I'm taking some time out from hardship
I ponder my next move … I'll give it some rip
Tired of the world's pushing and shoving
It's my time now, I'm on to a good thing
Ill do some chilling, hang out with the hood
Damn sure, this here will do me some good
On the 9 -5 for a boss man, ain't my thing
What's in it for me? Only the tills that ring
Lining their pockets with trappings of wealth
I slog and slave and damage my health
Pappa once told me: "If you gonna be happy son"
Got to go out there and have some fun
So yeah ......
I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
So I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
Can't let this bitch-slapping vocation get me down
Bully-boys steal my joy, all I do is frown
Sitting all day, churning out work
Can't relieve myself, cause boss-man asks: 'Where are you jerk?'
Pores over me like a man possessed
I had it coming, I could have guessed
The bad vibe has my stomach in a knot
Time to end this and give life a shot
I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
So I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
So what ya gonna do wit' your life asks Mr Cool
Let's say, 'I dunno' all I know is I'm no fool
Packing shelves on the 9 - 9 at the MART
There's more to life, let's keep it smart
I'll rub the sleep from my eyes not thinking about my boss
Freeing my mind from the chains of all the dross
No highway snarl-ups an' road rage for the time being
That drudgery anyhow is not my thing
For a while, the world will be my playground
In time to come, I'll tell you what I've found
I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
So I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
I was told: "You have to be something in this life"
This is not the way to do it, for me far too much strife
I won't be thinking of life's next chapter yet
I know I'll make, it's all I can bet
My book of life being written as I speak
Time to kick butt and empower the weak
Doubt etched on the faces of work chums
I say, Don't fret, I'll still be around cause I'm no bum
I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
So I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
You work your butts off slogging away
Not taking this punishment, no more no way
Life's too good our there to be sitting here
You have to take some risks and have no fear
If you do not try you'll never know
What's it like ... to let the river of life just flow and flow
If you will slave and slog, let me enjoy
My new life out there for I am no toy
I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
So I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
So I'll catch y'all on the sly
Who knows, you might just be driving by
I won't forget y'all, but I will this place
This joint's not for a guy like me, this pretty face
Plans have I, dreams I harbour, a future ahead
Maybe a Lambourghini for this petrol head
When it comes, I'll still have my feet on the ground
Cause in this hood, that's where I was found
Now don't you sweat, now don't you fret
I'll make something of my life just yet
I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
So I'm taking some time out, taking some time away
To dream my dreams and do it my way
YES DOING IT MY WAY!
