Outta Time (1-Take)

Lyrics

[Verse] Now we don't need no pat on our backs We ain't satisfied with that shit They said that they genuine, but men are straight up catfish 'Cause my people are dying much quicker than the average Ever understand the tragic habits of these black kids? Woulda be straight if these colonies never come along And we don't need nobody tellin' us we done it wrong They starin' too long when they look at me with utter disgust But it ain't me, believe society been fuckin' this up Father beat me, so I'd rather be out runnin' amok Than be at school or at home, wasn't nothin' to love Fourteen years old, drinkin' and smokin' the buds Doin' what my daddy did, drunk out front of the pub Uh-huh, but all I done was what I'm used to And all that shit that's on the news wasn't new to us They don't pay dues to us, I don't watch mornin' shows 'Cause they don't know what it's like when you pawn this, bro This government's a joke, I ain't really listenin' Everything they talkin' belong in the pot I'm pissin' in A fair argument? Never in a million They took over this land just to tell me what a Christian is Hand a God over that they don't even know themself To cut me off and then tell me places to go for help I was gettin' high at times when I was low 'cause, hell I don't know who's on my side, I don't even know myself And the road gets cold when you know you gotta go yourself Had the sense, but you left it back home on your shelf What I tell ain't a story, it's reality They ruinin' our land just for that money and it's sad to see All that hate and all the greed in these people I cannot believe in the evil in people How we gonna find the time to teach all these people What my brothers gotta do to be equal as people? I don't trust governors, they ain't even the people They ain't even livin' through the shit that we livin', dude Got a nice place, fireplace up in that living room Disgracin' my race to my face and now I'm in my mood I feel the past hit us hard enough to feel the bruise This obsession for a dollar's gonna kill a few So learn your lesson, walk and love what you need to do You put your own race above another, but we all human Time is up, bein' patient ain't the case It's a race now to make sure that we straight 'Cause the world's gettin' cold, people need the light So I come with that fire every time I rock a mic, hit a vibe Book a flight, I want that shit forever But if I'ma get it right, I better get my shit together So I put in the effort, get the cash, and then stretch it Never half-steppin', brother, I make sure they get the message And leave these haters guessin' Never knowin' what I'm 'bout to go and do, brah But trust I'm bussin' out, I got this covered like a doona And the way that I manoeuvre? It's super So tell these rappers, "Suit up" 'Cause I'm it for way more than the moola Want that type of shit that maintain your brain like medulla Oblongata, rather be smarter than pick a tool up Targetin' the bastards always tryin' to confuse us When I take away our pathways, I'm 'bout to start a new one Can't talk, 'bout to blast off; three, two, one Everyone in front better make way or move up Rememberin' the days, Dad sayin' I'm a loser Now I'm usin' every minute that I got and can't lose one This is for the ones who've been abused, feelin' used up Choices that you make matter, think before you choose one Some people never know love until they lose one Some people never show up until the food come But you the one in charge of you, stay focused Emotions never had you, you just have emotions Yeah, I know you had it hard, just know I was thinkin' of you all the while I wrote this, much love