[Nature] At the ripe age 24, I done seen it all done it all Some dreams stay fresh and some are spoiled Dealin with time went to spring, summer, fall Its crazy changes, is this that made me famous? I come a long way from Tims, minimum wages Stockin caps summer jobs pockets flat It's funny how my childhood idols now be copin cracks Ain't knockin at them, fortunately life is too short to see It's only right we move accordingly at every second I use to carry heavy weapons, previously cocked Tucked in my shirt for every session, but hold up The two-six beer made me grow up Came home to the damn same dream with no luck And half the clique strong, the other half moved on Some with new lives and new wives niggaz live long The foulest thing about time is still ticks when you gone
[Nas] For those who lived the way I lived we came from a long way From wipin coal from our eye lids from raps hottest Smokin lye to the track guidance, 'member back then Before Mack 10's expensive bottles, had a sick mind Niggaz taught me how to get mine We often sit courts they get tossed that get spit line To all niggaz that the Lord seemed to legit time Why we plan to live for-ev he had a different design Is it safe to say we all parish on the sacred day With my luck soon as I reach the gate that made me pay...pray Minutes go by indo-go-high the specialist decked out dark specks finessin Used to play catch a kiss same girls back then now leave us messages A whole lot, travel to my old spot where we sold rock although its trifle Ain't nothin changed as like time is all a cycle
[AZ] Yo, wake up to the world stay in charge of your dream Keep your vision focus get wise and large your cream Marketin scheme so many in the dark it's un-seemed Caught up between perhaps rap was a fortunate thing Forced to be king from hustlin to supportin them fiends Bustin guns, I had no remorse as a team Rockin bird stones my first get big nursed a dome Its hurts to zone now I realize I'm on the surface alone Time ticks devilish mind design quits leave you line quick And cause you to die behind shit, mathematics Master 120 I'm Aziatic, I'm amazed with magic Cousins with loosen that made me savage Life changed once you established with the right game Love the night vane found the new way to fight pain Clocks never stop, its all the way to the top Trying to freeze time that's why I iced the face on my watch