Alright I'm ready Why does it feel like it's raining when I know that it is sunny? I see that everybody is preoccupied with money Don't put it to 'em lightly Imma put it to ‘em bluntly The same dudes who all my fans now all the dudes who used to jump me And they chill outside the schoolyard tell my teachers they ain't do it Blowing up my phone asking me to feature like I'm stupid But that will never happen you know Imma wear the pants now Never catch D walking round with his pants down And Imma keep my pants up, right by my waistline All I need's a drum, kick, snare and a ba**line Everytime I spit, people tell me that I'm it So I'm playing tag with minutes homie all I do is chase time I wish I could erase time And bring it back to how it used to be Before these blood-s**ing ba*tards started using me They say that all I need's a new look and some j**elry But manipulation ain't nothing new to me I tell'em I am, who I am My own thoughts, my own plans From a boy, straight to a grown man And this right here, I built with my own hands I tell them that my time is now My time is now I tell them that my time is now My time is now Chilling with my Sherlock Holmeboys, my flow is such a mystery I am a historian, I'm recording history Writing all my thoughts down, down to my Papyrus Iller than the gorilla that gave'em all the virus I'm just, looking for the string I can pull, I'm Gepetto I'm a boss, I am working on my staff, Donatello And they all want me to quiet down But I'm a fellow, who is still screaming for his one shot, amaretto So, you can say I'm chilling on the rocks Yeah my team told me to go and give'em what I got
But, even what I got, that isn't saying much Getting phone calls from people who say they wanna stay in touch But, I don't stay in touch, that's just how the tables turn, no DJ And I ain't ever do it bid like eBay But I got bars like a prison and position the city On my shoulders like broken cars on the freeway I am, who I am My own thoughts, my own plans From a boy, straight to a grown man And this right here, I built with my own hands I tell them that my time is now My time is now I tell them that my time is now My time is now Take a look at what I'm building, take a gander at my drywall Got the word ‘success' tattooed on my eyeballs I guess that it's my fault, I'm tryina stand out And make sure everything I dream about'll pan out But when I step inside the booth I go and black out Cause I just speak the truth and these dudes talking bout things they don't act out Now what is that bout? Are you listening? Or are you too busy emulating and fitting in? Damn, they hating on me like Christensen Throwing everything except the thing you put the dishes in Nah, but I ain't tryina sink I am tryina blow past, everything that you may think I am chilling at the bar, and looking for a drink Tryina medicate the fact that most these rappers f**ing stink Yeah, before you get a chance to blink I'm on a van right to the bank, you could say I'm on the Brink I am, who I am My own thoughts, my own plans From a boy, straight to a grown man And this right here, I built with my own hands I tell them that my time is now My time is now I tell them that my time is now My time is now