Checkers & Chess (LNW) Lyrics

Late night writes got me hating in my mind

What's the true meaning of my life

You know the shit about addiction it's like a game

Are you willing to get up and walk away

Or are you just gonna end up coming back to it at the end of the day

I got some shit for them today nah nah hold up

I got some shit for them today, yeah ok

It's like checkers and chess

When you promised yourself

You would walk away

Put it to an end

And just runaway

You could waste a decade away

But then it'd be too late

It's confusing all the mood swings

But I got to stay focused no excuses

Hold hope the doors will unlock in the future

But the key is to be living in the present

I live like no other some of y'all resent it

You see I came so far and still got bad habits

You could say I studied hard because I'm tryna get passed it

You know I'm stressed but blessed

They still wanna put me to the test, crazy

Life is a mess but when I'm on you it's a wreck, damn it

I got to be better y'all saw me when I was less, family

I'll be damned if you block my blessings

I'll be damned if my mind ain't a weapon

I'll be damned if I ain't learn no lessons

I'll be damned if I keep on sweating

What I shouldn't be stressing

Got over shit that I shouldn't be regretting, hold up

Checkers and chess with addiction

Now why do I keep on slipping?

One minute I mean it, next one I'm tripping

It tricks me into keeping with it like a magician

Change aspects of your thinking

But stick with your demeanor

It's like checkers and chess

When you promised yourself

You would walk away

Put it to an end

And just runaway

You could waste a decade away

But then it'd be too late

I got some shit for them

I swear you don't live in the fame

It carry you around like dead weight

But how could I know? never got a taste

Heard it's lonely at the top life raising the stakes

A boy just tryna eat like a buffet

More withdrawals in my bank then deposits

More withdrawals in my brain stay positive

Told you shit was raw I thought it was obvious

Tried to give it my all but they were the opposite

Matter fact they were my oppositions

When they got to switching

Thought they'd kill for my position

Then I had to start listening to my instincts

Universe trying to communicate with me so I listen

Yeah I got to hear them out

If they don't hear them out

Yeah I got to see it out then

I got to show them out

They don't wanna hear me out

I can't let that door down

I can hear them knocking on my door now

I just know that I wanna make it on the Forbes now

Late night writes got me hating in my mind

What's the true meaning of my life

I'm on the same withdrawals how did I get here

I guess I got some type of shit that I got to get cleared

Late night writes got me hating on my mind

What's the true meaning of my life

Yeah it's in the past leave it in the rear

Yeah I'm on my ass the time is finally here