When the stage is dark

And the curtains close the last time
Promise me you did what you could with your life
When the lights go out and the colors fade
No more songs to play
It will be too late

Okay, too late, too late
Won't wait, won't wait
Got people to see
Got money to make
On my grind everyday and I don't hesitate
When you grind, you realize time what it take

But all you gotta do is hold on
Keep on doin' right, don't go wrong
And keep your real ones beside you
Stay down and let patience guide you
Uh, yeah my timepiece froze
See the lines for these shows
That come from hard work
Stand on my job and puttin' God first

When the stage is dark

And the curtains close the last time
Promise me you did what you could with your life
When the lights go out and the colors fade
No more songs to play
It will be too late

Too late
It will be too late
It will be too late

I seen it all, leave a scene, the impossible
But when you real ain't nobody stoppin' you
We done made it through the obstacles
Now we see it and we coppin' those

But all you gotta do is hold on
Keep on doin' right, don't go wrong
And keep your real ones beside you
Stay down and let patience guide you

When the stage is dark

And the curtains close the last time
Promise me you did what you could with your life
When the lights go out and the colors fade
No more songs to play
It will be too late