When the stage is dark, and the curtains close the last time Promise me you did what you could with your life When the lights go out, and the colors fade No more songs to play, it will be too late Okay, too late, too late, won't wait, won't wait Got people to see, got money to make On my grind every day and I don't hesitate When you grind, you realize time, what it take But all you gotta do is hold on, keep on doing right, don't go wrong And keep your real ones beside you, stay down and let patience guide you Uh, yeah, my time piece froze See the lines for these shows That come from hard work Stand on my job and putting God first When the stage is dark, and the curtains close the last time Promise me you did what you could with your life When the lights go out, and the colors fade No more songs to play, it will be too late Too late It will be too late It will be too late I seen it all, even seem the impossible But when you real, ain't nobody stopping you We done made it through the obstacles Now we see it and we copping those But all you gotta do is hold on, keep on doing right, don't go wrong And keep your real ones beside you, stay down and let patience guide you But all you gotta do is hold on, keep on doing right, don't go wrong And keep your real ones beside you, stay down and let patience guide you When the stage is dark, and the curtains close the last time Promise me you did what you could with your life When the lights go out, and the colors fade No more songs to play, it will be too late Too late It will be too late I see what I'm talking about It will be too late When the stage is dark, and the curtains close the last time Promise me you did what you could with your life When the lights go out, and the colors fade No more songs to play, it will be too late Thanks for watching!