I Bought a Badu Vinyl

[Verse 1: 070 Phi] I never cried when my Daddy died I mean I did inside, but I just let it slide Abusive father left an artist seekin' for a home And a houseful of women that depend on their own I seen the beauty of life But then they recognize and stepped inside But still it came around And now we're set to vibe And I can see Thoroughly, yeah, yeah, yeah [Chorus] Time's-a wastin' Don't you take your time with me Keep on driftin' Ain't no tellin' where you'll land Run away, run away [?] [Verse 2: 070 Phi] Yeah, we turned sixteen to twenty-four And then we turned it into twenty more Lord, forgive me, I just wanted more Badu comin' out the vinyl Calmly asked me what I'm runnin' for Who you runnin' from Man, how you try and up the score and then get nothin' done New designer fresh, but this shit here's a one-of-one From the slums, where the bass ain't only comin' from the drums Nicky got a cannon that be singin' like Mariah hums But he ain't divorce it, that's his number one supplier, huh All his homies dyin', been at war, but this is Zion, huh When I meet the gates, that's when you'll see the God that I am Ain't perfect, but no denyin' the energy in my triumph, huh Too many niggas with empty pockets and empty dreams Too many niggas from my block with these empty schemes My niggas downed the whole bottle, now that's an empty lean He lost his soul to them drugs, now that's an empty fiend [Chorus] Time's-a wastin' Don't you take your time with me Keep on driftin' Ain't no tellin' where you'll land Run away, run away [?] [Bridge] Some people may not understand what it takes to be a man Takin' full command