about time

[Chorus]
It's about time that I learnt my lesson
It's about time that I burnt my skin
(It's about time that I burnt my skin)
It's about time that I learnt some patience
(Ain't it 'bout time that I learnt some patience?)
Just to give it to him

[Verse 1]
Yeah, my brother gave me a hug
And for a minute felt the safety of love
I never been the type to pray to above
But now I'm fallin' on my knees, no one's takin' 'em drugs
They say, "It is what it is", I say it was what it was
You did for money, yo, I did it because
I like that feelin' when my belly all fuzz
And ever since I caught the feelin' I've been chasin' that buzz
But I can't find, ayo, I wish I could rewind it
Like everybody, feel that tingle in my spine, shit
You know that feelin', summin' up between your eyes
I put the words together till I pick that perfect rhymin'
It's timin', people tellin' me I changed
Like I'm doin' all this shit to stay the same
Like you couldn't find beauty in the pain
If I had a second chance, I'd do it all again, like, yeah

[Chorus]
It's about time that I learnt my lesson
(It's about time that I learnt my lesson, yeah)
It's about time that I burnt my skin
(It's about time that I burnt my skin)
It's about time that I learnt some patience
(Ain't it 'bout time that I learnt some patience? Yeah)
Just to give it to him, just to give it to him, yeah

[Verse 2]
Don't tell me that you wouldn't do the same ('Cause you would)
If you had a chance to make a name
If you saw the beauty in the pain
I'm tryna make a little money for my people who remain
And still, I take the blame for everything that we did
My mother said you shouldn't shit where you live
And here I am, I take another shit in my crib
Say another fuckin' thing, I know you couldn't forgive
They said my son needs a father, haha
Not a rapper, can I give him what he's after?
I shrug, I couldn't give a response
Yo, for my son I do whatever she wants, you could consider me gone
And I consider me strong
But I could never move on
Yo, I just sit here and right my wrongs
The only way I get to write these songs, like, yeah, haha

[Chorus]
It's about time that I learnt my lesson
(It's about time that I learnt my lesson)
It's about time that I burnt my skin
(It's about time that I burnt my skin)
It's about time that I learnt some patience
(It's about time that I learnt some patience, yeah)
Just to give it to him, just to give it to him, yeah
It's about time that I learnt my lesson
(It's about time that I learnt my lesson)
It's about time that I burnt my skin
(It's about time that I burnt my skin)
It's about time that I learnt some patience
(Ain't it 'bout time that I learnt some patience?)
Just to give it to him, just to give it to him

[Outro]
(Are you finished?) Yeah
I'm finished (Daddy, put them down)
Okay, you want a go? (I want to go home)
Wanna go home? Okay