How Long

[Chorus: Zi]
Soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long
I got soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long
Soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long
I got soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long

[Verse 1: Zi]
I've been working I've been working I've been working but when will it start to pay
I try to stay optimistic but it's hard to say
I'm in that train taking me home
Watching this plane taking them far away
Imagining and wishing I could take their place
See time is like this chick I will never make mine
And life is like my girl beautiful and tough at the same time
This world will have Cupid committing a hate crime
And people acting shady 'cause everybody wants to shine
You're the bomb but some are keeping you from blowing up
I got a good a memory but life is too short to hold a grudge
When we were kids we didn't regret shit 'cause we weren't even old enough
And now I look around and all my friends' kids are growing up
The mic in my hand and if you hold me down for you I'll hold it up

[Chorus: Zi]
Soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long
I got soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long
Soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long
I got soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long

[Verse 2: Zi]
I'm like a slave without the whipping 'cause the work ain't paying
I'm like a beggar to this life and future brings no change
I'm like a player that keeps losing but this ain't no game
I'm like Missy Elliott 'cause I can't stand the rain
You see the sweat on my face
Well I expect this to pay
But I've been waiting I've been waiting now I'm starting to question my faith
What would the Messenger say
I'm just a regular man
And I've been taking I've been taking now I'm starting to question my strength
See is my mind strong enough for all the shit I got on it
I wonder as I show and prove how bad I want it
Thanks to my soldiers making sure my vision's not lonely
And even though we don't talk as much you're still my homie
Was in the shower thinking how long am I supposed to go through this
And then I thought maybe long enough so I won't forget

[Chorus: Zi]
Soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long
I got soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long
Soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long
I got soldiers to count on and shoulders to cry on
And I can sit around and wait but for how long