
(Who really cares? Who really cares?)
Who really cares when the nights get long?
Who really cares when the strength feel gone?
Who show up when the applause is done?
(Who really cares? Who really cares?)

I used to think the circle was tight, thought the bond was real

Then life hit hard and I saw who was just there for the meal
Some only love you when you useful
Some only love the image
Some only love the access
Never loved the person in it
I ain't bitter, I'm clearer
Difference is night and day
I stopped explainin' myself to people who never stayed
Now I move quiet and pray hard and love selective

If you wasn't there in the valley
Don't claim the mountain perspective

I got scars that don't show on the surface
Still carry the weight
Still show up for the ones that showed up when it wasn't convenient
But the rest of 'em, let 'em talk, let 'em fade, let 'em spiral
I'm too busy buildin' what they only dream about when they idle

Who really cares when the crowd thin out?
Who really cares when the checks don't clear?
Who really cares when the smile fade off your face?
(Who really cares? Who really cares?)
Who really cares when the nights get long?
Who really cares when the strength feel gone?
Who show up when the applause is done?
(Who really cares? Who really cares?)

I learned the hard way
Most care about the highlight reel
Not the late nights, the doubt, the quiet mental field
So I stopped auditionin' for people who never earned a seat
Now the only approval I'm chasin' is the one that let me sleep

This ain't a hate song, this a filter song
This a "I see you now" song, this a "I been knew" song
I still got love for the ones that was real when it cost 'em
The rest can keep the distance, I already lost 'em
(Who really cares?)
The ones that don't need the stage to prove it
The ones that check when it's quiet
Not when it's convenient to use it
I got my circle small now, peace got priority
If you only show up when the lights on you

You never really saw me
(Who really cares?)
Ask yourself that when the room get empty
(Who really cares?)

Then act accordingly, yeah