Outta Time (1-Take)

[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