| [00:09.00] | Lord if they only knew them nights it took |
| [00:11.63] | Burnt candles by the dozen to ignite the soul fire |
| [00:14.19] | Sheer energy to release to melt the heart |
| [00:16.38] | Mind starved voice craved onto wax (and still get taxed) |
| [00:19.08] | Relax, unrest unless undressed to the core |
| [00:22.40] | Ever so slowly, wash away old skin like springs of sulfur |
| [00:25.86] | So far, so good what's life got to offer? |
| [00:28.45] | Youth stare curiously analyze the facts |
| [00:30.91] | Who's there to encourage give a pat on their back |
| [00:33.15] | How come society wanna grow and ignore |
| [00:35.50] | Small dreams, big team now every work is a chore |
| [00:37.87] | I adore each step, hop skip a cadence |
| [00:40.32] | Travel distant in the age of decadence |
| [00:42.77] | Do this in reverence to the older veterans |
| [00:45.43] | Stripes on their chest plus a chip on their shoulder |
| [00:47.62] | Street soldiers cut without severance, |
| [00:49.83] | But keep hustling anyways for the L or the F of it |
| [00:52.98] | Effervescent light guide the way, |
| [00:54.67] | Fear no evil, once lost now found |
| [00:57.00] | Like the last man down in the towering inferno of Babylon |
| [01:00.30] | First In Last Out |
| [01:06.20] | Thirstin' first drop just wet my appetite |
| [01:08.96] | But couldn't satisfy my craving for beats |
| [01:11.31] | Wrapped tight like a Christmas gift |
| [01:13.90] | 'Tis night is an eve for a generation to uplift |
| [01:16.00] | Live life like a testimony |
| [01:18.03] | Simple rhymes in difficult times help a friend |
| [01:20.18] | Through a lonely tunnel at the end, Every maze is a funnel into a wine bottle |
| [01:23.41] | And corked inside a message so mind boggling, a puzzle |
| [01:28.06] | Amazed at the grace having reached a goal |
| [01:30.41] | Knock twice on the gate heaven preach a soul |
| [01:32.56] | True knowledge of self shine brighter than all |
| [01:34.92] | For one part getting polished you better the whole |
| [01:37.37] | The sum of the characters carry over your role |
| [01:39.61] | 24-karat gold, each day is a jewel |
| [01:42.16] | Case closed when the end credits roll |
| [01:44.10] | Self-representative and elected, yes I |
| [01:46.75] | Give and get give back to the constituents |
| [01:49.34] | Sit you in a chair and break down the affairs |
| [01:51.60] | There's nuthin fashionable |
| [01:53.55] | About arriving late in the game and acting OG |
| [01:56.10] | Cuz you can't pay dues with credit or cash |
| [01:58.60] | Quicktime soft players streaming all the Flash |
| [02:01.06] | So I'm sticking copper pins into media outlets |
| [02:03.31] | Then I hop up in the black van and then I'm out |
| [02:05.56] | Let's get wit the program, drop the Dow Jonesing down |
| [02:08.33] | We keep underground dowsing |
| [02:10.27] | Microphones iron casting, everlasting sound |
| [02:12.86] | Blasting, no doubt first in last out |
| [02:20.31] | F.I.L.O, I'd rather do nuthin else |
| [02:22.51] | If I follow my heart to the last pulse |
| [02:24.95] | Like the last man down in the towering inferno of Babylon |
| [02:28.25] | First In Last Out |