From the recording MASTERY DELUXE EDITION
Lyrics
“Continuity”
Yeah…
Took a lil’ patience, and a lotta continuity,
Thank God for navigatin’ me through these streets with maturity.
Let’s get it.
Verse 1
Thank God for navigatin’ me safely through these streets with maturity,
Little patience, lotta continuity — I’m buildin’ my security,
Variety pack of tender Roni’s callin’ me daddy, no children, P,
I slide through late nights, paper moves and possibilities.
I do the little things — the intangibles — that separate the great,
Refuse to be a victim of greed, obsession, or insanity’s fate,
It’s my nature to act, and not be acted on — I lead the play,
Move like kings on chessboards, every pawn becomes a runway.
When Buc & 50 was cool, I’d whip your head boy like a drum,
Lessons in the shadows, I learned where loyalty come from,
My mother still the only woman I’ll crawl under hurdles for,
Stand up backwards, take the fall, rise higher than before.
Conductin’ these hoes like orchestras — they move when I motion,
I orchestrate wins, drownin’ doubt in devotion,
I rather kill a snake than save a puppy, loyalty’s costly,
But my spirit stay clean, can’t no fake one cross me.
[Hook
Took a lil’ patience, lotta continuity,
Still thank God for protectin’ my immunity,
Love too rare, can’t buy that with currency,
Streets made a man, but the pain made maturity.
(Yeah) Took a lil’ patience, lotta continuity,
Still thank God for protectin’ my immunity,
Love too rare, can’t buy that with currency,
Streets made a man, but the pain made maturity.
Verse
I refuse to let pessimism override my optimism,
Nights of hustle, daylight numbers — that’s my algorithm,
Got a partner that like gettin’ laid, I like gettin’ paid,
We split the profits and the praise, watch the balance get made.
Polo and shell toes, my idea of formal dress,
Diamonds got a gleam, reflectin’ peace inside the stress.
Pop a moment, count the blessings, let the jealous keep their hate,
I move silent through the static, faith decide my fate.
I keep my moves respectful, paper flowin’ like a sermon,
While they gossip in the dirt, I’m in rooms that keep learnin’.
Pleasure and head while I stack bread, never miss the lane,
I conduct my life like music — progression in the pain.
Made mistakes, paid tuition, now my mind tuition-free,
Won’t sell my soul for vanity, integrity my key,
I act with purpose, never panic — that’s the code I teach,
Streets taught me prayin’ hands still reach for peace.
Hook
Took a lil’ patience, lotta continuity,
Still thank God for protectin’ my immunity,
Love too rare, can’t buy that with currency,
Streets made a man, but the pain made maturity.
(Yeah) Took a lil’ patience, lotta continuity,
Still thank God for protectin’ my immunity,
Love too rare, can’t buy that with currency,
Streets made a man, but the pain made maturity.
Yeah…
Took a lil’ patience, and a lotta continuity,
Thank God for navigatin’ me through these streets with maturity.
Let’s get it.
Thank God for navigatin’ me safely through these streets with maturity,
Little patience, lotta continuity — I’m buildin’ my security,
Variety pack of tender Roni’s callin’ me daddy, no children, P,
I slide through late nights, paper moves and possibilities.
I do the little things — the intangibles — that separate the great,
Refuse to be a victim of greed, obsession, or insanity’s fate,
It’s my nature to act, and not be acted on — I lead the play,
Move like kings on chessboards, every pawn becomes a runway.
When Buc & 50 was cool, I’d whip your head boy like a drum,
Lessons in the shadows, I learned where loyalty come from,
My mother still the only woman I’ll crawl under hurdles for,
Stand up backwards, take the fall, rise higher than before.
Conductin’ these hoes like orchestras — they move when I motion,
I orchestrate wins, drownin’ doubt in devotion,
I rather kill a snake than save a puppy, loyalty’s costly,
But my spirit stay clean, can’t no fake one cross me.
Took a lil’ patience, lotta continuity,
Still thank God for protectin’ my immunity,
Love too rare, can’t buy that with currency,
Streets made a man, but the pain made maturity.
(Yeah) Took a lil’ patience, lotta continuity,
Still thank God for protectin’ my immunity,
Love too rare, can’t buy that with currency,
Streets made a man, but the pain made maturity.
I refuse to let pessimism override my optimism,
Nights of hustle, daylight numbers — that’s my algorithm,
Got a partner that like gettin’ laid, I like gettin’ paid,
We split the profits and the praise, watch the balance get made.
Polo and shell toes, my idea of formal dress,
Diamonds got a gleam, reflectin’ peace inside the stress.
Pop a moment, count the blessings, let the jealous keep their hate,
I move silent through the static, faith decide my fate.
I keep my moves respectful, paper flowin’ like a sermon,
While they gossip in the dirt, I’m in rooms that keep learnin’.
Pleasure and head while I stack bread, never miss the lane,
I conduct my life like music — progression in the pain.
Made mistakes, paid tuition, now my mind tuition-free,
Won’t sell my soul for vanity, integrity my key,
I act with purpose, never panic — that’s the code I teach,
Streets taught me prayin’ hands still reach for peace.
Took a lil’ patience, lotta continuity,
Still thank God for protectin’ my immunity,
Love too rare, can’t buy that with currency,
Streets made a man, but the pain made maturity.
(Yeah) Took a lil’ patience, lotta continuity,
Still thank God for protectin’ my immunity,
Love too rare, can’t buy that with currency,
Streets made a man, but the pain made maturity.