Hurry Up & Wait

They said time is money

...That don't sound right

I know broke people with plenty

Anyway—

Hurry up—
...Wait

Whole world runnin'
I'mma get there when I get there

Ahead of my time
That's why I'm late

Made a quick decision—
Took me eight years

Hurry up—
...Wait

Everybody movin'
Ain't everybody goin' places

Life short—
Longest thing I ever did

Funny how forever
Always starts with a minute

Right place
Wrong time

Came back

Still mine

Missed the window—
Bought the building

That's timing

I been in a rush since I learned how to walk
Now I'm learnin' how to sit with it

Everybody got somewhere they gotta be
Get there—
Then they wanna leave in a minute

Had to learn patience immediately
That was difficult

Told 'em I'm ahead of the curve
I just don't know where the curve go yet
Give me a little bit

Made moves sittin' still
That's legwork

Stayed ready so long
I forgot what I got dressed for

They said, "Opportunity knocks"
Cool

I don't answer doors
For shit I didn't send for

Fast life
Slow mornings

Big plans
No warning

Spent all night
Thinkin' 'bout tomorrow—

Woke up—

Tomorrow was boring

Funny

Everybody wants the future
Like the present ain't expensive

I used to chase every second

Now I let some of 'em miss me

I'm ahead of my time—
Give me a minute

Life is short—
Longest thing I ever did

Been killin' time
But time still undefeated

If it's mine
Why the hell I gotta beat it?

Hurry up—
...Wait

Yeah

Exactly

Took the scenic route
To somewhere I already been

Lost touch
Kept the number

That's a different kind of friend

I got nowhere to be—
I'm late though

Same clothes
New payroll

They want the blueprint overnight

I drew mine
With the lights low

Slow grind
Fast money

Never trusted that combination

Everybody want a shortcut
To a place
They ain't got patience stayin'

I heard
"Strike while the iron hot"

I let it cool

Made a sword anyway

They said
"Your moment's now"

Which one?

I had four today

I make plans
Then God laughs

I laugh too

We got similar taste

I asked life for a sign

It said
"Please Wait"

...Figures

I been fashionably early
To some shit that happened late

Been exactly where I'm supposed to be—

Just on a different date

Hurry up—
...Wait

Whole world runnin'
I'mma get there when I get there

Ahead of my time
That's why I'm late

Made a quick decision—
Took me eight years

Hurry up—
...Wait

Everybody movin'
Ain't everybody goin' places

Life short—
Longest thing I ever did

Funny how forever
Always starts with a minute

I used to think
The point was getting there

Then I got there

Couple times

Place look different
When you're standing in it

That's when it hit me—

I spent so much time
Trying to get ahead of my life...

I damn near left it behind

My kid say
"Come look at this"

I say
"Give me a second"

Funny thing about seconds—

They don't give 'em back
When you're finished

Some calls I should've answered

Some nights I should've stayed

Some people I kept promising
I'd see
When things slowed down someday

Things don't slow down

You do

That's different

I kept waiting on the perfect time
Like time was asking permission

I wanted more
Got more

Then wanted what I had before it

Ain't that some shit?

Spend your young life
Trying to get old enough—

Then get older
Trying to remember it

Anyway...

I'm ahead of my time—
Give me a minute

Life is short—
Longest thing I ever did

Been killin' time
But time still undefeated

If it's mine
Why the hell I gotta beat it?

Maybe the trick ain't getting there

Maybe it's knowing when you're in it

Hurry Up—

What?

WAIT

Whole world runnin'
I'mma get there when I get there

Ahead of my time
That's why I'm late

Took my whole damn life
Just to learn—

Today ain't something
You should save

Hurry up—
...Wait

Everybody movin'
Ain't everybody goin' places

Life short—
Longest thing I ever did

Forever starts—

Right here

With a minute

They said time is money

Maybe

But you can make more money

...Anyway

Hurry up

Don't