Here & Now

[Verse 1]

When I first splashed out the water, it was all wet

Covered in blood, mama covered with sweat

The umbilical cord wrapped around my neck

Choking me, doctor pushing me and poking me

I said to the mother— nurse, "You must be joking me"

Ten fingers, ten toes like it's supposed to be

Thank God it ain't no coke in me, that's when my mama spoke to me

She said, "Son, your Uzi weighs a ton

The world for you has just begun, now go out there and have some fun

But don't abuse time on Earth 'cause time's worth more than gold

The here is here and the now is now and the world is hella cold"

So off into the street I strolled

I think I was supposed to take your hand as far as I was told

It's a shake-shake of the dice, you should take-take my advice

Dealing with snakes and mice, that means you can't win from losing

I never have trouble choosing, it's when I'm gon' use 'em

If it ain't worth doing now, it ain't worth doing at all

I ain't bullshitting with y'all

[Interlude]

Your life is here and now

No need to beat your brow

These moments won't belong to you

Tomorrow

[Verse 2]

Well, here I am, here I stand, here I be

Behind this mic trying to set my life free

Let my shit be, testimony of a G

Who seen sights that other people just couldn't see

They say where you wanna do it? I say here

They say when you wanna do it? I say now

They say how? I say with my style

One of the few things I got in this world

My family, couple of friends, my beautiful baby girl

And procrastination, lack of motivation in your operation

I'm sorry, but I just don't have the patience

You'll never get a second chance to dance

While you sit on your hands, we spit out the jazz for the fans

I'm so far advanced, I had to bring it back some

And I said **** it, let's take it to the maximum

Like walking with ya legs broken, mic smokin', arms draggin'

Staggering and laughing here and now

I don't cry later, I put it down now, I don't wanna try later

I seize the time and ease from behind

I freeze-frame the game for the grind, I came for your mind

Not for the fame with the deaf, dumb and blind

'Cause everybody's gonna get just what come to 'em

Find your guide and run to 'em

[Interlude]

Real shit

[Verse 3]

I wanna talk now, no, you can't call me back

You're too anxious, yeah, you can call me that

I wanna eat now, 'cause there the food right there

No, I can't wait, I just want my fair share

So where the fool that call all the shots at?

Patience is a virtue, yeah man, I got that

But my clock reads half past the monkey's ass

And a quarter to his balls and it's moving fast

I just wish some people wouldn't dick around

'Cause I wanna hear it now, I can't stick around

Yeah, so I probably won't be in the lobby

Waiting for Bobby to give me a jobby-jobby

Ace-imo, primo, kemosabe

Knees knobby, but stand firm, not wobbly

So where we at? Right here, what time is it? Now

Mother— the date, mother— the trial