Time goes by and we′re just wastin' every moment of it

I been spendin′ mine complainin', then it occurred to me

This won't last forever, will it? I got to stop rushin′It will all elapse, draining out my time

It will all elapse while I fall behind

Easy does it now

Slowly

I had my sunshine engulfed in debris

As the clouds hovered, thunder struck, in agony

That sent chills down my spine like it′s Autumn

But leaves a combined solstice when that cold meets the heat

Unnatural to believe

Why must it rain on me?

Brought me down to my knees as I begged for mercy

Not a plea could save me, I was pulled to the deep

What a picture-perfect angle at the sliest degree

See, I can run, but I can't hide

So if it′s my time, then it's my time

They tried to write me off, but can′t take me off the timeline

Knew from the jump; that's gon′ be a bad sign

Dumped in a vat, got me lookin' like the bad guy

Put me in my place where my place is up for grabs

Got a lil' taste of the date through a chastise

Discombobulate for my sake I left behind

Hit the snooze, slept wise, think I′m

Woke from a bad dream, nah, this is still life

Feels ain′t real, I am worried 'bout nothin′

Highlight reels pass me; I missed hundreds

The sand in the glass drains quick when you're idle

Can′t slip from the grasp, even if you tried to

Time goes by and we're just wastin′

Every moment of it

I been spendin' mine complainin'

Then it occurred to me:

It don′t last forever, does it?

I got to stop rushing

It will all elapse

Sittin′ front row, bein' patient ′til the ceremony

Taken time, worth the while, may once find our turn approachin'

Pass the torch, seize, bow and proceed

Look back when we traveled closely

In the nosebleeds

Capturin′ it all on loose-leaf paper

I just signed a waiver, may the odds be in my favor

'Cause all these people graduatin′ that meant most to me

It's getting loud, I hear the chants throughout the crowd

Have yet to think about the future everyone has figured out

I figured out

See, I can run, but I can't hide

So if it′s my time, then it′s my time

Time doesn't fly, it′s just skiddin' on the runway

Mine isn′t shy from unleashin' upon gunplay

I just want to run away, not today

Catch me if you can, but the coming is a mile away

They walkin′ by, looks on their faces, all mixed feelings

Goin' where the current takes them like a river lea

Falling caps, bunch of confetti, ready to excel

I've gone restless, kept a lookout ′case I′m next up, time will tell

Time goes by and we're just wastin′

Every moment of it

I been spendin' mine complainin′

Then it occurred to me

It don't last forever, does it?

I got to stop rushing

It will all elapse

I′ve been driving for miles, but not driven, a liability

I'm the roadkill, a deadbeat, they think I'll end up on the streets

Crows circlin′ around me, in a flock, to seal the deal

Ring the bell, take the wheel, follow the misleading trail

Switch, rotation, turning gears

Those who haven′t took part in my life will not ring a bell

It's a bell, friends are movin′ might as well

I'll be at a gateway, below zero degrees

With a bouquet on my chest and the soil covering

Speak now or forever hold your peace

See, I can run, but I can′t hide

So if it's my time, then it′s my time

If I have a wedding, who's the one for me

The girl of my dreams or a gold digger?

See, I've been gold bricking week, after month, after year

And the brief tiny moments remind me why I′m here

Dwell on the past it presents you your future

Indulge in a blueprint, narrow it down sooner

Start rue in the roots, and you ruin your rooters

There′s two paths ahead, which one will I pick?

Don't need my palm read, I don′t go by a script

Pegasus to a God—that's my form of a whip

We go out the same way, the same place, as stagnant, yeah

In a matter of a lifetime, I′ma learn a couple things

I spend mine like it's my last, if I had a couple days

That′s the beauty of our nature, we evolve, but we decay

All we've loved, lost or love least, we will soon appreciate

What goes on behind the curtains, the world may never know

But I'll cherish every ounce of energy transferred alone