Whole Life

They say that time is of the essence,
But time is money I've been trying to find investors,
I'm trying to run it, I'm a product of Chicago, I don't take no shit,
But I follow the money everywhere I make those trips.

I'm a veteran who's never been malevolent at this,
They been talking like somebody's really better than the kid,
I been grinding, who been working harder?
Harder, higher-ups can see it, but they ain't been calling.

Fuck 'em all, I swear I'm about to start a war,
This been like the Art of War,
You ain't with the team, fuck you mean,
Fuck we talking for?

They don't like the sound, I guess they just way too used to fake,
All this heat I'm thinking might make these people hallucinate,
Hey, what'd you do today, I don't know, something great,
I don't know who revved 'em up, he might want to pump his brakes.

I might have to raise the stakes,
I might have to change it up,
They might have to hang it up,
None of these dudes can hang with us.

I deserve it on the real, I'm just tryin' to touch a meal,
Pay all of my mama's bills, like,
Chasing all these 100-dollar bills,
It's too hard to sit still, can't you see this shit is real life?

CHORUS

I been waiting on this shit my whole life.
I been waiting on this shit my whole life,
I been waiting on this shit my whole life,
I been waiting on this shit my whole life.

I'm everything that they wanna be,
I swear I'm they goals,
I never gave up on my dreams,
And only followed my soul.

I been dreaming 'bout this shit since like 11 years old,
My potential turned into credentials, I tried to convince you,
Even if it means I never end up seeing the top,
I can sleep knowing I never tried to be what I'm not.

You know my name, don't try to act like you don't see it a lot,
I keep my circle small, they only want a piece of the pie,
I keep it real, that's how I'm gonna keep it forever,
I love to see them puzzled whenever they piece it together.

I move like an organization, we keep shit together,
I'm just as surprised as you are on how I keep getting better,
[Better, better]
I deserve it on the real, I'm just tryin' to touch a meal,
Pay all of my mama's bills, like.
Chasing all these 100-dollar bills, it's too hard to sit still,
Can't you see this shit is real life.

CHORUS

I been waiting on this shit my whole life.
I been waiting on this shit my whole life,
I been waiting on this shit my whole life,
I been waiting on this shit my whole life.

I been waiting on this shit my whole life.
I been waiting on this shit my whole life,
I been waiting on this shit my whole life,
I been waiting on this shit my whole life.