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how long? - bigpapicarter lyrics

verse 1
cue the introductions, i’ve been hiding in obscurity
in a glass case of emotion like ron burgundy
i want my sh*t banging from san diago to germany
but i create at my own pace, don’t you hurry me
f*ck money, my beats alone their own currency
i chop up a break, dissect a sample like surgery
diversity, you can bang my sh*t in the streets, fraternities, churches, or nurseries
this is how we chill from 25 to the eternity
(give a f*ck if you heard me)

i’m the mack doing big don sh*t, johnny sack
f*ck around and have you whacked if you callin’ my b*tches fat
no slack for rappers, i’ll work myself into a cardiac arrest
heart attack, no sleepin’ on my insomniac
remember firebird, no pontiac
i hit y’all with acapella 16 that’s tougher than the rest like springsteen
the flow so pristine, the last album jay and i doubled up like a split screen
the illest sh*t you been seen

hook
but now i’m back on my own
i had to show the people i could do it alone
and so the stakes is high now and i’m far from home
but if i ain’t gon’ make it now
motherf*cker, how long?
verse 2
let’s take it back to a time when the sh*t was simple
i was kicking corny raps and acoustic guitar hymnals
i was working at publix earnin’ like nine and a nickel
under these fickle minds bumpin’ nickel*9 to pass the time
and taking mental notes on how he rhyme
i trained my mind to be a wealth of hip hop knowledge, anything i could find
or get my hands on, certified obsession defined
one day at a time, i went and turned obsession to grind
i swore that nothing could bar me from the top of the game — it’s mine

19 years old, i ran the gold coast circuit
and every week i made the most of shows, put mad work in
at 25 or 6 to 4, i was tryna make tracks that’d make o’malley’s hit the floors
from the alley to the door
was in the valley tryna soar above competition
insistent i would travel longer distances than cali to the core
was keepin’ tally, keepin’ score till i was 22 and left the state
now i’m 26 looking back like, what if i woulda stayed
(doesn’t matter)

hook
’cause i’m out on my own
had to show my people i could do it alone
and so the stakes is high now and i’m far from home
but if i ain’t gon’ make it now
motherf*cker, how long?
bridge
i remember where i come from but i’m where i belong
yo it’s an everyday struggle like biggie said in that song
tryna stay strong, times get heavy, i move along
with the peace of mind that i tried even if i was wrong (dawg)

hook / outro
cause’ i’m out on my own
i had to show myself that i could do it alone
and so the stakes is high now and i’m far from home
but if i ain’t gon’ make it now
motherf*cker, how long?

- bigpapicarter lyrics

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