So, before I get started, I want you to know This isn't a racial thing Time waits for no man Peace Clock ticking down What you going to do when it's death coming round Heavy is the head when you wearing the crown Got to make a move, better make it right now C'mon 2-4-7 my engine reviving, you lukewarm Smith and Wesson it shoot like Stephon you been warned Identify the drama U N, nigga I'm Kim Jong Hustle like I'm fiending for dollars going through withdrawal Avoiding pitfalls On a mission to flip the cabage patches Climbing to the top is a challenge, bring on the ladder matches Wet the cloth you claim you cut from, removing all the static Rise and grind, shoot for the sky then see me flying passed it My written story is war and glory, passion and pain Streets hella gory, mandatory is accurate aim I had to gain cause poverty wasn't suitable The mud is ugly but what we sculpted from it is beautiful Residue From what I used to move still in my cuticles Cultivating with rhymes, **** dying inside a cubicle They say I couldn't do it, till I showed them it was doable Quitting ain't an option, we multiplying the numerals Blocking trauma from my mental Trying to eat I need utensils Getting dollars is essential Just to live my life eventful Ain't no breaks I Stay Bizzy Chasing cake If I see another day I won't let it go to waste Time waits for no man Tick, tock, hear the clock keep ticking Hear it tick, tock, hear the clock keep ticking Hear it tick, tock, hear the clock keep ticking Hear it tick, tock, hear the clock Choose your fate, illuminating the path to the riches When water's risen, build bridges for traveling distance We start to winning, watch'em label us menace Instead of bitching, played my position Cause life is not a game or a scrimmage Struggle's a given But bet you they won't ever see me grimacing It's privilege when you entering my inner ring Respect the cipher Grateful for homage, ain't no checking bitters Grooving to a frequency, that increasingly keeps my stresses lighter And thanking GOD for all the losses, those is lessons too The least that I can do is Hallelu for all he brought me through Next, next time you get it just tell'em GOD, GOD in me Woo It's the GOD in me Suppressing demons is weakness Be bold and slay the serpents Conquering your foes, it shows You got the strength to reach your purpose Time is worthless When it passes without some action Gotta break them habits Splitting hairs and playing semantics We doing damage To they ego whenever we glow It's light work Photosynthesis when penning sentences Blocking trauma from my mental Trying to eat I need utensils Getting dollars is essential Just to live my life eventful Ain't no breaks I Stay Bizzy Chasing cake If I see another day I won't let it go to waste Time waits for no man Tick, tock, hear the clock keep ticking Hear it tick, tock, hear the clock keep ticking Hear it tick, tock, hear the clock keep ticking Hear it tick, tock, hear the clock