Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gregory Porter
Vocals
Emanuel Harrold
Drums
Jahmal Nichols
Double Bass
Anton Davidyants
Double Bass
Chip Crawford
Piano
Ondrej Pivec
Hammond Organ
Ben Castle
Performer
Chris Storr
Trumpet
Jim Hunt
Tenor Saxophone
Andrew Ross
Baritone Saxophone
Trevor Mires
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gregory Porter
Composer
Ben Castle
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Beckmann
Mastering Engineer
Troy Miller
Producer
Lewis Jones
Immersive Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Just like cold steel shot hot out of a gun
Just like a orange peel left all day in the sun
I've got no feel that's done left me scarred
What don't kill me has done made me hard
Just like storms feel when you've got no place to run
Just like love feels when you thought she was the one
From the school of hard-knocks
Trapped between a rock and a hard place
What don't kill me has done made me hard
I've learned to breathe underwater
And lay fire to bed
I'm just a man under pressure
Like Muddy Waters said
Disappointment can drop me
From a thousand stories high
I got a spare set of wings
Watch me fly
Just like storms feel when you've no place to run
Just like love feels when you thought she was the one
The school of hard-knocks
Right between a rock and a hard place
What don't kill me has done made me hard
I've learned to breathe underwater
And lay fire to bed
I'm just a man under pressure
Like Muddy Waters said
Disappointment can drop me
From a thousand stories high
I've got a spare pair of wings
Oh, watch me fly
Taxes are due
And I'm through with you
I've been lonely a long time
I'm hungry now
And I was hungry then
I've gotta know them
I've got a notice just the other day
They said that I'm underwater
I'm underwater
Written by: Gregory Porter