[Verse 1]
I'm on a lifetime mission or quest for death
In conditions of the system puffin' sess, I'm stressed
N***as dyin' for less, tryna see better, witness terror
Cream addicted vision the streets for hittin' treasures
Sippin' fine wine, it's the finest dime to endeavor
Laid back, countin' mad stacks now and forever
Check the status, beat me flippin' like I'm acrobatic
Too much soul for one man to hold causin' reactions
Born in the money maker but raised in the Bronx
Where the streets was blazin' hot, amazed by the skunk
We ran deep and played the block
Claim stolen land with plans of major stock
To bless the whole fam but damn it's a hustle
Gotta struggle just to stay alive
Broken dreams and makin' millions since '85
Many tried and died, eyes on paradise
But I strive with pride till I see that afterlife

[Chorus]
Get it, long as you live and time keeps slippin'
Maintain though the drama got your mind trippin'
Touchin' fine women, holdin' bigger salary
Livin' trife life, speak verbal reality
Get it, long as you live and time keeps slippin'
Maintain though the drama got your mind trippin'
I'm touchin' fine women, holdin' bigger salary
Livin' trife life, speak verbal reality
[Verse 2]
Right after night driftin', hittin' L's, reminiscin'
Wantin' the riches, another world of existence
Deadly intentions, nothin' for phonies to listen to
Beside the karma, then the smooth criminal hittin' you
Liftin' you to new levels, everything is far from settled
I'm stressed too, I stuck them same demons that possess you
Them black knights, they rap tight, hit skins and crash mics
Survivin' the torment that haunts me from past lives

[Chorus]
Get it, long as you live and time keeps slippin'
Maintain though the drama got your mind trippin'
I'm touchin' fine women, holdin' bigger salary
Livin' trife life son, verbal reality

[Verse 3]
My ghetto culture gettin' closer to the end of time
Feelin' vital signs, heavy drama on your mind
Drastic, no rest from the cradle to the casket
Sky's the limit, this n***a tryna blast past it
At last kid, we're maxin' in the illest of fashion
In the rockin' chair relaxin', daughters playin' and laughin'
Hittin' L's with passion, open holdin' crazy cream
Bring into reality what I witnessed in dreams
Morality, livin' right, keepin' game mad tight
I told you black knights, young cats be dyin' in gat fights
Life's cruel, the corner had schooled some fools
Witness danger, played it cool, Willies laid to bruise
Some got knocked and locked, facin' life without parole
Shit could knock your blocks, get a grip, hold your soul
It's like a paradox goin' through this, like I was born to do this
Assassins felt the pressure, tell me what the truth is?
[Chorus]
Get it, long as you live and time keeps slippin'
Maintain though the drama got your mind trippin'
I'm touchin' fine women, holdin' bigger salary
Livin' trife life, speak verbal reality
Get it, long as you live and time keeps slippin'
Maintain though the drama got your mind trippin'
Touchin' fine women, holdin' bigger salary
Livin' trife life, speak verbal reality
Get it, long as you live and time keeps slippin'
Maintain though the drama got your mind trippin'
Touchin' fine women, holdin' bigger salary
Livin' trife life son, verbal reality
Get it, long as you live and time keeps slippin'
Maintain though the drama got your mind trippin'
I'm touchin' fine women, holdin' bigger salary
Livin' trife life son, verbal reality