diff --git a/include/player.h b/include/player.h
index 6c07ecc..b23d1bb 100644
--- a/include/player.h
+++ b/include/player.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ class Player : public Entity {
 	float distanceFromCursor();
 	bool jump();
 	void update(Ground& ground);
-	const char* getScore();
-	const char* getHighscore();
+	std::string getScore();
+	std::string getHighscore();
 	int getScoreInt();
 	int isDead();
 	void reset();
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ class Player : public Entity {
 	int highscore = 0;
 	int timer = 0;
 	int dead = 0;
-};
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+};
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 6ef4c7f..35e3429 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ const int ALIVE = 0;
 const int CURSOR_DEATH = 1;
 const int HOLE_DEATH = 2;
 
-const Uint8 *keyState;
-
 RenderWindow window;
 
 std::vector<SDL_Texture*> playerTex; 
@@ -199,11 +197,15 @@ void gameLoop()
 		{
 			window.render(ground.getTile(i));
 		}
+		
+		std::string playerScore = player.getScore();
+		std::string playerHighScore = player.getHighscore();
+		
 		window.render(25, 30, arrow);
-		window.render(62, 20, player.getScore(), font32_outline, black);
-		window.render(65, 23, player.getScore(), font32, white);
+		window.render(62, 20, playerScore.c_str(), font32_outline, black);
+		window.render(65, 23, playerScore.c_str(), font32, white);
 		window.render(0, 65, highscoreBox);
-		window.render(65, 64, player.getHighscore(), font16, white);
+		window.render(65, 64, playerHighScore.c_str(), font16, white);
 
 		if (player.isDead() != ALIVE)
 		{
@@ -243,4 +245,4 @@ int main(int argc, char* args[])
 	SDL_Quit();
 
 	return 0;
-}
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+}
diff --git a/src/player.cpp b/src/player.cpp
index e4c316e..b4f5f4d 100644
--- a/src/player.cpp
+++ b/src/player.cpp
@@ -138,18 +138,18 @@ void Player::update(Ground& ground)
 	
 }
 
-const char* Player::getScore()
+std::string Player::getScore()
 {
 	std::string s = std::to_string(score);
 	s = "DISTANCE: " + s;
-	return s.c_str();
+	return s;
 }
 
-const char* Player::getHighscore()
+std::string Player::getHighscore()
 {
 	std::string s = std::to_string(highscore);
 	s = "BEST: " + s;
-	return s.c_str();
+	return s;
 }
 
 int Player::getScoreInt()