[Intro - Rakim - talking]In the words of the late, great Martin Luther KingHow long? Not long ...Won't be long, uh huh Uh,uh Sing along[Chorus - Rakim] (Tracey Horton)(It won't be long, 'til the trouble and the struggle is gone The hustle make the struggle get gone)It's hard to make a move, we strugglinEverybody hate to lose but they love to win (It won't be long, 'til the world sings the words to our song That way we forever live on)Back on my grind, I'm hustlinIt's just a matter of time and I'll come up again[Verse 1 - Rakim]They told me hustle never prolongBut I got caught up in the struggle like a slow song (uh huh)'Cause my love and respect for this is so strongI question the state of hip-hop (uh), major labels, etc. and so on (uh) The show'll go on, still fiend to get my blow onBut if it's like this, then I might quitBut hold on (uh), this can only go wrong but for so long (uh huh)Get right quick or I might flipTry to keep a tight lip, not to complainRamblin, mind scramblin 'cause patience ain't blockin the pain (uh uh)Mic sick, lyrics is still locked in the brain (uh huh)Like Mike Vick sittin in jail watchin the game (uh)I wait 'til the day I can play my position (yeah)Or should I say the die I obey my addiction (uh huh)Then complete my legacy (uh)Without compromisin my artistic integrity (come on)[Chorus][Verse 2 - Rakim]So when they ask where I go from here (go 'head)The road and the goal is clear (uh) but it's so severe (uh) Sometimes I feel like lettin go,I swear I had setbacks my whole career (straight y'all)Messin with my grind's like messin with my mindBut yo, I'm still breathin, so I guess it's just a sign (uh huh)But it's meaning to the message in the lines (word up)Some things happen for a reason like a blessing in disguiseBut success was in my eyes, the shine was blindin meThe fame, a little bit of change, it took some time to seeThe lesson for the wise, profit moreTime to be a record and the prize was poppin offFinally I made a couple of moves, got my own label (got to get it)Me and a couple of dudes, we at the dope table (let's get that money) Took a oath to stay true, now it's an empirePut out the new Rakim album and it's fire[Chorus][Verse 3 - Rakim]Feel like I'm back where I belong when I'm in the booth (uh)Produce and perform at my pinnacle (uh huh)Speak the truth in my songs and my interviews (the truth)For the youth and my dons and my women too (uh huh)Guap insisted, watch your business with a drama dunn (get that money)Hustlers is where we get persona fromGotta get it, not just wish a dollar comeWe optimistic since Obama wonBut these days of recessionWe ain't safe yet (uh huh), pray, a paycheck away from theGreat Depression (uh)Major stressin but we wait for blessingsLong as the Federal Reserve still paper pressingI wrote the plot for gettin this cabbage in the hood Where the average cat can triple his status in the hoodDon't stop, 'til we livin lavish in the hoodI'm like Barack with The Stimulus Package in the hood[Chorus][Outro - Tracey Horton] - w/ Rakim ad libs until fadeIt won't be long, 'til the trouble and the struggle is goneThe hustle make the struggle get gone It won't be long, 'til the world sings the words to our songThat way we forever live on
Related Songs
Wont Be Long - The Hives
Wont Be Long - Big Sean
It Wont Be Long - Ashley
It Wont Be Long* - The Beatles
It Wont Be Long - Keri Hilson
Wont Be Lonely Long - Leann Rimes
It Wont Be Long - The Beatles
She Wont Be Lonely Long - Clay Walker
Just South Of Los Angeles - The Ultimate Bearhug
Won\u2019t Be Long - Kumi koda
Brother - The Maple State
Darling, Stand By Me (Song for My Woman)...
Darling, Stand by Me (Song for My Woman) [*]...
Wont Be Today - Chris Webby
All Day Long - Celtic Thunder
Crying Sorrow - Poor Tuesday
Transcendence - Sylosis
You Won't Be Lonely Now - Billy Ray Cyrus
It Wont Take Long - Indigo Girls
It Won't Be Long - Candace Marie
Trains and Cops - This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
It Won't Take Long - Indigo Girls
Up The Dumper - Melvins, The
Stand By Me (Radio Edit) - Dave Dj
Lord Knows - Headway
It won't be long (and I'll be hatin' you)...
