Have you ever heard if you snooze, you lose?

You better wake yo' ass up and get out of your blues

Opportunity doesn't pick and choose

You gotta stop slouching and dust off your running shoes

Well, baby, time (Time waits for no one)

You gotta stay ahead of the game or you just might get burned

Time waits for no one

No room for playing, man, 'cause you can lose your turn

Look, there goes life passing by

You won't have a legacy if you don't even try

Spiritual knowledge won't apply

Because your faith without the works will get denied

How do you expect to get into Heaven

If you don't even put in the work here?

Stop wasting time and start believing

There's no other way that I can make myself clear

Baby, time (Time waits for no one)

No one, oh, no one

You gotta stay ahead of the game or you just might get burned

Might get burned

Time waits for no one

No room for playing, man, 'cause you can lose your turn

Baby, time (Time waits for no one)

You gotta stay ahead of the game

You gotta stay ahead of the game or you just might get burned

You might get burned

Time waits for no one

No room for playing, man, 'cause you can lose your turn

You can play the game with misery and pain

Driving you insane (Ah, yeah, say)

It would be unwise to let what makes you wise (Yeah)

Become a lie (Yeah, twice, say)

Baby, time (Time waits for no one)

No one, no one

You gotta stay ahead of the game or you just might get burned

Might get burned, oh, time

Time waits for no one

No room for playing, man, 'cause you can lose your turn

Oh, baby, time (Time waits for no one)

It waits for no one, no, no

You gotta stay ahead of the game or you just might get burned

Just might get burned, oh, time

Time waits for no one

No room for playing, man, 'cause you can lose your turn