Intro – soft, melodic)
Yeah…
Ayy…
Time don’t wait… nah…
I learned that shit the hard way…
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(Hook)
Time don’t wait, I can’t move slow
Clock keep tickin’, got my back on the rope
Used to be broke, now I’m chasing these goals
Heart so cold but I’m chasing that glow
Yeah… time don’t wait for nobody
Had to hustle, they ain’t never gon’ spot me
Late nights, dark roads, just me and my thoughts
I done lost too much, I can’t take no more loss
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(Verse 1)
I remember nights I was down on my ass
No money in my pocket, shit moving too fast
Everybody switched when I needed support
Now they act like they love me, that shit is a joke
I had pain in my chest, I ain’t show it though
Had to smile through the struggle, just play my role
Mama told me, “Boy, better chase your dreams”
So I got up and ran, now I’m chasing green
Fuck fake love, I don’t need that shit
People smile in your face then they switch real quick
I done seen too much, I don’t trust no soul
Had to build myself up from a broken road
Now I’m locked in, yeah I’m focused now
All that pain in my past made me who I am now
They ain’t feel my struggle, they just see the shine
They don’t know them nights I was losing my mind
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(Hook)
Time don’t wait, I can’t move slow
Clock keep tickin’, got my back on the rope
Used to be broke, now I’m chasing these goals
Heart so cold but I’m chasing that glow
Yeah… time don’t wait for nobody
Had to hustle, they ain’t never gon’ spot me
Late nights, dark roads, just me and my thoughts
I done lost too much, I can’t take no more loss
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(Verse 2)
I been grinding all day, I ain’t taking breaks
If I fall off once, that’s a big-ass mistake
So I stay ten toes, yeah I’m staying solid
I don’t need nobody, I just need my dollars
They was laughing at me, now they watching close
Now they hitting my phone like they need me most
Man that shit fake, I can see right through
Where the fuck was you when I needed you?
I had tears in my eyes, I ain’t let ‘em fall
Kept my head up high, had to stand tall
Now I’m leveling up, I ain’t going back
Put my pain in these songs, let the world feel that
Yeah, I came from the dirt, now I’m rising up
All this weight on my back, still I don’t give up
Time moving fast, I ain’t wasting shit
Every second count, gotta make it legit
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(Bridge – emotional / melodic)
Yeah… nights got colder
Heart got heavy, but my grind got bolder
Demons in my head, but I fight ‘em sober
I ain’t going back, I’m a fucking soldier
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(Hook – louder, more energy)
Time don’t wait, I can’t move slow
Clock keep tickin’, got my back on the rope
Used to be broke, now I’m chasing these goals
Heart so cold but I’m chasing that glow
Yeah… time don’t wait for nobody
Had to hustle, they ain’t never gon’ spot me
Late nights, dark roads, just me and my thoughts
I done lost too much, I can’t take no more loss
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(Outro – fading)
Time don’t wait… nah…
So I’m running it up…
Fuck waiting…
I’m taking what’s mine…