It’s been a long time

But I ain’t never gave up

Yeah

(All those swindling lodges, and social clubs, and money grabbing auxiliaries

It’s… it’s got me on the “#1 Sucker” list

Boy I’ve lived with mendacity

Now why can’t you live with it?

You’ve got to live with it, there’s…there’s nothing to live with but mendacity…

Is there?)

Long days, long nights

I been working my ass off

Hustling tryna stack this cash dawg

Quarterback tryna get this pass off

Hit the blunt, get high, then I blast off

Up in the sky, satellite like NASA

Get the bag, get rich, then I dash off

No time for these fake ass actors

Lil’ bitch, I’m the Determining Factor

Long days, long nights

I been working my ass off

Hustling tryna stack this cash dawg

Quarterback tryna get this pass off

Hit the blunt, get high, then I blast off

Up in the sky, satellite like NASA

Get the bag, get rich, then I dash off

No time for these fake ass actors

Lil’ bitch, I’m the Determining Factor

Verse 1:

Yeah

Fuck an introduction, ‘cause I know y’all gonna skip it

Always sticking to the plan, might as well script it

Ever since a youngin’, I been working on a mission:

Be the realest motherfucker living and I did it, man I did it

I’m a mother fucking boss, no kidding

Smoking on some fire, have you stuck for a minute

She want me to fuck, said she love when I’m in it

I be like, “Hold up babygirl, what the deal is?”

Doing my thing, big rocks in my pendant

She want my opinion but she always get offended

Man they always tryna judge, think I need a co-defendant

Used to be a hater, now you finally starting to get it

I ain’t tripping, on the road up to the top to get some millions

Never will I give up, I can never lose the vision

I was taught to save my money, now I’m out here doing business

I ain’t even in the room, but still the elephant that’s in it

From the ground up, I was building from the start

Never had a plan, but I always had the heart

Always had a dream, I was tryna hit the charts

Shit, but if you want to win

Well then, you gotta play it smart

Gotta work on technique, man don’t ever show your cards

Gotta move fast speed, I ain’t talking ‘bout your car

See this shit’s fine wine, gotta treat it like it’s art

When you winning, it be looking hella different from the start

Yeah

Long days, long nights

I been working my ass off

Hustling tryna stack this cash dawg

Quarterback tryna get this pass off

Hit the blunt, get high, then I blast off

Up in the sky, satellite like NASA

Get the bag, get rich, then I dash off

No time for these fake ass actors

Lil’ bitch, I’m the Determining Factor

Long days, long nights

I been working my ass off

Hustling tryna stack this cash dawg

Quarterback tryna get this pass off

Hit the blunt, get high, then I blast off

Up in the sky, satellite like NASA

Get the bag, get rich, then I dash off

No time for these fake ass actors

Lil’ bitch, I’m the Determining Factor

Everything I got in life, I really had to earn

Put in all the work, and now I get what I deserve

Lesson after lesson man, that’s one thing that I’ve learned

In this life, it’s kinda crazy how we hide when we’re disturbed

Fuck it though, I still do what I need to when it hurts

Got up on my feet again and started putting in the work

I been wondering just how the fuck we ended up on Earth

And why all the good things really only come in little bursts

But I ain’t never once lost sight of the vision

I put too much work and time into getting my life straight

Now I’m just minding my business

Hear ‘em talk, I be like “Why they still bitching?”

They ain’t even in position

Hold up, wait a minute

I’m just doing me, I guess you didn’t get the message

Everybody living like they ain’t got no direction and they fucking up, not even thinking ‘bout who they affecting

And sometimes, I feel like it’s a waste

Maybe I’m spending my time in the wrong way

I kinda wanna pack up my bags and go hop on a plane that drops me off in a new place

Start a brand new chapter with a blank page

And let all of the old memories just fade

Cuz I know that, no matter the path I take

I’ma be at the top ‘til my dying days

Jake

Long days, long nights

I been working my ass off

Hustling tryna stack this cash dawg

Quarterback tryna get this pass off

Hit the blunt, get high, then I blast off

Up in the sky, satellite like NASA

Get the bag, get rich, then I dash off

No time for these fake ass actors

Lil’ bitch, I’m the Determining Factor

Long days, long nights

I been working my ass off

Hustling tryna stack this cash dawg

Quarterback tryna get this pass off

Hit the blunt, get high, then I blast off

Up in the sky, satellite like NASA

Get the bag, get rich, then I dash off

No time for these fake ass actors

Lil’ bitch, I’m the Determining Factor