Nobody listened So she screamed out loud She broke the dishes When he tried to put his hands on her She took the car keys, went to the police Now he sittin' in a jail for life 'Cause somebody listened Somebody listened Fortune favors the bold The one who's not lookin' for gold Ain't afraid of the night, never runs from a fight Takes the longest road Music favors the heart Lonely notes in the dark Only knows how to play all the sadness away Makes a flame from a spark Fortune favors the bold Fortune favors the bold Nobody listened He was always quiet Took pills from the cabinet Stayin' up all night But he had one friend always checkin' in And he probably saved his life 'Cause he paid attention He paid attention Fortune favors the bold The one who's not lookin' for gold Ain't afraid of the night, never runs from a fight Takes the longest road Music favors the heart Lonely notes in the dark Only knows how to play all the sadness away Makes a flame from a spark (yeah, okay) His window pane seen way too many rainy days In a broken home like Outkast in that Ms. Jackson video It's water that's fallin' from the ceilin', somebody call someone to fix it Spillin' blood in the water, yet intentions aren't cryptic And the funds is fundamental But see that fades away And when it's gone, we left with spirit It makes me wonder what it really cost to pay attention Look, the pendulum swingin' back and forth like badminton and snippin' away At that venomous snakehead, we call that the industry I been prayin', smokin', tryna guard my energy Remainin' hopeful, I'm just tryna maintain innocence Maintain sanity while I'm settin' the table up for my lineage And they can tell the greatest story that was ever told 'Bout how the fortune favors the bold, yeah Fortune favors the bold The one who's not lookin' for gold Ain't afraid of the night, never runs from a fight Takes the longest road Music favors the heart Lonely notes in the dark Only knows how to play all the sadness away Makes a flame from a spark Fortune favors the bold Fortune favors the bold