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pocket watch grind - grandmaster pharaoh kane lyrics

[intro – spoken]
tick… tick… that’s the sound of life spendin’
every breath a penny, every second a dime
don’t waste time — ‘cause time ain’t waitin’ for no man
this that pocket watch grind

[verse 1]
tick*tock, grind o’ the block
hands on the face, but they never stop
men in the yard with a back full o’ sweat
workin’ for the boss, but they drown in debt
smoke in the sky, whistle blowin’ noon
hammer on steel — sound like a tune
i count them seconds, make ‘em mine
i turn that tick to a steady rhyme

[chorus]
pocket watch grind, can’t lose timе
gears still turnin’ while i spit my line
whеn the world get cold and the sun don’t shine
all i got left is my pocket watch grind

[verse 2]
mama told me, “son, don’t chase gold
chase the moment ‘fore the world get old.”
i seen men break under factory weight
dreams run slow, but the clock don’t wait
so i talk with rhythm, i breathe that beat
my words walk strong on the cobblestone street
from the smokehouse clang to the rail yard hum
we grindin’ ‘til the kingdom come
[bridge – spoken over beat]
you can polish that watch
you can wind that chain
but when it stop tickin’, can’t rewind no pain
so grind while you live, live while you shine
that’s the creed of the pocket watch grind

[chorus – repeat]
pocket watch grind, can’t lose time
gears still turnin’ while i spit my line
when the world get cold and the sun don’t shine
all i got left is my pocket watch grind

[outro – spoken]
from dawn ‘til dark, we work the line
but every rhyme i make… that’s time that’s mine
pharaoh kane — may nineteen, oh*three
clock still tickin’. history gon’ see

(ticking fades, steam hiss closes the track.)

- grandmaster pharaoh kane lyrics

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