The Long Game

I've seen them rise to fame then they burn up in flames While I'm in it for the long game It's the long game I've seen them rise to fame then they burn up in flames While I'm in it for the long game It's the long game Take your head and lift it up listen up Ain't no way your giving up after putting in this much Time money energy persistence but is it luck? I'm still sticking to what my mission was Which is giving love To the people all around me with this music dream Can't do it by yourself you gotta build a team Watch an artist come up quick and then catch a buzz Just as quick turn into someone who once was But who am I? Stinging like a bee Floating a like butterfly You only get one try As a young guy I had my hopes set high They told me I would blow up overnight and I believed the lie But I'm staying at it reeking havoc, ride or die Living and breathing rap notebook by my side And It's my time now I have no fears I been doing this for years alongside my peers And we pray for each other's success A lot of days of the week we ain't getting no rest And if you can relate you know that time is the test So If you're in for the long game your gonna get blessed I've seen them rise to fame then they burn up in flames While I'm in it for the long game It's the long game I've seen them rise to fame then they burn up in flames While I'm in it for the long game It's the long game Everybody at the bars on a Friday night While I'm in the the lab getting my bars right Hard type lyricism I watch my mind reveal Saying what I feel ain't no 360 deal But you know I still want that mass appeal And I'm gonna keep grinding till the cash is real But if I ruled the world I would give it all to charity Cuz I wanna help humanity before this earth buries me If I ever make it I'll do something that matters Like go save some lives from natural disasters And that's why I'm happy that I own all my masters This music is my therapy when my world shatters In this career you gotta have close friends next to you And watch the fake ones show up when your successful Now your biggest haters all the sudden start to text you And every single ex you had wants to caress you No need to make a checklist of those who neglect you Just be the best you don't let it effect you That's why you gotta remember why you're in this Bear witness long game turning music into business I've seen them rise to fame then they burn up in flames While I'm in it for the long game It's the long game I've seen them rise to fame then they burn up in flames While I'm in it for the long game It's the long game