[Intro: Rakim]
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In the words of the late great... Martin Luther King:
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"How long? Not long" [beat starts] [11 seconds insrtumental]
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Won't be long...
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Uh-huh!
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Uh, uh!
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Sing along!
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[Chorus: (Rakim)]
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[Tracey H.:]
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It won't be looooong (uh-huh!) 'til the trouble and the struggle is gooooone.
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The hustle make the struggle get gooooone.
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[Rakim:]
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It's hard to make a move, we strugglin'! (uh-huh!)
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Everybody hate to lose (uh!) but they love to win. (uh!)
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[Tracey H.:]
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It won't be looooong 'til the world sings the words to our sooooong. (sing along!)
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That way we forever live ooooon! (uh!)
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[Rakim:]
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Back on my grind, I'm hustlin'. (uh-huh!)
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It's just a matter (uh-huh!) of time an' I'll come up again! (uhh!)
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[Rakim:]
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They told me hustle never prolong
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But I got caught up in the struggle like a slow song. (uh-huh!)
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Cause my love and respect for this is so strong
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I question the state of Hip-Hop (uh), major labels, et cetera and so on! (uh!)
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The show'll go on. - Still fiend to get my blow on
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But if it's like this, then I might quit.
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But hold on! (uh!) - This can only go wrong - but for so long (uh-huh!)
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Get right quick or I might flip!
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Try to keep a tight lip, not to complain (sssssshhhhhhh!)
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Ramblin', mind scramblin' cause patience ain't blockin' the pain. (uh-uh!)
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Mic' sick, lyrics is still locked in the brain, (uh-huh!)
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Like Mike Vick sittin' in jail watchin' the game. (uh!)
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I wait 'til the day I (day I!) - play my position (ch'eah!)
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Or should I say the day I - obey my addiction. (uh-huh!)
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Then complete my legacy (uh!)
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Without compromisin' my artistic integrity. (c'mon!)
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[Chorus: (Rakim) {Tracey Horton}]
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[Tracey H.:]
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It won't be looooong (won't be long!) 'til the trouble and the struggle is gooooone. (uh!)
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The hustle make the struggle get gooooone.
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[Rakim:]
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It's hard to make a move, we strugglin'!
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Everybody hate to lose but they love to win. {yeeeaahhhhhh! hmmmmmmmm!}
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[Tracey H.:]
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It won't be looooong {OOOH!} 'til the world sings the words to our sooooong. (no words!)
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That way we forever live ooooon! {OOOH!}
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[Rakim:]
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Back on my grind, I'm hustlin'. (yeah, it's true!)
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It's just a matter of time (uh!) an' I'll come up again! (uh-huh!)
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[Rakim:]
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So when they ask where I go from here (go 'head!)
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The road and the goal is clear (uh!) but it's so severe. (uh!)
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Sometimes I feel like lettin' go, I swear
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I had setbacks my whole career. (straight y'all!)
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Messin' with my grind's like messin' with my mind (uh!)
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But yo! - I'm still breathin', so I guess it's just a sign. (uh-huh!)
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But it's meaning to the message in the lines (word up!)
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Some things happen for a reason (uh!) like a blessin' in disguise.
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But success was in my eyes, the shine was blindin' me
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The fame and a little bit of change, it took some time to see!
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The lesson for the wise - profit more. (uh!)
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Time to be a record and the prize (uh-huh!) was poppin' off. (uh!)
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Finally I made a couple of moves. - Got my own label (gotta get it!)
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Me and a couple of dudes, we at the dope table. (let's get that money!)
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Took a oath to stay true (uh!) now it's an empire
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Put out the new Rakim album and it's fire!
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[Chorus: (Rakim) {Tracey Horton}]
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[Tracey H.:]
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It won't be looooong (uhh!) 'til the trouble and the struggle is gooooone. (won't be long!)
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The hustle make the struggle get gooooone. (won't be long!)
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[Rakim:]
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It's hard to make a move, we strugglin'! (uhh!)
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Everybody hate to lose but they love to win. {yeeeaaaaaaahhhhhh!} {OOOOH!}
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[Tracey H.:]
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It won't be looooong 'til the world sings the words to our sooooong. {OOOOH!}
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That way we forever live ooooon! (uh-huh!)
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[Rakim:]
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Back on my grind, I'm hustlin'. (yeah!)
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It's just a matter of time (uh-huh!) an' I'll come up again! (yeah!)
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[Rakim:]
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Feel like I'm back where I belong when I'm in the booth (uh!)
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Produce and perform at my pinnacle. (uh-huh!)
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Speak the truth in my songs and my interviews (the truth!)
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For the youth and my dons and my women, too! (uh-huh!)
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Guap insisted. - Watch your bidness with a drama, dunn. (get that money!)
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| Hustlers is where we get persona f |
