I promise maximal effort from me

There will never be an end to all the blood and sweat I’ll lend to make it work

When I get where I need, I’ll send word for you

Wouldn’t burden you with details you won’t read

I promise maximal effort from me

When my options are exhausted but I still won’t lay down and give it up

When I get what I need, still get hungry, bite the hand that feeds

I will take from you. I will give it to myself

Take from you. Give it to myself

I promise maximal effort from me

Even in my final days, I’ll find an outlet that still pays

So cut me loose. Stretch me ‘til I can’t breathe

But I never set the goal, so it’s always out of reach

Show me a ladder, I’ll climb it. Hold my breath if you time it

Do your worst to me above a dotted line, and I’ll sign it

Write my name down for me. Dot the i’s and cross the s’s

There’s somewhere I need to be. I’ve got no time for second guesses

I’m already past 25. Some of my best years are behind me

I could use a better hand to break me down, redefine me

I want answers on my legacy, but the greatest minds in artistry

Their speeches just don’t speak to me ‘cause all of them are dead already