Time of the Essence

[Intro]
(Doe Boy, how you make this?)
(That nigga B on the beat)

[Chorus]
I'm feelin' like the time of the essence
Too young to understand life but we knew it was stressin' (We knew it was stressin')
I'm tired of rightin' my wrongs and always blockin' my blessings (Yeah, uh)
We strapped up in every city, we young, wild, and reckless, who else gon' protect us? (Who else gon' protect us? Yeah, yeah)
And I be feelin' like these niggas all out to get me
I be feelin' like the odds stacked up against me
The cold part is when you die, them niggas still envy

[Verse 1]
These niggas say that I got rich off pain (Pain)
Honestly, I just want the money, fuck the fame (Fame)
These niggas always trying to lower my rank
Talk bad on my gang, play crazy, get spanked (Get spanked)
Easy to see I'm off a four of that drink (Four)
Nigga, we outside, we play the frontline, I never run into these niggas at the bank
Respect that gunfire, you can run from it, but you can't run far (Far)
Innocent bystanders, guess that's just the art of war
Bullets, they fly past you and make your soul sore (And make your soul sore)
'Cause he wasn't cut from the same cloth, that's what he told for
About bands, about bodies, they just want more (Ah)

[Chorus]
I'm feelin' like the time of the essence
Too young to understand life but we knew it was stressin' (We knew it was stressin')
I'm tired of rightin' my wrongs and always blockin' my blessings (Yeah, uh)
We strapped up in every city, we young, wild, and reckless, who else gon' protect us? (Who else gon' protect us? Who else gon' protect us?)
And I be feelin' like these niggas all out to get me
I be feelin' like the odds stacked up against me
The cold part is when you die, them niggas still envy

[Bridge]
And this one for my young niggas, strictly for my young niggas
This is a young nigga world
It's a young nigga—
Ayy, yeah, we get—

[Verse 2]
Say we get high to get by (By), stay fly, tote five
Real niggas never die, yeah (Real niggas never die)
And we push a hard line, forever we ride, nigga, we forever lie (We forever lie)
And niggas ain't lit like this with this shit, I know they livin' a lie (I know they livin' a lie)
Reminiscin' 'bout the times we was pissin' up our lines, now we pourin' out the pint (Pourin' out the pints, yeah)

[Chorus]
I'm feelin' like the time of the essence (Ayy, ayy)
Too young to understand life but we knew it was stressin' (We knew it was stressin')
I'm tired of rightin' my wrongs and always blockin' my blessings
We strapped up in every city, we young, wild, and reckless, who else gon' protect us? (Who else gon' protect us? Who else gon' protect us?)
And I be feelin' like these niggas all out to get me
I be feelin' like the odds stacked up against me
The cold part is when you die, them niggas still envy

[Outro]
Yeah, the cold part is when you die, them niggas still envy
I be feelin' like the odds stacked up against me
Yeah, and this one for my young niggas, strictly for my young niggas
This is a young nigga world
It's a young nigga—
Ayy, yeah, we get—
Say we get high to get—
I'm feelin' like time is of the essence