[Verse 1] Like a thief in the night, I stay up late Boogieman working hours are beyond great Neon shakes, my thoughts race The milk-ky ways, my work-space Black ink on a black skin, hand-writing Hand-gliding, (?) type white sh** (light it) (calmly) This song you'll worry (sorry) That's a whole 'nother story Back to the drawing board What's really going on? Should I write about life? The sh** that I'm on Makes sound (?) by the candlelight Ignite my flava, pa**ion towards mics No hype, only red "record"-light We come nice with dope verses, we dumb tight Son nice, done hung nights on a (?) line (Summertime) Cross my mind, that's fine [Chorus #1] I'm past bedtime (bedtime) Way past bedtime story (story) Respect my ('Spect my) Late night blazed-up story [Chorus #2] x2 Night shift (Night Shift) Gotta write sh** So inspiring, light up another one, one And another one, one And another one [Verse 2] Yo Verse two, bless you You and yours, and of course hers too No rehearsal I still pursue the cool Manu G's anti-commercial All the seeds purple, that'll do For the night, hand-write (?) Confront you In the dark night, like "what you gon' do when you run into The rhyme-kicking n***a, spittin' vicious, never quittin', never sentence written, it's a d**h sentence" Dig it? I am the (?) martial arts (?) Driven like (?) beside mics Let's get it Don't stray off guard Never let 'em catch you way off guard It'll pay out eventually Trust my word, it was all meant to be [Chorus #1] I'm past bedtime (bedtime) Way past bedtime story (story) Respect my ('Spect my) Late night blazed-up story [Chorus #2] x2 Night shift (Night Shift) Gotta write sh** So inspiring, light up another one, one And another one, one And another one [Bridge] x2 I fell in love with Mary J. without the Blige She saw me rush, so I'm dealing with a bunch of (?) You had me flying high, dropped me back down Your melody, matching to our sound Light up another one! [Chorus #1] I'm past bedtime (bedtime) Way past bedtime story (story) Respect my ('Spect my) Late night blazed-up story [Chorus #2] Night shift (Night Shift) Gotta write sh** So inspiring, light up another one, one And another one, one (And another one) [Bridge] I fell in love with Mary J. without the Blige She saw me rush, so I'm dealing with a bunch of (?) You had me flying high, dropped me back down Your melody, matching to our sound