Patience

*Cuts by Revolution* <br><br>"Once again, ladies and gentlemen <br>We would like to say good evening to you <br>And wel-welcome, coming to you tonight from--" <br>"PHILLY" <br>"Blackberry" <br>"Records presenting to you these very talented artists" <br><br>[Grand Agent] *whispering* <br>Stay on point and you`ll get yours <br>The Good Lord unlocks many doors <br>See God don`t change us, players because the devil ? <br>I`m telling you <br><br>It`s the hands free, hurt you virtue <br>Patience, I been chillin where you make your mistakes friend <br>I mean I be building where you renting your space see <br>I`m clean, all I ever had was my horses was for the reign <br>Grand stay clear of slander, its naked to see <br>That you a fake, when I talk about me, the lawfully wed <br>I`ve read six bars written over three days <br>Spittin em two or three ways, perfectin the phrase <br>Never on some "hurry up and wait for a plate" <br>I`ll eat what`s available, my fate is unjailable <br>Patron saint of the flow, you`re like "say it ain`t so" <br>I`m full circle though, no way to corner me <br>And I`ll be right here ridin camels through the eye <br>A brainstorm buyin time like Superfly <br>So I can smell the roses in the rap narration <br>Of my legend, twenty five years in the making <br><br>[Chorus] 4x <br>"Taking the time" "To make the right rhyme" <br>"I spend time with the rhyme" <br><br>[Grand Agent] <br>I dreamed of being seventeen up in the magazine <br>On my most Special Ed, but that wasn`t even half the dream <br>Shoulda seen the cream I had eyes for, the hots for <br>Hard dick lyrics bangin on the locked door <br>That this nigga named "In" rest beyond for a long time <br>Though we wouldn`t even correspond <br>So it was just me, propostionin Mr. `Dustry [industry] <br>Like "trust me, it`s way husky" <br>I got the hottest rhyme book around <br>I cook the sound medium rare <br>Let the big snares blare <br>I live and breathe this, Mr. In Dustry just <br>Give a listen, you can find out what you been missin <br>Total package with the golden options <br>I can leap over lies and mash down doctrines <br>He wasn`t even hearin that <br>That`s okay though, it came the time to analyze the cliche that goes <br><br>Haste makes waste <br>Walk don`t run, take time to be safe <br>Fuck around and get egg all on your face <br>Pace yourself son, PACE <br>Your body just pace <br>Cuz you could work hard and never blow <br>Or you could work smart and better your flow <br>You can`t hurry game though <br>You fuck around and get egg on your face <br>So pace, your body just pace <br><br>Chorus 4x <br><br>[Grand Agent] <br>And look, you don`t understand, I don`t understand either <br>How the cornballs come to commandeer the receiver <br>Used to be a time when a rhyme couldn`t fly if it wasn`t fly <br>Now, you gotta pray a man doesn`t die <br>A dis record is a dangerous thing <br>Nowadays, not to say your instincts ain`t to trust but fame <br>It ain`t to be gotten dick ridin <br>That`s basically what you be on <br>When you spend breath to scorn <br>Let the wack dudes be the wack dudes <br>Cuz the wack dudes can`t touch dudes with the real aptitude <br>Rhyme victory raps that patience is the author of <br>The wack dudes burn fast like sparklers <br>So they be out your way in no time <br>And you be still gettin dap while them suckers see no shine <br>It`s for the best with no blood on your hands <br>Hence, the hands-free hurt you virtue <br>Patience <br><br>"Takin the time" "To kick the right rhyme" <br>"Takin the time" "Take a little time" [Common] <br>"Takin the time" "Makin each record that I do better than the last one" <br>"Takin the time" "And if it`s not perfect" <br>"Then I jet...back to the lab" [Rakim] <br>"Never takin shorts" [Guru] *cut up and repeated*