Last time I saw you, you were walking away down Sunset Boulevard in L.A. shining / Like cellmates rhyming just to pass more minutes you and I got sentences we might not finish / Pop star not far from super nova / You're a soldier with looks to get you over I told you / For all we've done and what we come from you and I shouldn't still have to scrap for crumbs

And it's a long time coming but it still ain't here
And it's a glorious future but it still ain't clear
And I feel anticipation but it still ain't fear
So I'm gonna keep on building 'til they lend an ear

Yes yes, y'all…

Do you remember in '96? / Hot tea a warm coat and guitar picks? / Hands so cold you couldn't play the licks? / Angelique to the beat Pete "on the mix" / And now years later nothing much has changed / You got your record deal but you're still the same / Seems like struggle is the name of the game / But at the end of the party I'm still glad I came / See the fame ain't the reason for the rhymes I write / And definitely ain't no money got me up all night / But when I walk home late without a friend in sight / It's the rhymes on my mind that make it seem alright

And it's a long time coming but it still ain't here
And it's a glorious future but it still ain't clear
And I feel anticipation but it still ain't fear
So I'm gonna keep on building 'til they lend an ear

Yes yes, y'all…

If I had my way we'd both have made it / Known around the globe rich famous and shameless / But right now I'm nameless in a sea of faces / After being on tour in 'bout a million places / But if I wait this too might pass / And maybe I can find some peace of mind at last / But I don't spend my dreams on cream and green grass / Just to see them being shattered and scattered like shards of glass / Turn the page add years to the age / I'm on the East Coast heard you got engaged / The whole happening and nothing's strange / The only thing that stays the same is the presence of change / We endure / Try to keep the words pure / Place faith in good grace even when we're unsure / It's a long time coming but it still ain't here / Hold tight 'cause when it's right it will appear

Yes yes, y'all, and you don't stop...