(Verse 1: Christopher Michael Jensen)
Life's unpredictable, one minute you feel invisible, then everything can alter and it's like you're invincible, I busted on the scene like fuck it, I'ma do things, even though I had the budget of a shoestring, but I laced 'em up, and I ran the track back, and spat raps that had cynics clinchin' up their clap traps, and did everything I could to make a name, still a lot o' work ahead, but it's nuts how quick the pace can change, I started gettin' coverage and love from the Internet, rocked a lot more crowds with people really into it, prior to I had a lot o' days where I was sick of it, but I aspired to follow through and never quit at it, this is legitimate, there ain't no backup plan, if there was, by now I'd probably have packed up, man, and ran for the hills, instead of chasin' the dream, so I try to keep one step ahead to stay in the lead

(Chorus: Christopher Michael Jensen & Model Citizen)
Chris: These days I'm just tryin' to keep up
Citizen: 'Cause these days things move so fast
Chris: Yo, I'm just tryin' to reach up and take everything I can grasp
Citizen: These days I got a lot more shows
Chris: But these days I got a lot less time
Citizen: It's kind o' crazy how the story unfolds, but it's more than I can fit in a rhyme

*Sample*: "Ah, yeah"

(Verse 2: Model Citizen)
These days the flow's dope enough to freebase, vintage like a fine wine, order up a cheese plate, to pair with it, I don't care if the crowd is only ten people deep, we'll be tearin' it down, but, these days I know I'm gettin' jaded, and I won't make it to your show unless I play it, I won't play the fuckin' show unless I'm faded, I'm just sayin', though, I may have overdosed on entertainment, yooo, when I was younger and gung ho, but these days I'm still hungry for some, so, I settle in and take a seat at the table, when the break beat hits, that's it, I'm unable to resist the urge, me and Christopher may never be as rich as we wish we were, but if food's in the fridge and my daughters are healthy, I'll be cool even if I'm not wealthy, uh huh

(Chorus: Christopher Michael Jensen & Model Citizen)
Chris: These days I'm just tryin' to keep up
Citizen: 'Cause these days things move so fast
Chris: Yo, I'm just tryin' to reach up and take everything I can grasp

*Sample*: "Yeah"

Citizen: These days I got a lot more shows
Chris: But these days I got a lot less time
Citizen: It's kind o' crazy how the story unfolds, but it's more than I can fit in a rhyme

(Verse 3: Christopher Michael Jensen)
I'm so lucky, long days used to bug me and irk me until they started working and amounting to something, people tell me I got so much passion and heart, but how could I not, this rap is my art, I've had hip hop vets tell me they dig my sets, and it means so much, 'cause I've always been a hip hop head, so go and check the time on your wristwatches, because now it's mine, yeah, Chris got next, I can't express how much it means, that kind of validation, so many new friends' hearts I've found a place in, so many different individuals I've met in the scene, gettin' a buzz around town, people mentionin' me, and I know there's highs and lows, you can rise and drop, but these days I got a lot more stock, so I strap myself in for the ride and never stop, 'cause opportunity walks as fast as it can knock

(Chorus: Christopher Michael Jensen & Model Citizen)
Chris: These days I'm just tryin' to keep up
Citizen: 'Cause these days things move so fast
Chris: Yo, I'm just tryin' to reach up and take everything I can grasp
Citizen: These days I got a lot more shows
Chris: But these days I got a lot less time
Citizen: It's kind o' crazy how the story unfolds, but it's more than I can fit in a rhyme

(Chorus: Christopher Michael Jensen & Model Citizen)
Chris: These days I'm just tryin' to keep up
Citizen: 'Cause these days things move so fast
Chris: Yo, I'm just tryin' to reach up and take everything I can grasp
Citizen: These days I got a lot more shows
Chris: But these days I got a lot less time
Citizen: It's kind o' crazy how the story unfolds, but it's more than I can fit in a rhyme