Statik Selektah ft. Joey Bada$$ "Life & Times"

(Statik Selektah)

I'm not always right

Or perfect

Walk in my purpose, my soul ain't too valuable to purchase

Might get the same thing that my curses

It's like a double-edged sword

The way these thoughts honed in my mental

It feels like I'm in a psych ward sometimes

Just writing rhymes is all I need to ease my mind

Writing from the sun up to the evening time

Stuck in my zone, sitting at home tryna see the silver lining

Every dark cloud hovering over my peace of mind

Hit the streets to see the signs, me, myself and I

Havin' talks with God about being alive, just vibing

I close my eyes and start to wonder why a few of us thrive

When most of us is out here barely surviving

Products of our environment or victims to what we believe

Either way it's change that we need in order to succeed

Whatever doesn't grow dies

So you gotta cultivate your seeds

Water your trees and shine light on its leaves

Life is full of seasons and we all face winters

So when it get cold is when you gotta go inner

Something to remember next time you in December

'Cause when it get dark is when you see them stars glimmer

And I'll never let 'em dimmer my light

The warrior inside of me ain't backing down from a fight

This life shit is what you make it

You can choose to waste it or take it by the reigns

So when it's said and done you make 'em remember your name, nigga

Can't forget the reason that you came, nigga

Uh, I said we all one in the same, nigga

It don't matter if the chain bigger, look

Follow my faith like it's my North Star

Guided by the light I'm traveling

At the speed of a sports car, it's dazzling

How the journey unraveling

Just tryna keep my feet on the gravel

And knowing that this path I chose is challenging

Life is like a boat sometimes

It feels like you barely paddling

Or the current that you up against is what you battling