Take Time (feat. Tobe Nwigwe) - Samm Henshaw

Mm-mm-mm-mm Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm I'm from the West Ayy, look my paw-paw told me Yah had chose me to defeat the demon (Yeah) The Holy Ghost made sure these hoes ain't get none of my semen I used to coast while I was broke 'til C gave me a reason (Yeah) To put my foot up on they throat and leave 'em barely breathin' Ooh, they get asthmatic as I spazz rappin' Whether you a crash dummy or just tweakin', you still a crash addict Pragmatic, dealings with opposition help me detach habits Glad wrap it, thеn put 'em in the furnace to avoid callousеd Sentiments, Benjamins ain't the only thing in my satchel My life is so intricate, I ain't intend for it to be so much travel I strive to be intimate when the attendance list has so many folk gathered But quick to lend penmanship if it benefits a few part-time rappers Yeah, but my, my, my, how the times change Fabrication planted deep inside these folks' mind frame When you don't got drip inside, you just ride waves Hope to change your mind state, mm-mm 'Cause your need more hats when you rap 'Cause I smell the cap Some of y'all be trippin' with no map Stop all the cappin' Please miss my palm with that dap (Please) I smell the cap Some of y'all need a sombrero hat (Why?) Big, big, big, big, big cap Ayy, look, hello, hello, hello Hello, hello, hello Hello Say it with me, hello Bold face lyin', wolf ticket sellin', nose should be swellin' Way you cap is the greatest form of reverence to Pinocchio Done hit so many people with the okey-doke, mm-hmm Now when you cap I can hear the 59FIFTY in your tone Please take all them ones out your money phone Shoulda had biggest cap tatted on your dome, mm-hmm 'Cause you need my hats when you rap 'Cause I smell the cap Some of y'all be trippin' with no map Stop all the cap Please miss my palm with that dap (Please) I smell the cap Some of y'all need a sombrero hat (Why?) Big, big, big, big, big cap Big, big, big, big, big cap Big, big, big, big, big cap I smell the cap Big, big, big, big, big cap (Don't rap what you about) Big, big, big, big, big cap (Still out here chasin' clout) Big, big, big, big, big cap (When the words come out your mouth) I smell the cap Big, big, big, big, big cap

Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me Lord, forgive me, I be putting in work Lord, forgive me, I was doing that dirt Lord, forgive me, I put a hole in his shirt Lord, forgive me, he was on the wrong turf Lord, forgive me, had the pistol at the church Lord, forgive me, been cursed since birth Lord, forgive me, tryna figure my worth Tryna do better, can't get no worse What I done wrong, I done right, it's my darkness in your sunshine What I done wrong, I done right, it's my darkness in your sunshine Look, before I spit a hallelujah, I'ma need a hearse 'Cause I ain't finna let nobody hoe me out here My pockets on Buddha (Fat), church My demons still gotta pay the toll round here Big Glock, keep heavy metal like Kid Rock Barrel of the Sig' hot, shoot 'til my wrist lock If the opposition make a pit stop, bouta drip drop Get popped while some Kidz Bop's playing Yeah, on my daughter's, know that this ain't only talk My only thought is how to make a choppa Make a oppa skate from round this ho like Tony Hawk Yeah, tell Skateboard P that this a buffet I'm from where they handle more keys than valet Whole squad grip beams, but this ain't a ballet So if you hear that boom boom, all I can say is Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me Lord, forgive me, I be putting in work Lord, forgive me, I was doing that dirt Lord, forgive me, I put a hole in his shirt Lord, forgive me, he was on the wrong turf Lord, forgive me, had the pistol at the church Lord, forgive me, been cursed since birth Lord, forgive me, tryna figure my worth Tryna do better, can't get no worse What I done wrong, I done right, it's my darkness in your sunshine What I done wrong, I done right, it's my darkness in your sunshine Yeah, yeah, yeah Whole hood screamin', "Big Fat, don't hurt 'em" Tob like, "Hell naw, get 'em" Big steppin' on the head of the serpent But I keep a blade 'case I gotta kill 'em Everything beheaded when I get it I done slid on everything But I ain't credit nor the debit, I'm invested That's why I can go from' crumbs to bein' breaded And my baby daddy got our bank account in 7 digits plus some Can't fight good, but I bust guns It's on sight wit' me, never duck none I'm givin' my 'hood babies trust funds We ain't never goin' broke, ayy, look I don't play about my two lil' daughters or my son Or my lil' baby that's about to come I leave a demon holier than nuns and then pray Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me, Lord, forgive me Lord, forgive me, I be putting in work Lord, forgive me, I was doing that dirt Lord, forgive me, I put a hole in his shirt Lord, forgive me, he was on the wrong turf Lord, forgive me, had the pistol at the church Lord, forgive me, been cursed since birth Lord, forgive me, tryna figure my worth Tryna do better, can't get no worse What I done wrong, I done right, it's my darkness in your sunshine What I done wrong, I done right, it's my darkness in your sunshine

