K-Rino - Longevity lyrics

See you in a million years longevity
I see you in a million years
That is if you still here

Say, some of y'all just are arriving
So I'm obligated to familiarize you
With where I've been
Subscribing to the sacrifice is
Usually the problem
Surviving and even thriving in the
Game that's so conniving
The first thing that you should do
Is make sure you
Study the history of artists
Who came before you
Their successes, their failures
See, there's a lesson in every
Message they tell you
Don't let the stresses derail you
The next phase essentially is finding
Your identity in the industry
Be patient cause it don't happen instantly
It takes a lot of long nights
Make sure that when you song write
The words correspond with your own life
Then you might appeal to all ages
You gotta maintain the same flame when
The game evolves and changes
You can last or be a one-hit wonder
Make the choice between being a
Sprinter or a marathon runner

Longevity, it ain't about what
People seeing now
It's about how long will you be around
Never mind what you just made
Will you be relevant in a decade? Longevity
The game will chew you up and spit you out
Don't be that cat that folks forget about
Not everybody in this game is meant
Try not to be the dude who came and went

Definition of longevity
Means that folks will be steadily bumping
You heavily even when you 70
Establish an eternal legacy, artistic equity
But long careers is what the
Average artist never see
Mastery of musical gospel
You don't want to be that hot dude
Today and next year people forgot you
The gift that God gave you keep feeding it
Increasing your deepness by
Reading and challenging
Your level and exceeding it
Accomplishments you had
Gotta put those in the past
Never being satisfied with what you did last
No relaxing or chilling even
After the checks cash
The only thing that matters right
Now is the next task
When they say your new project's your best
Get mad then go back in the lab
And surpass yourself fast
The key is to reap your skill
And still keep it real
You last forever when you drop
Music that people feel

Longevity, it ain't about what
People seeing now
It's about how long will you be around
Never mind what you just made
Will you be relevant in a decade? Longevity
The game will chew you up and spit you out
Don't be that cat that folks forget about
Not everybody in this game is meant
Try not to be the dude who came and went

Claiming the real state that you
Can drive in the earth
Do insert yourself and multiply
Your body at work
When you're writing to save
People with intelligent flows
The more you connect with them
Man your relevance grows yeah we want cash
But, it's bigger than having some ends
You gotta be able to see past
The fads and the trends
In the conversations of greats
I'ma consistently be
I want my fans' grandchildren to
Be listening to me
From my new music all the way
To back in the days
And in my old age let them
Wheel me out on the stage
I want my hand to write
Every great creation it can
I thank God for the many generations I span
Last but not least, you doing good business
You maintain lifting one shoe out the game
Quick as having a bad name
If you tough enough to fight through
The failures you get stronger
Be the people what you want them to be
You'll stay longer

Longevity, it ain't about what
People seeing no
It's about how long will you be around
Never mind what you just made
Will you be relevant in a decade? Longevity
The game will chew you up and spit you out
Don't be that cat that folks forget about
Not everybody in this game is meant
Try not to be the dude who came and went