Don Intellect Shakur - How Long? (feat. teQ) Lyrics

How long, how long, must I feel this way
I would've been
A mad scientist, a doctor, a pharmacist
I would've been a teacher
Or a journalist, a news analyst
I would've been so many things
Plenty of things I wanna do
One or two careers to pursue
But then my rent is due
My uncle tell me, needs some food
You good in the hood, if you got money and a few
Love from your G's, and be proud of it
I'm no longer hopeful, I'm just happy for this life
I feel real blessed
No longer feel stress
So many dreams I gotta chase
I just stay,
And I work everyday
Looking for a job, but I gotta pay first
It's really hard making it
Without bending a line
But I will be
Steady working hard in those lines
I gotta trust the process
Believe I'm making progress
It can't be today, it's a work in progress
Getting it legit it's a win
How long, how long, must I feel this way
Till when shall I endure the pain
How long, how long, must I feel this way
Till when shall I endure the pain
I feel all type of ways, when I think about success
If it's gonna come, so when
Will it last or in a second it will end
How long will I wait? It's too much pain and stress
I ain't got no time to waste man
Gotta get the bread
Expectations are high
I gotta put in work
My connections on dial
But no one connects
I'm relentless, but why
The outcome is always the same
It's pointless to try when
Everybody's cheating the game
They say it's God's plan
I don't have to ask
But what about my plans? It's really out of hand
Can't stand it no more, I feel like I'll drown
For so many years, man I've been on the low
I've been on the coming
My weakness is being understanding
I'm out of my patience, now I'm knocking the door
I'm tired of asking how long
If nobody opens up, I'm pushing the door
Cause nah, this is not on
How long, how long, must I feel this way
Till when shall I endure the pain
How long, how long, must I feel this way
Till when shall I endure the pain