Work Harder
[Verse 1]
Underestimated, my intentions to fly
You can speak against my hustle, but the river is dry
No cry, no tears, I been the man for years
My peers, stay on the mission, never missing no meals (oh yea)
Been on the bottom, never been a bottom feeder
Just a whole lot of bottles, a whole lot of smoke
A whole lot of mirrors, a whole lot of bull
Never no go, just stayed in slow mo
Been around dudes so phony
Bought up my time so my mind stayed off this
But I keep offers, I’m feeling I’m worth a million a dollars
But it doesn’t make sense, giving time to your office
Harder, back on my altitude
It’s what you doing man, ain’t what you bout to do
Sleep is cousin of death, I took my bed out the room
Haters can catch a brick with the flow, man I’m here to
[Chorus]
Work harder
Work Harder
Move get, get up
Work, work, work harder
Work, work, work harder
Work Harder
[Verse 2]
I can’t hold my tongue, you can’t hold your drink
My minds on create, my heart holds my dream
I’m feelin like I’m worth a million dollars
But I can’t do it when I’m selling others product
So I am the product, prodigy and modest
What ever that I’m touching turn to gold that’s Midas
Whoever you thought I was man that’s lying
Been up in the jungle with the sheep, I am lion
Try him, move when it comes to that
Stay up out them suckers traps
You either a battery or battering these sucker cats
I been on the humble nap, you took me for sucker
But the same brotha you snubbing, telling you you nothin
Harder, back on my altitude
It’s what you doing man, ain’t what you bout to do
Sleep is the cousin of death, I took my bed out of the room
Haters can catch a brick with the flow, man I’m here to
[Chorus]
Work harder
Work Harder
Move get, get up
Work, work, work harder
Work, work, work harder
Work Harder
[Verse 3]
It’s what you doing, ain’t what you bout to do
It’s what you doing, ain’t what you bout to do
Sleep is the cousin of death, I took my bed out the room
And if you took the bet homie, you bout to lose
I been a factor in here, you benefactors are clear
You want to steal my soul, you can’t hack it, YOU FEAR
Cause you lie and manipulate, my trials have been so great
The good gave me my karma, I stopped living in dogma
Lost a lot my partners but God gave me my pardon
Can’t give all the blame, it taught me to work harder
Came from nothing to something you got to be motivated
When your names on the mortgage and all of your whips are paid for
What I went through this pain for, giving people my paper
Sick of wishing my visions materialize from vapor
I can’t even hate you, got the odds in my favor
Till I’m gone, let me thank you, hold applause, I was made to work
[Chorus]
Work harder
Work Harder
Move get, get up
Work, work, work harder
Work, work, work harder
Work Harder
Music is a product that I created, a product of my life and life’s work. It’s hard to do what it is you love while juggling the responsibilities of life to maintain yourself and keep it 100% legit.
Self-explanatory. I’m also a Leo.
I’ve gotten so much shit over this line. Yes, Nas said on “N.Y. State of Mind” that sleep was the cousin of death, but there were prophets and other prolific writers who used the same quote to emphasize work over rest or hustle over laziness.