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Hourglass
Tony Tillman
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Get up, get up and get something
Like the day is running from us
Like tomorrow's never promised
Get up, get up and get something
Like the day is running from us
Like tomorrow's never promised
So go get it now
Two bucks and my new Chucks, coolin' on the school bus
Felt a dip swerve in the sewer then it threw us
Before we knew what had happened to us they had moved us
Headed home now with just a scrape on my brow
In the panic and alarm and afraid that we were harmed
Mom wrapped me in her arms like I was a newborn
That's when I first realized life was more than being live
Breathing in and out yeah until you get revived
It's purpose on purpose, everyday on this earth is
It's more than just another day, it's value to the worthless
Once this sunk into my head I refuse
Not to go all out in whatever I do
And that would set the stage for where I am today
Work or play, come what may, I would never sway, take it all away
If I'mma do it I'mma do it, I ain't waiting for another time
That time might not come, I'mma do it now
Get up, get up and get something
Like the day is running from us
Like tomorrow's never promised
Get up, get up and get something
Like the day is running from us
Like tomorrow's never promised
So go get it now
It's a question, is time an illusion?
Time feels like a game played beautifully by my children
I'm watching them get old as soon as they leave the womb, man
First breath consumed, prelude, they leaving soon, man
If my past no longer is and my future is not yet
Then presently my presence is eternal or a time threat?
My conflict, choosing to live inside this convent
Can't protect the conscious from nonsense
Neither with treating time as a shopping market
Choosing and consuming from within the world's allotment
I'm not a prophet, not considered a scholar
These are just my thoughts when death was gripping my collar
Fearing repercussions from all the time I'd a squandered
Being self sufficient, defiant until I prospered
Now I know better, my hours show me I'm temporary
So my seconds speak of me secondary
Don't wait another day
This life won't last forever
And time will slip away
There's so much left to do
It's up to me and you
Don't let time just float away
They say look, sky's the limit, if so then get your reach on
Journey down the road to success, just know the street's long
Someone told me life is a beach, they got this speech wrong
Life is more like Adrian Pete, running with cleats on
Get out and seek some, make sure your feet strong
Run stop signs, turn barricades to street cones
Don't waste time between lines, I peep homes
Waiting for tomorrow but miss it cause he was sleep long
I've seen great potential wasted by gifted dudes
So rich with gifts but they throw they talents in wishing pools
Get second chances but miss the lesson like skipping school
Asleep, never living they dreams because they hit the snooze
It's like we climbing mountains using the same ropes
To reach the top ain't the same as saying we came close
Get up and get it or end up singing the same notes
Cause today is passing us, running fast as Usain Bolt
Get up, get up and get something
Like the day is running from us
Like tomorrow's never promised
Get up, get up and get something
Like the day is running from us
Like tomorrow's never promised
So go get it now
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