Everybody says, "Follow the rules," yeah But what works for me might not work for you Sometimes they're right and sometimes they're wrong It just goes to show We're just practicing, and no one really knows No one No one, yeah, yeah No one, mmm They always told me my ideas would never work Go to college, get your degree so you could go to work Yeah, 'cause you're gonna need a backup plan Just in case anything happens That's the only thing they understand They don't think that you could do it if they never seen it done So tell my dreamers, keep dreamin' And if you got the master plan, keep schemin' Gon' have some doubters, that's how it goes But to be honest, nobody really knows Everybody says, "Follow the rules," yeah But what works for me might not work for you Sometimes they're right and sometimes they're wrong It just goes to show We're just practicing, and no one really knows My mama prolly thought I was gonna hit the league But I didn't She told me, "Tobe, you should go get a real J-O-B" But I didn't Hell, sometimes disobedience is the ingredient needed To clear your path of the feces and demons that mislead ya To the pile of bodies, you're lyin' with them folk from Egypt Before they got the receipt, that pharaoh denied them freedom I know them shackles that's on ya get comfortable in this system 'Specially when they hit the kill switch on a caterpillar's vision To be a butterfly and hover by Can't spend that, have been suckered by Thoughts that bread only come when you make butter fly, ooh I hope you get it, I do I might just write the ones in the slums with the drums a haiku To let them know that there's plenty of tycoons that come from typhoons And ain't no rules, this a game of fools and we all just like you 'Cause... Everybody says, "Follow the rules," yeah (Yeah) But what works for me might not work for you (It don't work for everybody) Sometimes they're right and sometimes they're wrong (Yeah) It just goes to show We're just practicing, and no one really knows

People are sometimes confused about prayer And that's the saddest thing for me Because people think it's only when something goes wrong, That's when you pray This one might leave you teary-eyed, This one gon' keep you flyin' high This one gon' get you through the night, this song is called "Joy" Sweet joy I had to conquer my fears, I had to wrestle with faith I made some plans for the future, them plans kept showin' up late That led to joy Sweet joy (sweet joy) Became a stranger to friends, but real pally with my doubts I had to lose the bigger picture just to figure me out To find some joy (all we need is a little joy) Sweet joy La-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la Joy Tell somebody, say La-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la Joy The CEO of excuses, the prince of maskin' my pain I used to high-five my woes I used to know them by name 'Til I found joy, oh, sweet joy Ah Maybe I was trippin', could've been the pressure Maybe I'll stop seekin' all these earthly pleasures Maybe I'll find joy, sweet joy (sweet joy) Oh, oh-oh (La-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la) (La-la-la-la-la) we're just searching for some joy Oh, joy Grab somebody, anybody, say yeah (La-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la) (La-la-la-la-la) I just found my joy, oh yeah Joy So, my source of joy has not been from the things I have But it's been from being in his presence (Don't you worry what tomorrow may bring) ('Cause we got joy, sweet joy) (Don't you worry what tomorrow may bring) ('Cause we got joy, sweet joy) Don't you worry what tomorrow may bring 'Cause we got joy, sweet joy Don't you worry what tomorrow may bring 'Cause we got joy, sweet joy Don't you worry what tomorrow may bring 'Cause we got joy, sweet joy Don't you worry what tomorrow may bring 'Cause we got joy, sweet joy

