Lyrics

5 O'clock Shadow

Chorus
I got that 5 O'clock Shadow.
Spinning out of control.
Trying to get by on this rocky road.
Short on time.
I feel it down in my soul.
But once in a while I get behind...
You know I got that 5 O'clock Shadow.
(repeat 2x)

Verse I
You know what to do when they corner you.
It's instinct from that point of view.
Don't think.
In a blink of eye you could breathe or die.
What I need won't be denied.
So come around me don't speak a lie.
All I can see when I dream is sky.
A 'lil too old to be living this close to broke.
But can't fix it with just a rhyme.
You ain't got to think to much when times get rough.
Work yourself to the bone until dusk.
Nobody around you to trust.
'Cause friends surround you but run out quick with your luck.
Built to climb...
But I'm meant to fly.
If I never get rich off a single line...
And the whole wide world go against me.
Fine.
I've got to get mine...
Just one of these times.
Hard to get by but I want to see 5 or 6 more zeroes in the bank 'fore I die.
Look in the mirror for a sign.
Scratching my beard I got that five.

Chorus

Verse II
I don't pretend.
Wondering when will it end.
I sat by not doing nothing to win.
Hard to keep floating when all my friends are in the same boat I'm in.
Broke and hope for rent...
Before I get the notice pinned...
On the front door telling me to go.
I spent...
Every single dime and cent of my money...
Trying to invest in my dream.
Now buddy.
What you really want from me?
Makes no sense for me now to stop running.
Got no kids, no job, no woman.
Just my music and the pain in my stomach.
You don't know me.
Just a few folks do.
Let them too close and they hate on you.
They like to call that a trust issue.
But in my whole life it's been right on cue.
Everybody talks the talk and then shush...
When they got to walk they just limp.
Shoot for the stars the ball will go swish...
Got to thank God for nice assist.
Yeah it's hard to get by but I want to see 5 or 6 more zeroes in the bank 'fore I die.
Look in the mirror for a sign.
Scratching my beard I got that five.

Chorus

Bridge
Run, Run, Run, Just keep running with me.
Repeat 2x
(you keep running, you keep running, you keep running, while I continue to run)

Fade out

Quick fade in with reverse cymbal

Verse III
Sai don't settle for less...
No hype or a quest for checks.
I'd be a banker if I want that.
Definitely the guy you don't want to get desperate.
I'm on the edge and my hand just slipped.
Trying to get a grip.
Enemies close but it's...
...Not possible now to quit...
Now it's harder with all the risk...
I got all of the odds against.
...Like inspiring a pessimist.
In my mind I'm next in line.
'Bout time that a guy that can rhyme got a chance to shine...
Look up. The limit's the sky.
Scratch my beard.
I got that five.

Chorus

Bridge

Outro

Old Chorus
{5 O'clock Shadow...
With nothing to smile for...
An uphill battle...
Sweating tears in my soul...
5 O'clock Shadow...
Pulling me down slow...
Stuck in this town with nowhere to go.}