[Verse 1]
You only live once,
The realization made when smoking blunts,
Once a stupid wanna be ghetto dunce,
That role I hold is done,
Time to mold into the Sun,
Others walk their path, I’m off that cause I hop, skip and run.
Strut to the future,
People shocked, electrocuted.
Excess exasperation by eloquence when executed.
Got better uses than abusing my present,
Incandescent,
Done dwelling in the darkness, sifting regrets and,
Casting blame and catching shame,
Not wishing my past away
Not wishing I could pass away,
I’ve got a job to do.
My adventure, acting brave,
At the mouth of the cave,
Will I fail or save the day?
To see the end stay tuned.
This is the prelude,
I don’t care what they do cause their sappy disposition only knocks me off my pivot,
Working slaving for the change known as better living
Pennies saved,
Only get one take for this audition.
That’s why…

[Chorus] x2
I work, I slave
I work get paid,
I work, I slave
I work get paid,
Imma get what I’m owned
Imma get what I’m owned
Imma strut this higher road
Leading me to higher goals

[Verse 2]
Done complaining, it’s contagious, old friends in quarantine,
On to payments, cheating aging, so priceless no affording me,
Through courses I speed, cause I know I’m never slow,
These horses think they lead, but it’s my reign they follow,
I stay away from hollow hearts when mine is full of joy,
My life’s a tool while fools use there’s as a toy.
And when they get played wonder why they get annoyed
Old habits I had then are now being destroyed.
My name in light spelled with the constellations what I’m aching for like whip-lashed,
Victims in car crash.
Bringing my hard hat,
Construction underway,
Through destruction of obstructions, carved on my DNA,
And when I see the day my music played from night to day.
I’ll wipe the sweat from my brow and know my work is finished,
Working slaving for the change known as better living,
Pennies saved only get one take for this audition
That’s why...

[Chorus] x2
I work, I slave
I work get paid,
I work, I slave
I work get paid,
Imma get what I’m owned
Imma get what I’m owned
Imma strut this higher road
Leading me to higher goals