Laps

I find it hard to sit still So I just fidget with this pen They’ll probably call this shit skill But really it’s these hours I spent Cost too much for me to call it gift All this doubt, self clowning, dead friendships Learned how to vent it out in a sentence Or some indirect verbiage What’s the word for when you’re only finding worth in the work? Chase perfection but I wonder Is its worth it when my time is adjourned God damn, I miss them days When we was slanging tang juice For three dimes on the curb Ignorant to the world but still observant All we knew was we would take this shit further Than a million furlongs Life’s a gamble boy this wagers unheard of I place my bets in myself That’s all I’m use to Make the trade from deprecation to respect And it’s insane the way the universe will step in and help Almost like I choose you I’ve been running But I know I got some laps to go I fell a few times But it won’t stunt my growth To put my life on the line’s the only life I know Outa pocket, outa hand like some dice on a roll I’ve been running But I know I got some laps to go I fell a few times But it won’t stunt my growth To put my life on the line’s the only life I know Outa pocket, outa hand, this some stuff y’all know Young prince, my reigns rightful More Simba than I am that kid Joffrey or Scar They see a race to get the throne I’m seeing all that I’m responsible for With my pops on the rock And on the verge of getting locked All my moms and little sister really got Is me and Jayden left to change the situation Its been time to man up We gotta face it What a roundabout way for a couple of kids To get a glimpse of inner greatness It took a minute for me to witness who Gage is Sketching out the image in these workout composition book pages That I paid for with change Scraping by but I know its not forever Dog it can’t be I’m praying to god, like Marcus Stanley Except I’m standing on my ten toes Out here more than hopeful Imma see this shit go tenfold All this shit depends on me No stalling from exhaustion, just keep running because the end I can see I’ve been running But I know I got some laps to go I fell a few times But it won’t stunt my growth To put my life on the line’s the only life I know Outa pocket, outa hand like some dice on a roll I’ve been running But I know I got some laps to go I fell a few times But it won’t stunt my growth To put my life on the line’s the only life I know Outa pocket, outa hand, this some stuff y’all know