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Long Way (No Shortcuts) 1

Trap Hip Hop

0:002:27

Official

Apr 2, 2026

Long Way (No Shortcuts) 1

Trap Hip Hop

Lyrics

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(vroooom!)

yeah!

brrrrrt!

everybody wants the trophy, but nobody wants the practice.

everybody wants the view, but nobody wants the climb.

uh-huh.

life’s a marathon, n***a, not a 40-yard dash.

if you take a shortcut, you’re gonna crash.

wuh!

you want the shine but you don’t want the rain (no!)

you want the crown but you don’t want the pain (facts!)

take the long way home, watch the snakes in the grass

i’m in the fast lane, watch me blow by and pass (skrrt!)

no shortcuts in this game, boy, stay on your grind

i was focused on the bag while you was fallin' behind

i put in ten thousand hours before i seen a mill’

no shortcuts to the top, yeah, i’m keepin' it real! (it’s major!)

i started with a nickel, turned it to a whole quarter

i’m a self-made general, i’m givin' out the orders (listen!)

you lookin' for the elevator? man, i took the stairs

i’m the one who survived all the traps and the snares

i seen 'em try to skip the line, seen 'em try to cheat the play

now they lookin' at me, wonderin' how i got this way (how?)

i didn't take no handouts, i didn't take no shortcuts

i just stayed in the kitchen till i had the door shut

i’m a master of the hustle, i’m a student of the grind

i leave the weak-minded n***as way back in the line (way back!)

i remember sleepin' in the car, tryin' to make a way

now i’m wakin' up in silk sheets, havin' a better day

but the hunger still the same, yeah, the grit never left

i’m a beast in these streets, yeah, i’m holdin' my breath

until the whole world know the name, until the job is done

i’m the tortoise and the hare, yeah, i’m two-in-one! (yeah yeah!)

you want the shine but you don’t want the rain (no!)

you want the crown but you don’t want the pain (facts!)

take the long way home, watch the snakes in the grass

i’m in the fast lane, watch me blow by and pass (skrrt!)

no shortcuts in this game, boy, stay on your grind

i was focused on the bag while you was fallin' behind

i put in ten thousand hours before i seen a mill’

no shortcuts to the top, yeah, i’m keepin' it real! (it’s major!)

you think it happened overnight? you must be out your mind (you crazy!)

i was out here catchin' cases, out here doin' time

i was out here losin' brothers, out here dodgin' lead

while you was in the house, safe and sound in your bed (lame!)

there’s a price for this greatness, and i paid it in full

i’m the king of the jungle, yeah, i’m leadin' the bull

i don’t listen to the critics, i don’t listen to the hate

i just listen to the sound of the money on the plate (cha-ching!)

i’m a different kind of animal, a different kind of breed

i’m the only one that’s planted and the only one that’s seed

i don't look for the easy way, i look for the right way

i’m the reason why they closin' down the whole highway (skrrt!)

'cause i’m comin' through in foreigns, comin' through in style

i haven't seen a "broke day" in a long-ass while

but i never forgot the struggle, never forgot the dirt

that’s why i’m always on the clock, puttin' in the work! (preach!)

look at my eyes, you can see the discipline in 'em

i don't fuck with nas, i don't see no vision in 'em (none!)

they want the easy money, they want the quick fix

i want the legacy, i want the big bricks

i’m buildin' something that’s gonna last for a hundred years

i’m washin' off the blood and i’m washin' off

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