What I DO the Time FOR?

Better late than never they all say
Been waitin' for nothin'
That's a long wait
Ain't shit to gain but a lotta weight
And a lot of miles every Saturday
Ain't no life behind the cement
Nigga you don't even see rent
All the sacrifices like a ritual
Wasn't just wit it
I breathe it
I went hard down road for hours
Sneakin' on the phone in showers
You held me down
But I was stuck
I held you up
But you had the power
The voice in my head grew louder
This sacrifice wasn't ours
It was mine
And mine only
You had no clue
What I encountered

I ain't do the crime
What the fuck I do the time for
I had to ask who the fuck
I'm on the grind for
Not behind the walls
What the fuck I'm in a line for
I ain't do the crime
What the fuck I do the time for
I ain't do the crime
What the fuck I do the time for
I had to ask who the fuck
I'm on the grind for
Not behind the walls
What the fuck I'm in a line for
I ain't do the crime
What the fuck I do the time for

I had to elevate
Lookin' from a bird's eye view
Just to see it from all angles
It was way overdue
Never ceases to amaze me
Nigga you can't lose
Never thought you'd be fugazi
Boy you had me fooled
I got you listenin' now
You were by yourself back then
Well what's the difference in now
I had your son
You had your run
Tried to position me out
Now I see the bullshit
My future glistenin' now
I see shit differently now
I wanted out

I ain't do the crime
What the fuck I do the time for
I had to ask who the fuck
I'm on the grind for
Not behind the walls
What the fuck I'm in a line for
I ain't do the crime
What the fuck I do the time for
I ain't do the crime
What the fuck I do the time for
I had to ask who the fuck
I'm on the grind for
Not behind the walls
What the fuck I'm in a line for
I ain't do the crime
What the fuck I do the time for