Time I Give - Intellectual

[Chorus]

I know the time I give (Time I give)

It takes away from the time I live (Time I live, yeah)

I know the time I give (Time I give)

It takes away from the time I live (Time I live, yeah)

Uh, I got time; women, they on my mind

Call me Optimus Prime 'cause I'm optimistic

Kinda like Picasso, damn artistic

And when I'm in the zone, yes, I'm so artistic

Better listen up 'cause, homie, you might miss it

Nah, let me slow it down one time

Decipher the code so you understand the rhyme like this, this, this—

Uh, uh, yeah

Now you better remember

I'm in a dilemma, risin' from the underground

Kinda like a tremor, cold like December

This a record to remember 'cause I'ma give it my all

Head up, chin down, humble and ready to brawl

Never ready to fall, never ready to fall

Never ready to fall, at all

You ever wonder what it's like

To be a hostage in the night?

You ever wonder what it's like

To be a hostage in the night?

Uh, I can't sleep, contemplatin' defeat

Writin' divine rhymes for emcees, I eat

Said it's 'bout time, time that I shine

I'm comin' up from behind, never heard a style like mine

Sacrifice rest to write, day for night

Watch a young man get rich just for spite

'Cause they never thought I'd make it

Uh, let me get it; people, they rock wit' it

Got that Alien vs. Predator flow so I spit acidic

Yeah, and that's it for me

Like a book about the past, that's history

Peace

Your key to your success is gon' come from your pen

I know the time I give

It takes away from the time I live (Yeah)

I know the time I give

It takes away from the time I live (Yeah)