Long Time
Da' T.R.U.T.H., Greg Cox
(Intro) You gotta know the truth, cause the truth will set you free (Verse: Greg Cox) Okay, Okay Walking along this road for a long time Do you mind if I take a step back around your way Like, have you been wondering where I've been or not Or not Have you been me asking, yeah, ey Annie are you okay? Like manny are you okay, okay Okay, okay Manny are you ok... Yeahhhh, yeahhhhhh Beat switch (Chorus: Greg Cox) I've been doing this for a long time (Long time) Still got the juice (Still got the juice) Still got the juice, yeah, yeah Still got the moves (Still got the moves) Still got the moves, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah I cannot lose (I cannot lose) I been doing this for a long time I've been doing this for a long time (Long time) Still got the juice (Still got the juice) Still got the juice, yeah, yeah Still got the moves (Still got the moves) Still got the moves, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah I cannot lose (I cannot lose) I been doing this for a long time (Verse 1: Da' T.R.U.T.H.) Started out in my mommas basement 16 when I pressed record Rapping over Nas instrumentals Used to get them from the record store Back when cassette tapes popped Boy biggie Pac and Escobar About the time when that Jay dropped Had a Holy Bible in my dresser drawer Hold up now wait a minute Back then there was no record deals ITunes, no red carpets, no billboard, no mass appeal Church thought that we was to carnal World thought that we was too corny Beatboxing on the lunch table Boy tell them welcome to the new 40 (Chorus: Greg Cox) I've been doing this for a long time (Long time) Still got the juice (Still got the juice) Still got the juice, yeah, yeah Still got the moves (Still got the moves) Still got the moves, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah I cannot lose (I cannot lose) I been doing this for a long time I've been doing this for a long time (Long time) Still got the juice (Still got the juice) Still got the juice, yeah, yeah Still got the moves (Still got the moves) Still got the moves, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah I cannot lose (I cannot lose) I been doing this for a long time (Verse 2: Da' T.R.U.T.H.) 20 years 10 albums in Over 30 tours on the fact sheet Indonesia, Australia, Africa, Athens Greece 4 Stellars Grammy nods My career was moving at a fast pace Before Chance the Rapper did “How Great†Did a tour with Kirk, 85 dates First album dropped in '04 Now I'm tryna grow the genre up I was paired with the pioneers and I seen them build it from the bottom up Truth bragging truth boasting Never that rules broken I'm just trying to introduce myself to the new culture Move over boy (Chorus: Greg Cox) I've been doing this for a long time (Long time) Still got the juice (Still got the juice) Still got the juice, yeah, yeah Still got the moves (Still got the moves) Still got the moves, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah I cannot lose (I cannot lose) I been doing this for a long time I've been doing this for a long time (Long time) Still got the juice (St1ill got the juice) Still got the juice, yeah, yeah Still got the moves (Still got the moves) Still got the moves, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah I cannot lose (I cannot lose) I been doing this for a long time Beat switch (Verse 3: Da' T.R.U.T.H.) Let's take it up a few notches All the stuff that I accomplished Boy you know it don't mean a thing if I don't introduce who my God is I just know that my God is Only reason I got this Bank account don't define me Even if it's hurting my pockets It's okay if I take an L At least I got a clear conscience Walk away like Dave Chappelle Principle over profit Compromise not an option South bound on my compass No credit for my talents Bow down to his highness boi (Chorus 2: Greg Cox) He been riding wid me for da whole time Lay it down, put it all on the line He been shining He the greatest all time He been right here with me for the whole time He been riding wid me for da whole time Lay it down, put it all on the line He been shining He the greatest all time He been right here with me for the whole time