'Cause the heart wants what it wants And what it wants, is me you and some chicken wings Know you like your curly fries Super-sized, sweet tea and some lemonade To fulfil this craving Don't need reservations 'Cause the heart wants what it wants And what it wants Not my fault You keep it spicy like hot sauce (hot sauce, baby) Always remind me why I'm yours But you got a lot on your plate Ah, relax rejuvenate and just eat snacks Your weeks been long so just ease back (so long) Don't chew more than you can take Welcome to Henny's wings I hope you're having a marvelous day May I take your ordеr Actually no, we don't have any chicken wings hеre Can I get you something else? 'Cause the heart wants what it wants And what it wants, is me you and some chicken wings Know you like your curly fries Super-sized, sweet tea and some lemonade To fulfil this craving Don't need reservations 'Cause the heart wants what it wants And what it wants Some Jam tarts No fancy suits and no fine art Just tied up hair with your mouth guard (hygiene) All cozied up in your space Cold six-pack (get lit) Ice cream Netflix in your jimjams We stay low key just like three stacks (André) Don't care that it's getting late Hello sir, how are you today? What can I have? What can I get? What can I have? What can I get? What can I have? What can I get? What can I get? What can I get for you? 'Cause the heart wants what it wants And what it wants, is me you and some chicken wings Know you like your curly fries Super-sized, sweet tea and some lemonade To fulfil this craving Don't need reservations 'Cause the heart wants what it wants And what it wants Help me sing and say La-la-la-la, la-la (Craving something good, baby) La-la-la-la, la-la (Juicy, crispy, spicy, baby) La-la-la-la, la-la (Lemonade with no ice, baby) La-la-la-la, la-la (Chicken wings, chicken wings, chicken wings, yeah)

Ooh, bet I'd look good in some sheets It's been a long week, think I'm finna kick up my feet I'm craving isolation and a few tangerines I crave a little me time, on my free time But time be movin' slow But ain't no stagger when I step I'm a causal man so I always watch before I tread I ain't mad, I'm just tryna get my ass up out this desk It's real hard to ease pressure off with ties around your neck It's all good, baby Just think I need to loosen up It's all good, baby Just think I need to loosen up 'Cause it's just better like that 'Cause it's just better like that It's all good, baby Just think I need to loosen up It's all good, wait a minute I got joy in my spirit I got money in my pocket And some sеasoning for my chicken Why am I stressing? Won't evеn address it Leave my problems on my nightstand Worries on my dresser See now there's a bigger picture But I already knew that Passing through the fire boy I couldn't take the blowback And that right there's the throwback Ain't really tryna go there again It's real hard when you're in it But I guess in the end It's all good, baby Just think I need to loosen up It's all good, baby Just think I need to loosen up 'Cause it's just better like that 'Cause it's just better like that It's all good, baby Just think I need to loosen up It's all good baby, yeah Ain't nothing gon' better than me I get you to tell 'em I get you to tell 'em Yeah It's all good, baby Just think I need to loosen up It's all good, baby Just think I need to loosen up 'Cause it's just better like that 'Cause it's just better like that It's all good, baby Just think I need to loosen up Just think I need to loosen up

We said Paris all spring Made names for the offspring Colours for the vows Where are you right now? We made plans for all things, but our dreams were just dreams Dreams don't work sometimes It stays on my mind I had dreams of makin' love from scratch, uh You had tendencies and mine could match And I'd do anything to bring that back But time don't go in rewind, no Roadways stay paved with good intentions, lead to Bad days, we'll wait, get the money, we're the O'Jays, why can't we just go back to the Old days, old days, like we used to be? Baby, it's 4:00 a.m. in East Detroit And I'd do anything to hear your voice, your voice It gets so lonely when your heart is broken I was hopin' we could talk it out Maybe, we could talk it out 4:00 a.m., I'm fine But you've been on my mind I can't lie, can't be the first to call My pride won't let me fall, not this time Time heals everything but this wound Baby, I'm so tired of sleepin' in the guest room Wondering what you're doing in the next room and Make your next move, yeah, your best move Baby, it's 4:00 a.m. in East Detroit And I'd do anything to hear your voice, your voice You're so lonely when your heart is broken I was hopin' we could talk it out Maybe, we could talk it out Roadways, stay paved with good intentions, lead to Bad days, we'll wait, get the money, we're the O'Jays, why can't we just go back to the Old days, old days, like we used to be? Roadways, stay paved with good intentions, lead to Bad days, we'll wait, get the money, we're the O'Jays, why can't we just go back to the Old days, old days, like we used to be?