Without a doubt one of VI’s most heartfelt pieces, Too Long is a slow and steady ballad about the past, friendships, love and the future. VI Seconds speaks on his disillusionment and feeling of disconnection with his hometown and the people in it.
[Hook]
I-I-I-I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long
[Verse 1]
See, I've been wandering the streets
Watchin' everything from the hustle to the beef
Never had a brother here to guide my direction
So, I had to learn with the moves of my feet
Had to take a whoopin' or two to learn fightin'
Even though I'm good, I don't even really like it
Had to deal with niggas that be thinkin' they royalty
None them mo'fuckers don't know about loyalty
They talked about it, I watched them talk about it
I got surrounded 20 deep and no one walked up out it
With bats and boots they beat me down, I didn't walk up out it
I came up out the hospital, they wanna talk about it
They claim that they were ride or die
They ran I had to fight or die
And then these niggas had the nerve to run their jaws about it
Sayin' they apologize and how that shit won't happen twice
But I don't give out second chances, I tap jaws about it, 'bout it, 'bout it
What about it? I gave no fucks about it
'Cause niggas left me out for dead and gave no fucks about VI
So, I be on my Uncle Ruckus, I don't trust no new niggas
I left y'all black and blue niggas
So fuck your block and all you niggas
So long
[Hook]
I-I-I-I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long
[Verse 2]
I don't open my heart to many women
'Cause of my name, nowadays I'm just some bitch's winnings
For social media, digits, broads get emotions spinnin'
I catch on and they get cut like opening ribbons
I get looked at as a come up
But I ain't stupid, so that's where most of y'all fuck up
Wrong cases thought I belonged in the wrong places
Just like I bared my heart to the wrong faces
I've been led on by a woman I was fallin' for
And it's obvious she's made a nigga fall before
So the game you bitches run, I ain't fallin' for
Now I'm quick to ask: "what's the reason that I'm fallin' for?"
I'm either a rebound as part of your selfish motion
Or 'cause I'm buzzin' I'm a tool to your self-promotion
Whatever your motive was, revealed I was a fool to trust
A woman of your grade, now these streets ain't for the two of us
[Hook]
I-I-I-I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long
[Verse 3]
Look, I've developed a bit of bitterness
'Cause this ain't a place of love, and honestly I'm sick of it
I still choose to call it home, although I don't fuck with it
Knowing what it comes with, guess I'm a glutton for punishment
Niggas only cool when they want somethin' you've got
Bitches play you like a fool 'till you're no one and then it stops
There's no such thing as permanent here and I wanna make a switch
This life got me sitting here sayin' shit like Jaden Smith
There's lots of people and moments I wish I could forget
But I ain't leavin' yet, cause I wish to do it with no regrets
The only thing keepin' me here now is my business
No bitch, no homie, just work that's unfinished
No love, no clique, just feelings left diminished
And once it's all over, I'll be gone in an instant
So to the woman who did nothin' but leave
To the niggas in whom I believed
Don't utter nothin' when I leave
I'm ghost
[Hook]
I-I-I-I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this
Baby, I've been on this
I've been on these streets for too long
Too Long was written by VI Seconds.
Too Long was produced by Dystinkt Beats.
VI Seconds released Too Long on Fri Sep 26 2014.