I only listened to one voice, defined as reckless
 Till I heard another utter your time is precious
 Never was concerned with them worldly pleasures
 But when I'm buried my words will be unearthed as treasures
 In drastic times, I'd revert to those measures
 Of Putting hands in the dirt to search for what's better
 Thirsting for cheddar like a rat in a dumpster
 And that gave me the hunger to rap with such thunder
 Was going under for a second, felt like a convicted man
 And struggle was my sentence but now bam
 I'm doubling my efforts, regardless of whatever
 Stumbles in my presence
 Made my entrance
 A cunning young apprentice and still
 Ain't speak a speck about a gun or bout a necklace
 My method is run until your breathless
 There's nothing gained from something that's stress less

 On every day we strained for this (We strained)
 And got to say there's been pain for this (Been pain)
 The life of them entertainers is (What)
 Ain't the bliss that they claim it is (It is not)
 On every day we strain for this
 And got to say there's been pain for this
 Experience we gained from this
 We so thankful... we never came up quick

 The race non-stop the pace, constant
 Wake everyday and got to face some nonsense
 Face the monsters , snakes to mobsters ...out there
 Trying to take your conscience
 Many working like slaves, its bonkers
 And use potions to sedate cause they somber
 I was taught to never trade the honour, that's laid upon ya
 Got to train, be stronger
 Your brain can wonder
 Get side tracked, many types you gotta drive back
 Sly rats and the type that like to wise crack
 High cats smoking ice until their eyes black
 Got you unable to write unless your pipes packed
 Came the hard way, tried to fight facts
 And started shedding some light upon the right maps
 Most my youthful life ,I was quite cracked
 Till I 360ed, dynamited at the mind traps
 Oh yes...

 On every day we strained for this (We strained)
 And got to say there's been pain for this (Been pain)
 The life of them entertainers is (What)
 Ain't the bliss that they claim it is (It is not)
 On every day we strain for this
 And got to say there's been pain for this
 Experience we gained from this
 We so thankful... we never came up quick

 Might have thought I liked the stress, the fight, the test
 A broken silence, no overnight success
 Pay the toll gate mate you've arrived in the west
 Where affluence meets with survival at best
 Guess who's live upon the set
 All eyes upon us, man we rising them bets
 Raising the stakes , why they patiently wait
 This the hour now, they faze in the greats
 Was sidetracked when I came in the place
 So I had to pay for my major mistakes
 Changed my traits, realised what it takes
 Can't be no passenger, man I'm a pilot them planes
 Lived wild but now they got files on my name
 Even ma knows now her child's come of age
 So from the sunshine to the darkest of days
 Went from basket case to master of a trade

 On every day we strained for this (We strained)
 And got to say there's been pain for this (Been pain)
 The life of them entertainers is (What)
 Ain't the bliss that they claim it is (It is not)
 On every day we strain for this
 And got to say there's been pain for this
 Experience we gained from this
 We so thankful... we never came up quick