Charge It to the Game

I should be taking more pics
But I stay in the moment
Memories' little better when they're out of focus
Oh you've been missing, I haven't noticed
We ain't even talked, I'm not the only culprit

It takes two to tango and
Life is a dance so I keep it grooving
And it never stands still so I keep it moving
I'm putting in the work, I'm always improving
So I'm never losing

I've got nothing to hide
I'm not losing opportunities because of pride
I don't mind if an issue needs straightening
Because conflict delayed is conflict multiplied
Things are getting more definitive
I drew a line
I know my people, they ain't never got to pick a side
I get my foot up in the door
'cause these blessings gotta pour
Then, we buss the door open wide

I don't want you to be flawless
I just want you be cautious
'Cause it's us against the world man
Us against them
They're gonna end the scoreless
And the distance between us is so enormous

I speak all of the time but they don't hear me
We're in the same rooms but they're not near me
Give it a couple years and you'll see it clearly
That the gap between us is large but I love you dearly

Nothing to show them niggas
But I'm rapping like I owe them niggas
Like my rent's due
Do what I am meant to
See my life has been eventful
I ain't tryna be a rapper that is good
But never gets their credentials

Fuck that, we tryna get paid
On another wave
It's gotta come to pass
All the prayers we pray
Foundations that we lay

And who you being when you ain't being yourself
'Cause I stare into the mirror I don't see nobody else
And that's the real question
I know there's weight on your chest
You gotta get to benching
There's a couple things I forgot to mention

Fuck the rules, no longer abiding
F waiting on your turn, f waiting in silence
Ever since I said f it man I started thriving
It's a more life ting

It's ridiculous
I'm really killing shit
Heads, really splitting them
Lames, get rid of them
Studied the game vigorous
Invest in myself it will always pay dividends

But I'm surrounded by some inner city ignorance
They can't put the beef down
Really, they're carnivorous
The rules that they live by
Really, are so rigorous
But I'm my own person so
Really, I'm indifferent

Man I need to take a flight with niggas, go abroad
I'm tryna see the world with my people
Like what's in store
People have a lot bread but they're poor in spirit
So money can't be only the thing that we're searching for

I need true peace
Joy in every way
I need real, something that doesn't lead me astray
I ain't even lonely when nobody phones me
So I couldn't care less whether you leave or stay

Yesterday I prayed to God for what I have today
And if you're no longer here I hope you get the message
Can't take my foot off the pedal
And just be less aggressive
We may even make it, only if we let it
Only if we let it

Experiencing some turbulence but don't panic
Control the wave, you gotta still-land it
They're gonna say that you've have changed
Like you're supposed to remain the same
But it's God plan, you can't plan it

And you put in all the work
You never get the credit
But you like the direction in which you're heading
Ain't smooth, a little rough around the edges
If they could see through your lenses
A different motivation sparking up the engine
Uh

I know a real one when I see one, I pay my respect
I'm on a path of grace, I'm just watching my my step
I lost some people that I came with
So I charge it to the game 'til there ain't nothing left