**[Intro – 6 bars]** Yeah… Ain’t no better time than now, you hear me? Life don’t wait, it just keep tickin’ Thug soul with a ghetto mind… We rise or we fall today Feel that… **[Verse 1 – 16 bars]** Woke up stressed, cold sweats from a nightmare Visions of my past got me clutchin’ in despair Tryna shake the pain but it stick like glue Every bad decision comin’ back in full view Mama said “pray,” but I drifted from faith Now I’m stuck in this maze, tryna find my escape Homies locked down, others laid in the dirt I’m still breathin’, but I’m feelin’ that hurt Every second that I waste is a chance I lose Could’ve been a king, now I’m singin’ the blues Got ambition in my chest but it’s buried in doubt Tryna scream success but my fear too loud So I pace in my room with a bottle in hand Thinkin’ how the hell I’ma change who I am Then it hit me like thunder, ain’t no rewind in life If I don’t make a move, I’ma die in this strife **[Chorus – 8 bars | Male R&B hook]** Ain’t no better time than now to rise Wipe the tears from your eyes, see the truth no lies Every dream you got, don’t let it fade away ‘Cause tomorrow ain’t promised, gotta live today Ain’t no better time than now, don’t wait You can break them chains, you can change your fate Hear my voice through the struggle and the grime If you ever gon’ shine… it’s the perfect time **[Verse 2 – 16 bars]** Seen a young homie hustle just to feed his fam Same age as me when I first touched grams Thought I had it figured, thought the streets was my guide But that road only lead to a cell or a grave outside I done lost too many to the fast life chase Now I’m starin’ in the mirror, see regret in my face Tryna rewrite chapters that was inked in sin Ask God for a sign like “where do I begin?” They say patience a virtue, but I’m tired of waitin’ Got dreams on hold while my life’s deterioratin’ So I cut off excuses like deadweight chains Put my pain in these words, let it bleed through the page Every scar got a lesson, every loss got a cost But you only truly fail when your soul get lost So I rise from the ashes with a fire inside If I fall, I’ma stand, I refuse to just die **[Chorus – 8 bars | Male R&B hook]** Ain’t no better time than now to rise Wipe the tears from your eyes, see the truth no lies Every dream you got, don’t let it fade away ‘Cause tomorrow ain’t promised, gotta live today Ain’t no better time than now, don’t wait You can break them chains, you can change your fate Hear my voice through the struggle and the grime If you ever gon’ shine… it’s the perfect time **[Verse 3 – 16 bars]** I remember nights I was starin’ at the sky Askin’ why we gotta live just to struggle and die But the answer came quiet in the depths of my soul “Turn your pain into purpose, that’s the path to be whole” So I stepped out the darkness, let the light hit my face Every move that I make, I’m reclaimin’ my place Ain’t no fear in my heart, just a hunger to grow Turn my story to a message so the world can know If you feel like you stuck, like you lost in the storm You can break through the pressure, you was built to transform Every minute you breathin’ is a gift you can use Either build or destroy, it’s the path that you choose So I’m runnin’ toward life, I ain’t runnin’ from pain I embrace every drop like it fallin’ as rain And if this my last chance, I’ma give it my all ‘Cause there ain’t no better time… than the moment you call **[Chorus – 8 bars | Male R&B hook]** Ain’t no better time than now to rise Wipe the tears from your eyes, see the truth no lies Every dream you got, don’t let it fade away ‘Cause tomorrow ain’t promised, gotta live today Ain’t no better time than now, don’t wait You can break them chains, you can change your fate Hear my voice through the struggle and the grime If you ever gon’ shine… it’s the perfect time **[Outro – 6 bars]** Yeah… Time don’t stop for nobody It’s now or never, feel me? All that pain… use it All that struggle… fuel it No better time than right now… rise.
