Time (Hi-Tek)

(feat. Talib Kweli & Dion) [Talib Kweli:] Time is of the essence, and waits for no man Now is the time to get down with the program It's time to get busy, it's time to get involved You got a problem with that, it's time to get it solved Time flys when you havin' fun, I'll be in the throne for a long time All you haters pack a lunch, it's time to stack your funds There comes a time to run and grab your gun And there's a time to admit when you haven't won Used to be nation time, but now we facin' time Ain't no replacin' time homie, why you wastin' time? They say time is money, and so I spend it wisely On quality goods so with the family's where you tend to find me If you're lookin', my people keep on pushin' Across the bridge to another time like we did to get to Brooklyn I climb through the windows of the mind, I unravel mysteries Go back in history, see how I time travel [Chorus: Dion] (Time) I've been racin' up this time Tryin' my best to find my way (Time) Change the world in just one day Goin' crazy (Time) I've been racin' up this time Tryin' my best to find my way (Time) Change the world in just one day [Talib Kweli:] Take the time, rewind and make your mind up Get on your grind, put in the work until your time's up Like O.C. let the poetry remind ya Of why we at the top of our game, this here is timeless They lack the minerals and vitamins with time release And so they try to blind you with the diamonds in they time pieces Okay you got money and we all can see it, great Now rhyme about somethin' time don't appreciate You don't appreciate the time, that it take To make a rhyme, I don't just educate or fascinate My facts is straight, I don't exaggerate when I say I was gettin' some head, phony rappers I decapitate I'm gettin' my bread, kids is fed, it's time to build It's time to find a skill, it's time to find a strength It's time to find a will and we ain't got the time to kill, one another They got us swallowin' all kind of pills, they tryin' to drug us Not again, not this time [Chorus: Dion] (Time) I've been racin' up this time Tryin' my best to find my way (Time) Change the world in just one day Goin' crazy (Time) I've been racin' up this time Tryin' my best to find my way (Time) Change the world in just one day [Talib Kweli:] Yeah, it's Blacksmith, we got them classics in the pipeline The people ready right now, this the right time The right kind of flavor that age like a fine wine Past, present or future, it's all in the same timeline So currently I'm standin' on the shoulders of my ancestors And throwin' up the sign of the times like hand gestures The man next to the man you tryin' to stand next to Ain't impressed by your routine, you too damn extra It's time to start a movement, it's time to start improvin' If everybody a pimp, then who the prostitutes And where the hell is our solution, it's time to handle problems It's time to stand for somethin', it's time to channel Marvin...