What if you knew then, what you know now?
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Or what if, you know now, what you wish you knew then?
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That’s what I ask you.
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Let’s go.
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A wise man once told me “life is what you make it”
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Bare witness to the lies, simply cuz the truth is naked
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My thoughts are sacred, yet I share 'em wit the masses
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I intend to be around, when the barrier collapses
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It’s dust to dust ‘n ashes to ashes
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Those who come up quick, tend to be fallin’ the fastest
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On the cash route, but for the paper they get lost
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Not I, I’d rather let nature take its course
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The reality is harsh, but it’s gotta be accepted
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Your fate has been determined, outcome is pre-selected
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No telling when your breath’s stoppin’, n’ death’s knockin’
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To enjoy every second is your best option
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Treat, every first time like if it’s your last
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I wish I could somehow go ‘n revisit the past
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Correct any mistakes, maybe right a few wrongs
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I’d hit the studio, just to write a few songs
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[Chorus]
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If I had a time machine, I’d go back in a flash
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Tell myself “you ain’t nothing but a thing of the past” (so let’s go)
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Ain’t got time for none of y’all to borrow (and why not?)
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Cuz today is yesterday’s tomorrow
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If I had a time machine, I’d go back in a flash
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Tell myself “you ain’t nothing but a thing of the past” (so let’s go)
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Ain’t got time for none of y’all to borrow (and why not?)
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Cuz today is yesterday’s tomorrow
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For the sake of argument let’s say I did find a way
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And was capable of goin’ back to any time or day
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Like, September 11th, then I’d have a chance to
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Beg and plead until every last flight was cancelled
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Go further back, to clear more of the smoke
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Warn him, to keep a close eye on the Florida votes
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I tell Martin ‘n Malcom how I respect they passion
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To seek change and justice, watch for the assassins
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And, meetin’ Bruce, would be history itself
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Maybe study martial arts with Mr. Lee himself
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I’d tell Biggie “to run the light don’t stop son”
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And Pac “somethin’ ain’t right, don’t ride shotgun”
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The good die young, we all know but how come?
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And since we know, why we can’t change the outcome?
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I tried to make a difference but reality remains
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That the script’s been written so my efforts are in vain
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[Chorus]
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What about my future, and the road that lies ahead?
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Should I take a glimpse, or be surprised instead?
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Think I’ll sneak a peak, I see a wall full of plaques
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No more gimmicks, critics say I’m all skills in fact
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Hate to say I told you so, but honestly speakin’
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Finally got the respect I’m constantly seekin’
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After the acclaim, figure I’d settle down
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One wife, two kids, I’m out the ghetto now
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I’m lyin’ to myself, my life’s a complete waste
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A bitter sweet sorrow, that’s just how defeat tastes
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A has been, forgotten, I’m yesterday’s news
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No longer relevant, Jin was expected to lose
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Can’t see that as my destiny so I’m lookin’ past
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My twenty-twenty vision blurred through the lookin’ glass
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At last, I choose to walk a path of my own
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I’ve come this far but the other half is unknown
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[Chorus]
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Time Machine
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