[Verse 1]
Yeah, yeah
Imma tell it how it is
Dreaming about doin' this
Never fit in to the mix
Knew that I gotta move quick
Never be sittin' down cause I been missin' out everything I gotta get, yeah
Had to sell 25 tickets to get on the stage and I’ll never forget
They don’t believe in me
They want the money they steal from me
I kept my confidence cause I know what it is
I put in time and now nobody steerin’ me
Whole time I was in school
Writing rhymes in my dorm room
Took 6 years of long days
I’m 23 like MJ
I’m here, up and away
Used to broke but I knew it would change
Gave up my happiness it was a shame
Caught up in numbers and getting the plays
I let it go, then I begun
Now that I’m back I been ready to run
Know it’s a journey but I’m always learning
I feel like the man that I knew I’d become, yeah

[Chorus]
4 in the morning I’m feeling wide awake
They said I couldn’t do it had to find a way
Know it’s gonna happen any day now
It’s too late I can never fade out

[Verse 2]
I got a long way to go
I’m in a league of my own
I don’t got time to compare
People be thinkin' I care, nah
Focused on me
I got a family to feed
I got a goal to achieve
I got a lot on my plate
And none of it goin' to waste
Think about me
I’m doin' fine
Mama be callin' I don’t got the time
What does that mean
Maybe I’m lost
Maybe the journey must come with a cost
Nothin' is free
That's what I’m told
All of this missin' out been gettin' old
Hope it’s all worth it
Nothin' for certain
Maybe I’ll see but right now I don’t know
Yeah the money good
But my life tough
I’ve been happy and been rough
I sacrifice all the better times just hoping that it all pays off
I know now I don’t speak enough
It’s been hard just keepin' up
With good days
Need better ones
Don’t stress out
Imma let it come, I know
[Chorus]
4 in the morning I’m feeling wide awake
They said I couldn’t do it had to find a way
Know it’s gonna happen any day now
It’s too late I can never fade out