Hours turn to days, days turn to years

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Hours turn to days, days turn to years I been locked in the lab, shedding blood, sweat, and tears Clock don't care, it just keep spinning, no fears Every second I’m winning, turn these hours into careers Hours… (ours) — what you do with ‘em? Hours… (ours) — can’t get ‘em back, nigga Hours… tick-tock, better make ‘em count ‘Cause tomorrow ain’t promised, watch the time run outWoke up at 3 AM, city still sleep, I’m wide awake Staring at the ceiling, counting hours I can’t replace Used to waste ‘em on the block, chasing stupid shit for clout Now I’m in the basement, pen bleeding, tryna map a route Momma said “boy you wasting time,” I said “this the investment” Every bar a brick, building something they can’t question Late nights, red eyes, energy drink prescriptions Friends turned ghosts, they couldn’t see the vision Hours in the mirror, talking to the man I gotta be Hours on the beat, killing it so the world remembers me From the dirt to the dirt, watch me flip these minutes Turned pain into power, now the clock my lieutenant They see the glow up, don’t see the hours in the dark Don’t see the doubt attacks when it’s quiet after dark But I keep pushing, ‘cause time waits for no man I’ma own every second ‘til I’m holding up the whole handNow it’s 16-hour shifts, no sleep, just the mission Coffee got me wired, but my soul paying the tuition Regret in my chest for the years I let slip by Chasing dumb highs, watching real time say goodbye Lost homies to the streets, lost love to the late nights They said “you changing,” I said “I’m tryna change my life” Every hour invested is a scar I can’t erase But that same hour’s a ladder, climbing out this rat race I sacrificed birthdays, Thanksgivings, all the holidays Momma crying on the phone, “baby when you coming home today?” I tell her “soon,” but the grind got me in a chokehold Turning minutes into muscle, watch the story unfold They want the wave, but don’t respect the hours in the ocean Drowning in devotion, heart heavy with emotion ‘Cause time stolen from the ones who really loved me Now I’m stacking for the future, hoping one day they above meHours I can’t get back, haunting me like ghosts All the “what ifs” and “I should haves” at the most Wasted days playing games, scrolling through the feed While real dreams died quiet, planted no seed But I learned… every lost hour taught a lesson Now I treat time like gold, no more second-guessingHours turn to days, days turn to years (turn to years) I been locked in the lab, shedding blood, sweat, and tears (no tears) Clock don't care, it just keep spinning, no fears Every second I’m winning, turn these hours into careers Hours… (ours) — what you do with ‘em? (tell me) Hours… (ours) — can’t get ‘em back, nigga (never) Hours… tick-tock, better make ‘em count (count up) ‘Cause tomorrow ain’t promised… watch the time run out

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