Reality Check

Green leaf in my green tea Got a whole wide world that needs me So I sip that while I kick back Man I'm trying to live a life that's long and breezy Nah, no one told me that it'd be easy Gotta put in that work when you wanna go hard Take small steps if you wanna go far But I've been having trouble even though it's in my heart My health is off and my stress is high Got a couple homies that'll testify We could be the ones that are next to fly But I found out late if I don't rest I'll die S is real Growing up I never knew that I could feel So sick, so ill I'm getting older but I'm learning how to deal Only getting good sleep one week out the year Certain things that I can't make clear Burning out has never really been a fear But I wanna leave a legacy before we disappear I'm passing out and I'm fainting Think I need to be a little more patient Make use of the time that I'm waiting And maybe if I do it that way I'll make it But this s has got me Feeling like I won't see another day If I keep living this way To see the real in life And I don't wanna lose my ground Lately I've been feeling like I won't hear another voice If I don't switch up my choice To see the real in life And I don't wanna lose my ground Overworked and not paid enough All the time that my job's been taking up Being away from the booth just makes it rough But I'm still blessed that I don't make enough I tried cleaning cars and it didn't fulfill me Got a second job but it almost killed me My wallet got fat but my mind got filthy A victim to the game and I know that I'm guilty But I'm never gonna stop the grind I'm an Irish dude, I got a pot to find But along the way, I can't knock the signs If my body says something and I can't define it I gotta take action, never be distracted and show passion Keep rapping and factor the balance of money and compassion If you don't put the work in then its never gonna happen That's facts But I can't be exhausted and get so lost in the thoughts that are costing me pain Off in the rain I don't wanna say that I was taught to be plain But the basic life is not tasteful life At least for me cause I embrace my life I'm hating the devil but I don't hate my life And if I gotta go to war then I'll brave the fight Even it's got me Feeling like I won't see another day If I keep living this way To see the real in life And I don't wanna lose my ground Lately I've been feeling like I won't hear another voice If I don't switch up my choice To see the real in life And I don't wanna lose my ground Take it from me you can lose your way You decide what you choose to say Its all about the people you're affecting now Don't worry bout the strings that you used to play You got dues to pay, you got dreams to live You got love in your heart that you need to give You gotta feed the kids, you gotta clean the bib I'm always speaking from the heart and you just plead the fifth You lazy and crazy enough to be setting an example like you got it all figured Never thinking it through when you gotta pull the trigger And you're bitter whenever you come under somebody bigger Like f the police and f me too Can't nobody put trust in you Until you change i won't f with you Until you change they won't f with you And you're stressing over nothing on the day to day Like if all i got is words, I can pave the way If I keep a steady pace, can i make them stay? Or will i fade to grey? Uh uh, nah never that We'll be moving even when it looks uncertain After ever dollar spent and every minute we record I know all of it is gonna be worth it man Even if it's got me... Feeling like I won't see another day If I keep living this way To see the real in life And I don't wanna lose my ground Lately I've been feeling like I won't hear another voice If I don't switch up my choice To see the real in life And I don't wanna lose my ground