[Verse 1]

She was born before me, but knew me from before

At the moment of conception, an eternal connection

And although I didn't know it then, I'd fight for her affection

A war we've been waging from day one of creation

And only when you lose her do you learn to appreciate her

Like even when I'm with her, I'm itching to get rid of her

I'm trying to learn my lessons

Man I swear that they'll ain't feeling her

Never get enough of her until this day I love her

Seems like I lose her, too foolish to use her

Had one of their own, she left 'cause they abused her

And now they want mine, or better yet demand

And I'm torn because I know that to share her is divine

She only give you one shot, blow it and she's gone

Took advantage of her, that's why I wrote this song

Can't rush her or slow her down, keep her on your side

Slip through your fingers homie, her name is Time

[Verse 2]

Some men try to measure her, build your machines

But the numbers don't match, it's all different it seems

And men try to guess her exact date of birth

So they take soil samples from deep in the earth

But she remains a mystery with only one master

And got this cold sister with pull, her name is Gravity

One day they got mad at me and said "we don't belong to you"

"Only on loan to you, you ain't in control"

God don't like ugly and He wouldn't leave

With no choice but to play a game that's obviously rigged

Obviously kids don't know how to treat her

Spend a whole day with her, loving every minute

Love with no limit or compromise

And if you stick to it, then the limit's the sky

But you can't rush her or slow her down, keep her on your side

Slip through your fingers homie, her name is Time

[Verse 3]

From evidence demanding verdict, you'll feel her in your core

I'm singing in the choir to float bodies ashore

We all got questions, trying to crack the code of the centuries

Unlock the mysteries of life

Constant concoction got us stating the obvious

Truth stand for all of us and always been

Feel her when babies laugh or old men loan her

When the sky gets turning to purple and auburn

Keep the main things the main thing

Ain't gotta meet me nowhere, homes

When it goes down, it'll find you

Wild like riots in '92

Then I made my decision to stay on my grind

You ain't thought about the future, who's coming behind you?

May I remind you that time ain't kind to you?

Force to be reckoned with, better respect her

One of God's greatest gifts, careful, you might miss her

Time