The Long Game - MaxPtah, Blueprint

A longshot.

Yo, they said I was a longshot

And said it loud enough for me to hear

«He gon' flop.

He got skills but gon' flop

He won’t be around next year»

I wasn’t shocked.

Yeah, I was mad but wasn’t shocked

At being slept on by my peers

I never stopped, kept pushing, and never stopped

And now I’m the one still here

With no idea what these men talking ‘bout

Volunteering information laying on Vlad’s couch

Couldn’t keep silent, now visited by violence

On WorldStar, smacked in the mouth.

Huh

Hey bitches, if you’re gonna burn bridges

At least walk across before it’s burned

Instead, you light the match with gasoline on your pants

‘Cause you haven’t learned to think long-term.

Now

The long game.

Always play the long game

Never for the temporary gain

The long game.

Always play the long game

Never lose your soul chasing fame

«That boy’s soft.»

They would say, «That boy’s soft

He wasn’t making music for the streets»

«Turn him off.»

They would always turn him off

Nobody want to hear him get deep.

«You're no

Boss.»

They would tell him, «You're no boss»

While he was writing checks to his peeps.

The whole

Cost.

He would cover the whole cost

And sacrifice so everyone could eat.

Huh

What do you do when worst comes to worst?

It’s evident to me that my people come first

You rob everybody so they don’t rob you first

Steal a glass of water, yet still die of thirst

There’s no future in praising the shooter while the

Victim’s still lying on the floor

But what’s sympathy when you end up in prison

Spending years washing somebody’s drawers?

Now

The long game.

Always play the long game

Never for the temporary gain

The long game.

Always play the long game

Never lose your soul chasing fame