Wes Pendleton - Still Shining lyrics

[Verse 1] You back at it again with a pad and a pen Gotcha mind on grind let the pa**ion begin You going for the gold with the actions to win You wanna spit the truth and get the daps from your friends But you're overlooked it's same repetition Feels like you just did a vain exhibition Wanna be dope better change definitions If wanna please them and gain recognition Sayin back down put on the back burner You hear their words and you rebel like Nat Turner Murdering the tracks you become a fast learner Great art it's the goal not be a cash earner If it come that's certainly fine But your ambition's to go and furnish the minds Wanna be a light against the current you grind Forget the naysayers you're determine to shine [Hook Lucuis] It's your time to Shine It's your time to Fly Stay on the grind don't waste time Or life will just pa** you by Do what you gotta do What you get is all up to you Go hard and lay it on the line Cause it's your time to shine [Verse 2] You hitting the books being a diligent student Wanna be a teacher man, you're willing and prudent Growing young minds and revealing a movement To see a better a path start building the blueprint Thinking Dang, do the kids truly listen Or Are they caught up in the media's beauty tricking The Rappers and the athletes control and rule they vision But you hear the words from your man who be spitting He Saying homie make them be potent with life Ain't gotta be athletes or holding a mic Be an author or doctor go to new heights Other ways to succeed start remolding their sight Keep pushing be smart with your time Enlighten the world avoid the darkness that blind Do the impossible disregard the confines Open up their eyes by sparking a shine [Hook] [Verse 3] Yo it's back to work, you gotta goal to accomplish Keep your focus right can't roll with no nonsense You made it this far, so you know their astonished Keep hope alive let it grow in your conscious Remember, man don't fold to peer pressure Take up the challenge and face the fierce measure Believe in what you do it'll be a shear pleasure Keep the end in mind and purse the clear treasure Christ, so run you laps with persistence Gotta love the journey lasting the distance Talking to myself I gotta actively listen Practice what you preach no pa**ive existence Gets tougher the higher you climb Gotta trust God That's the entire design Water purifies let the fire refine Reflecting the light as you aspire to shine [Hook]