RUNNIN'

I'm still runnin' Runnin' out of time Ultimatums comin' and they runnin' through my mind "I'ma be fine, it could get worse" Lies I told myself so much, it was rehearsed Sitting in a hearse, killing my pride Them throwing shade only dimming my shine Countin' the ways my life never been mine In a few days, my soul finna decline I just keep rhyming Keep in step with the timing Haven't been dressed for this climate It's hot, it's cold where I've been Civil talks become violent You can't tell me nothing I haven't heard before I just keep on runnin' Past the waves on the shore It's all that and more Keep on runnin' Got to keep on runnin' Day might not be sunny Shade from the storm, cloud cover Lace your feet up and keep runnin' You know where I been, not where I'm going Going, no On the track or the trail, baby, I'm still showing up Don't load me up no more Pardon me if I come off cold Baggage I been dragging is starting to get old Not an origami swan, I could never fold You getting mad now that I'm getting bold Runnin' down the block, beating personal records But personally feel my joy coming second In five seconds, I could run hundred yards All from the ankle weights holding me down Chip on my shoulder, I brush it off Still in the trench like soldiers in a war Anxieties, I cast 'em to the Lord Empirically, I'm talking to a wall Brick wallin', my facial expression crestfallen Got demons and they still callin' Still starvin', we don't speak often, I'm off them But I gotta keep runnin', right? Last stretch 'til I stretch out my life And I'm blessed, ran through pain and strife But I'm stressed, I don't roll the dice It's no overnight, ain't no overtime It's just me and mine, 'til the end comes In the meantime, runnin' up my income 'Til I sprint through the gates of His kingdom Keep on runnin' Got to keep on runnin' Day might not be sunny Shade from the storm, cloud cover Lace your feet up and keep runnin' You know where I been, not where I'm going Going, no, no On the race to the top, and I'm not slowing up Can't load me up no more