I Bought a Badu Vinyl

I never cried
When my daddy died
I mean I did inside
But I just let it slide
Abusive father left an artist seeking for a home
In a house full of women that depend on their own
I seen the beauty of life but didn't recognize
I stepped aside but still it came around and now it set the vibe
And I could see
Thoroughly

Time a wasting
Don't you take your time young man
Keep on drifting, aint no telling where you'll land
Run away yea, run run
Where you running to? And who you running from?

We turned 16 to 24
Then we turn it into 20 more
Lord forgive me I just wanted more
Badu coming out the vinyl calmly ask me what im running for?
Or who Im running from?
how you tryna up the score and aint get nothing done
New designer fresh but this shit here's a one of one
From the slums
where the bass aint only coming from the drums
Nicky got a cannon that be singing like Mariah hums
But he aint divorce it that's his number one supplier huh?
All his homies dying
Been at war but this is Zion huh?
When I meet the gates is when you'll see the God that I am
Aint perfect but no denying the energy in my triumph huh?
Too many niggas with empty pockets and empty dreams
Too many niggas from my block with the empty schemes
My niggas downed a whole bottle now that's an empty lean
He lost his soul to them drugs now that's an empty fein

Time a wasting
Don't you take your time young man
Keep on drifting, aint no telling where you'll land
Run away yea, run run
Where you running to? And who you running from?
Some people may not understand
What it takes to be a man
Taking full command