Time - Intellectual

[Intro]

From the jump man, just something I was feelin'..

A little back in the day type shit

[Verse 1]

Was warm dark and comfortable, now it's bright, cold as fuck

Sharp pain to my ass, umbilical chord cut(damn)

Sun shinin' mama cryin, lights blindin'

My temperature climbin', got me wailing like a siren

(fast forward)

Flippin' off the jungle gym

Couldn't even get the ball to the rim

Acting on every whim, scratches on every limb(nah)

Imitating what I see, watching Bruce Lee

Gave me the black belt in third degree

(again)

Grade four, field day, blue ribbon fifty yard dash

Hot dogs (po)tato chips, clowning dude that came in last

Pepperoni pizza featured Fridays

Scheming on my crush in the lunch room, she smiled and waved(I see you girl)

8th grade, Cincinnati, Goldeneye on 64(my shit)

Samantha was my girl then, she had the biggest titties bro(that's word)

Me, Jamar, and Terrell, stories to tell

Stealin' out the store, candy and condoms

It was awesome

[Chorus]

Man I'm out here runnin' but time keep flyin'

Time keep flyin' by

[Verse 2]

Ridge View, first day

Try-outs passed, can't play

Class clown, every week, at least one detention stay

Selling bootleg CDs out my book sack

White tees, 501s, high top forces strap back, it's all facts

[Bridge]

Time fly fast, you better enjoy it while it lasts

[Verse 2 (cont)]

Stayed in Winslow with my kinfolk

Reese, Vinnie, Marcellus, and Raymond

Black Josh, and David out there hoopin' on the pavement

Whoopin' every nigga from outside of the hood

And everyone that they came wit'

Right before summer broke a foot bone

Was kind of depressed, it really had my mind blown

Came up at the party shawty twerkin' on my Johns-on

While I'm sitting with the cast on

Tryna talk her into action- come up off that dome

Next year, Northeast

Mama got me on a short leash

Said she tired of getting called every week

My nigga Micah, he got me high enough to reach my peak

Eric was lovin' that slut, but Ceddy B was cuffin' that butt(tough)

Me and Tawana had that Love Jones

Broads tried to get on, I stayed true, I played it wrong

My mind out of Columbia, thoughts on comin' up

Signed the paper

See what this Army (a)bout

12 July, shipped out

[Chorus]

Man I'm out here runnin' but time keep flyin'

Time keep flyin' by

[Verse 3]

Sitting penning these mementos

Reflecting on the memories, I reach between my temples

Format 'em tight and lay it down on instrumentals

They say the facts of life are complex, but it could all be so simple

[Bridge]

Time fly fast, you better enjoy it while it lasts

Life lessons, you better pay attention, in this class

Looking back on the past, hope you can say you made a splash

Time fly fast, you better enjoy it while it lasts

[Verse 3 (cont)]

Breathe deep on this oxygen

Father Time has bodied a lot of men

Ain't no stoppin' him

Limit your sleep, fuck a Posturepedic

Unwrap the gift of every day when you see it

Even when they seem shit

You can get wrote out the next group of scenes quick

So persevere when you down and catch a swift kick

Flip it to a win streak

Hop on the bike lock in that tenth speed

And keep on truckin' like a Hemi

On this mic, I get funkier than kimchi(yes)

I'm refreshing like a tall glass of Simply(yes)

Lend me

Your ear for this occasion

Witness me give the beat cuts and abrasions

You just kicked the dope, but now this track is enablin'

Hotter than the fast teenage daughter of a Cajun(fire)

Hip-Hop been ho'n for a while and she the only one I'm savin'

The rest of these birds, gettin' Nathan

[Chorus]

Man I'm out here runnin' but time keep flyin'

Time keep flyin' by