Work Out

[Verse 1]
Sometimes it’s like all of the odds were created to go against you
And it’s hard to cope with all of what you’ve been through
And I’m paddlin’ with an oar in that boat I seem to drift in
Trying not to sink, but the current continues shiftin’
I’ve tried my hardest to make sure failure wasn’t the case
‘Cuz if I fail, I wouldn’t know just what to do in this place
When I say I gave all I had for a future that ain’t promised
I hope you think I’m sincere; 100% honest
I’ve locked myself in rooms, pacing floors, mind racing
Prolly risking a solid life to end up feeling complacent
Time progresses, and the truth is, I will never be happy
So I continue to chase for what I want, and sometimes that be
Messed up; lot of people put their faith inside my sound
But I’ve done almost everything I can with feet on solid ground
What other move is there to make? I’m steady rackin’ my head
But then I heard this beat and Sampha said…

[Hook]
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
…but I’m afraid to let it

[Verse 2]
I think I’ve lost my mind; I know it’s so cliché
But with this music I think I sold my whole life away
There’s really no one close, not even my fam
They think that they can help me, but they’ll never know just who I am
Don’t think I’ll have no friends since I’m inside my room so much
And anyone I meet never bothers to keep in touch
And the ones that do keep in touch, they see me on that struggle bus
They offer help, but I say nothing since my mouth feels muzzled up
Hell yeah, I’m different – I’m something far from fake
But if I move, will there be support for my model and make?
I’m sure they’ll pair me with the lot of ‘em, I’ll never be heard
They’ll just cruise through 13 songs, not hearing every word
This is hip-hop, shit, ain’t no place for my kind
No room to make them hear me, they’ll silently decline
Or they’ll sound an alarm or whatever, there might be no tellin’
But there’s a voice behind my mind that’s yellin’

[Hook]
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
And while I’m at it; family, don’t you get it?

[Verse 3]
Tell me what you’d go through if you’d always try to stay true
To your plans with fire under your ass, but there’s nothing to do
And you know the only solution’s to let it be so it’ll do somethin’
But it’s only a matter of time ‘fore your dreams face execution?
Family say I need my shit together; hate that thesis
They don’t know what I’ve been doing to set up the pieces
But I hear are warning shots, they assume all my plans I blew
Like, “Khrys, that is not what you had said you would do.”
But I say, “I got time on your side.”
“Focus only on the music that you play and you write.” – I try to focus
I hear disappointment; all my tears cried
So all I ever am is straight up stressed out all night – and that shit’s bogus
And if they continue, then I just might feel inclined
To go and find my real family, because that family ain’t mine
I won’t hesitate to disown ‘em, and they’ll probably disown me
But hopefully they’ll know me when I…

[Hook]
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
Let it all work out, let it all work out
All of it will, and I def won’t regret it