Next Chapter (feat. Branesha B)

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Hey Antonio, it's been a minute
I see you doing big things now
Maybe we can get together soon
And catch up
Like old times
I miss you
Just, hit me up when you get some time
Don't be a stranger
Talk to you later
Bye
Why am I holding on
To things that keep holding me back
They say it's easy
Let it go
Yet I'm still so attached
Where I'm going
Requires more than I do where I'm at
Certainly a wake up call
So I'm through with my nap
Served every urge that I yearned
Guess I live and learn
Bad habits I ushered in
I had to let it burn
Writing my wrongs in my songs
For these Djs
So hopefully one day
I can see my tables turn
My time with God and my pad
Is where I confess it
Then my time in the booth
Is my therapy session
Have my team add they touch
Assure us perfection
Package it up, distribute it
And pray it's a blessing
Most of these lessons
Came through the school
Of the hard knocks
Which is not something I would promote
Whoever made experience
The best teacher misspoke
Cause we all gone face a test
But it's best with the cliff notes
I swear
Running 'way from my old ways
Maybe I should be moving faster
Cause with every single new day
More temptation just follows after
All these groupies they gone flock
They love when you on top
But it really don't even matter
It's time to turn a new page, yeah
I'm onto the Next Chapter
Check it,
With every lesson
I done learned to live life with perspective
So beauty isn't only found
In the cover of Essence
I see the glass half full
When most see what they left with
You'll do well with the skeptics
When you don't need acceptance
I never feed into the energy of people hating
Or put much weight on compliments
That's how you get complacent
How somebody else gone tell me
If I'm gone make it
I take it with a grain of salt
And see how well I shake it
It's been a long time waiting
But I've grown patience
There's a reason it's virtue
Carries a reputation
God required more preparation
For my destination
So my character can keep me
In the rooms I'm placed in
Its how I arrived at mastery
Without me skipping basics
Now I focus on bringing value
And not being famous
Man no phase is ever wasted
It's God being gracious
And I'll be sure to relay it
As I keep elevating
Running 'way from my old ways
Maybe I should be moving faster
Cause with every single new day
More temptation just follows after
All these groupies they gone flock
They love when you on top
But it really don't even matter
It's time to turn a new page, yeah
I'm onto the Next Chapter
Hey um
I got your message
And I just want you to know
I've moved on
And I think its best
If you go ahead and do so too
Alright
Yeah