Today we're too occupied to figure out how to rise
But today I saw more than 'hoops' in the 'Chicago Sky'
It was more than the sun, sometimes I just wanna shout at guys
Who too afraid to work for somethin, and doubt the prize
With poutin eyes they go home to a spouse who cries
Not enough fingers to count the lies, livin off an amount that dies
It dies fast, gettin hard to find cash
Rockin microphones and hopin the rhymes last
Let time pass now you got kids runnin in the back
Fuckin up your stacks, you ain't got enough to relax
It's tough but you asked, got yourself a mid life crisis
You can't rock nice ices, busy lookin for light prices
Realize life ain't a game, it ain't about ice and chains
Wake up before they take anything nice that remains
Gone are the dreams of fine dimes in your Range
With that said, I think today it's time for a change
This is what's goin on today in the world
Reality is buggin me while I'm chasin the pearls
Everyday shit happens and I have to say
We have to pray, for what's goin on today
Today it's sad because the way it's planned
Kids are brought up on lies instead of raised by hand
The stage is grand, and it's hard to try and impress
When you been tought to think backwards, the lies get me vexed
Honesty don't rise from the text, not the ones your children carry
I'm more visionary than hater, dictionary debater
Livin for now, even if it brings shit to carry later
Thinkin up plans, assistant to the greater cause
Most these cats don't understand you can't play on pause
I pray to the stars, and I don't mean celebrities
Till today I didn't realize what my dreams meant to me
I got plenty of those, without spendin the dough
With the wrong mixture you're sure to see obscenities grow
Today ain't tomorrow, you gotta realize what's at stake
Tomorrow ain't for certain, today I wrote somethin great
This is what's goin on today in the world
Reality is buggin me while I'm chasin the pearls
Everyday shit happens and I have to say
We have to pray, for what's goin on today