It's About Time

[Verse 1: Shad] Lost faith for a minute He went on break for a minute And let his strength escape for a minute And he fell, this world ain't safe for a minute Devil's favorite phrase, "this will only take a minute" Don't sleep, can't not be awake for a minute Cousin of death, and death don't take but a minute Cynic, wishing every minute Just talk and ticked off, just watching, tick-tock Every minute times money, money talks, false prophets Limited to no dividends, just loss every minute Counting costs and props, and the job doesn't finish Been going since time, been a hot minute It's his thoughts all creeping around himself like a clock Short hands trying to reach for the top every minute True measure of a man, true measure of a minute Is that both don't stop, time and soul infinite Let it drop [Hook: Shad] It's about time It's about the feeling when everything aligns When you see the signs When you crawl and you climb and you grind And you finally arrive It's about time [Verse 2: Promise] I lost faith for a minute Went away to take a break for a minute It seems hip-hop ain't safe while they in it Just trying to make hits playing baseball with it Wasn't first, what's worse is I'm late for the second I've been in it for a minute, can't wait for a second DJ's say there ain't no break in my record Only if I act fake on my record So it's time I take a second and think First lines time my seconds in ink Written by a good boy, produced by a Rich Kidd It's time to prove what the definition of rich is It is something that pass me my hands and mind On another level, another class of rhymes Song melodies, car remedies, longevity It will last the time [Hook x2: Promise] [Verse 3: Shad] It's a feeling when everything aligns And when it does I find life speaks to me in rhyme Like a rapper, life's Too $hort for stressing Don't count down the seconds, count up the blessings And don't count on getting many answers to the questions The question mark's the spot we began to get the lessons It's when you feel destined, when you feel the essence The presence when you feel present in the present It's about time, the hard times some do And the minds in prison on the outside too When the blinds so you can't see outside you To the outside time, no outside you I be running in my outside lane no high stepping Full stride keep pace to the last second So when I finish if they still want to ask questions I'll be like Usain Bolt, check my track record [Hook x2: Shad & Promise]