How Much Longer?

[Verse 1]
Yo, I ain't gonna lie, sometimes I lie awake
Tryna ponder how I spend my days on the Earth
Thoughts going round like what's my purpose in life
That I'm supposed to gracefully serve?
Man's never been a quitter, man know me
Anytime I fail, I take it and learn
Don't believe in short-term major returns
I'm playing the long game, but right now I'm making it work
And when I have good days, I see the light
But bad days are making me stirred
And my African sister keeps telling me that I should go and
Speak to the Lord, but I ain't made my way to the church
I lost most of my faith back then
Spent too many days in the lurch
But J's not a nerd, and I'm not a stranger to work
So cuzzy, I just wanna know

[Hook]
How much longer have I gotta grind
Till I get to the place where I'm tryna be?
How much longer have I gotta wait?
I'm running out of patience, shit's getting deep
How much longer have I gotta make
My way through the mist? I'm just tryna see
My Gs on the roads say money over dreams
But money can't buy me a good night's sleep

[Verse 2]
How much longer have I gotta put up with all of this stress?
Cause it all feels a lot right now
And if I stop keeping it cool then a lot of shit
Might just start going wrong right now
It's a lot right now, but at the same time
I can't complain cause the rave's strong right now
But don't get it twisted, nothing ain't promised
And this shit could all go Pete Tong right now
And it's too late to turn back, this shit's more than a movie
It's the path I'm on right now
My nigga, it's way more than a song right now
So if worst comes to worst and it all goes wrong
Would I just fade out and die down?
Well, sorry, mate, not right now
It's not an option I've got right now
So donny, I can't stop right now
But you know what's mad?

[Bridge]
They must think that I just MC
They must think that I just write bars
And spend the rest of my time making beats
I wish life was simple and sweet
And I don't wanna take my own life
But sometimes I just wanna rest in peace
I'm a myth cause I never invest in sleep
If you're a smart man, you'll invest in me
They must think that I just MC
They must think that I just write bars
And spend the rest of my time making beats
I wish life was simple and sweet
And I don't wanna take my own life
But sometimes I just wanna rest in peace
I'm a myth cause I never invest in sleep
If you're a smart man, you'll invest in me

[Hook]
How much longer have I gotta grind
Till I get to the place where I'm tryna be?
How much longer have I gotta wait?
I'm running out of patience, shit's getting deep
How much longer have I gotta make
My way through the mist? I'm just tryna see
My Gs on the roads say money over dreams
But money can't buy me a good night's sleep