[Intro: Paige Ruderman]

How long have you been thinking about your dream? You know the one

It fills your waking hours of what could be

How long has that dream been on your mind?

We should have all learned two things this past year

Life is short

And time will pass anyways

You might as well spend it doing something you love!

It's never too late to go after what you want

Worried about what others will think?

If you reach your goals tomorrow, next week, next year

Does it mean any less?

Whose clock are you working for?

It should only be yours

Be bold. Be brave. Follow through

And get to work

[Verse]

So cliché, with age I find some things just don't matter

Time's your greatеst asset when it feels like it goеs faster

Like, it's a construct, not even something I can touch

Hope that gray matter inside your skull ain't just go splatter

You ever been so enraptured by something you tried to capture

That the pain of not having it hurt more than bone shattered?

You ever realize treasures atop that long ladder?

Or just find piled skeletons in the old attic?

How 'bout questioning relevance of what you're going after?

Was your pursuit of excellence toward the wrong passion?

Was your come up embellished with Kellyanne alt-facts?

I got tired of telling that tale, no more chapters

Had to come to accept where I was, showing my last one

First on DSPs and for sale, a whole album

Just learning by myself did more for me than the outcome

Really, if nothing else, it showed work ethic is the tactic

Mike Oregano helped, booking showcases active

Caroline by herself had open mics packed in

Stage presence develops, ideas I'm exploring faster

No pun, they were instrumental in me honing my craft

Wishing both of them well, plus these venues when COVID passes

Knew this year would fishtail when I heard about Kobe crashing

Crazy how I've felt these past two summers back-to-back

Crisis in global health follows having no time for rapping

But now it's time for action

Know I've been moving stealth, that was to remove distraction

Grown a little to tell stories deeper than a caption

Slowly building my wealth more than needing to be flashy

Notebook and pen with gel, the impetus for how I'm snapping

Shout Ableton developers, that's where I make the magic

Late bloomer quelled by not seeing my light to bask in

Take a moment, smell the roses or rue the day you hadn't