Damn, I don't hear a strand of wisdom It's smart what they bark ain't art, that's vandalism The pre-gun lands, we brung hands as ammunition I plan my death before I plan submission Can't exchange man condition but one fan sufficient Must assist, get a swift for the shift band to listen Some rights, Lord, you gotta fight for it, you can't petition Was large, you see, his autobiography advance edition, uh (advance edition) I'm all aware it's all abandoned, I saw famine With grace, faced the firing squad, it's all canon If only fit where the rich sit, I'd be in poor standing Not touched, the bum rush, trust we all ran in Walk with my head high, talk for the 'Ville and Bed-Stuy Few friends, I lost 'em, too often, never said bye Tryna make peace with the streets fashionable where lead fly The news where truthful views refuse to spread lie Hope it's borrowed time when my time come, mm I hope it's borrowed time when my time come Don a cape, I'm not capable Impatient, had things taken that's irreplaceable Settled in peril, this kid never did what was safe to do On wrong blocks, it's all long shots, hoped to make a few Came through certain of mercy when I faced the new May you cross no false prophets if your faith is true We spoke to them at the podium, you know to take a pew In this place, get erased 'less you chase what chases you Won't harm the riser, compromise to make a sale Had to lug, 'cause there's blood on every paper trail Bring logics to every project, I hate to fail The lab was a halfway house, they came straight from jail This is mastery, almost at capacity Take God's name in vain, don't blame if they can't blast for me Of course, them thugs are who I love and never ask a fee Must admit it's some vicious pictures in this tapestry Hope it's borrowed time when my time come I hope it's borrowed time when my time come Uh, uh I hope it's borrowed time when my time come 'Cause all my time wasn't kind, son Borrowed time when my time come 'Cause all my time wasn't kind, son Hope it's borrowed time Religion is to bring mankind together, not to disperse mankind So when you find something that we call religion That's dividing and separating mankind It's not religion It's better not to have it