The Time Ft. Marty J Paroles

I done a lot of dirt, a whole pot of dirt
I even shot a jerk - He's through!
Wake up wake up wake up it's a stickup
get 'em up, stand up, pick it up
back on the track like a relapse
me I'm innocent though
I'm talking beats and raps
not cheap preach with weaves and craps
I don't Hollywood shuffle with squares in drag
no need to preach to the mass
but I speak like a pro 'cause I know what I have now...
HOOK:
(And all the people say...)
OH-OH, OH-OH
NOW THAT I KNOW THE TIME IS DIFFERENT, I AIN'T MISSING EVERYDAY
(And all the people say...)
OH-OH, OH-OH
STAY ON MY TOES, GET BY
THEY'RE LISTENING, IF YOU'RE WITH ME
WON'T YOU SAY? fresh air? Well here's a breath of it
out west where the rest got half they spit
college boys, go on and pack a dip
me myself and I gon' stack a grip
with Marty J and he's on back of this
give us a party, player, we gon' crack the whip
no hiss in any format to flip
not that old 4 track, backpackin' jackin
what was underground, inventive now is just in fashion
adjust your passion
the crowd ?? the house still slappin
I just know more now, go on boy
ask 'em...
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(MARTY J)
Had my back against the wall
my shadow weighed a ton
I never learned to crawl
before I tried to run
had me on my knees
praying for the sun
couldn't see a thing except all the harm that I'd done
sample: the older I get man, the dumber that I was (x4)

I heard don't throw in the towel
believe in yourself, you can achieve
keep your eyes on the prize
and your hands in the sky
and we all gonna rise now

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