In My Car - Fact Not Fiction
Another Leather Lung...
Move - Mercyme
Long Ride - Black Stone Cherry
No Good - Jemina Pearl
It Wont Be Like This For Long - Darius Rucker
Stand By Me - Yoko Ono
Stand By Me - Otis Rush
Two Men - Jamie Scott & The Town
Woman Don't You Cry For Me - George Harrison
About Time - Avril Lavigne
Two Men - Jamie Scott And The Town
Flying - Nazareth
I'd Do Anything For Love - Meat Loaf
Tequila Loves Me (even If You Don't)...
Alone - When Tragedy Strikes
I Won't Be There - Simple Plan
A Horse Is Not a Home - Miike Snow
Memphis - Hayden
You wont be leaving - Herman's Hermits
You Wont Be Satisfied - Doris Day
He Won't Leave You There - Jason Crabb
Long Lonesome Journey [Master] - Fats Domino
Long Lonesome Journey [Alternate Take]...
Long Lonesome Journey - Fats Domino
Love Will Lead You Back - Sarah Geronimo
Blacktop Road - The Lost Trailers
Back in Your Arms - B5
My Parents Lied - The Static Jacks
Don't Understand - Xavier Rudd
Hold On To Christmas - 4Him
The South - Watchmen
Up the Dumper - The Melvins
Time, Traffic and Weather - Sleepaway
This Song Is For My Mother - Catman Cohen
Cryin' Time - Nancy Sinatra
Jewellery - Fake Shark-Real Zombie
Around the Sun - Ryanhood
And The Beat Goes On - Matt White
Needle - Born Ruffians
Until Then - Delbert Mcclinton
The Rabbit Song - Children of the mountains
Messages - Xavier Rudd
Never Enough - Sarah Mcleod
G & B Showers - Tonetta
You Won't Find Me - Amelia Curran
Up The Dumper - Melvins
Forever May Not Be Long Enough - Live
Middle Of Yesterday - Our Lady Peace
Addicted - Walls Of Jericho
Beatdown - American Steel
Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dayne
Cryin' Time - Nancy Sinatra
No Other Way - Original Broadway Cast
Map Of New York - Ratham Stone
Never Walk Alone... A Call To Arms - Megadeth
Bearing The Bad News (All Damn Day)...
Clockwork (Live from Spotify Berlin)...
Clockwork - Douglas Dare
Won't Let Go - Andrew Ripp
Ameliorate - Fiore
Go (i Don’t Need You) - Jessica Mauboy
Devil Is A Woman - The White Buffalo
Be Somebody [DVD] - 3 Doors Down
Stay With Me - Samuel Gough
Saving Forever For You - Nina
Get Out Of This Town - Carrie Underwood
Scream Your Name - Acid Eyeliner
Scream Your Name - Acid Eyeliner
The World Is Not A Stage - Adelleda
Map And Compass - No Trigger
Kuff Dam - Happy Mondays
Heavy Soul - The Black Keys
Lean On Me - Michael Bolton
December - Basia Bulat
Never Gonna Leave Me - Sia
Sweet Ride - Courtney Jaye
All My Friends - My American Heart
Novelty - The Eastern Mile
Personal Assistant - Tank
Nothing to Prove - The Havoc
Long Way To Fall - Brittnee Belt
The Comeback - Living Like Ghosts
pop,lock, & drop it - baby huey
This Way - Home Grown
Be Somebody - 3 Doors Down
Goodnight - Easyworld
Eagle Rock - Motorhead
Elva - Law Unwritten
Emancipation Suite Part I: Dusk - Stratovarius
When You Come Back Round - Alexthomasdavis
Baby I Love Your Way - Bob Marley
Gilgamesh - Gypsy and the Cat
Gilgamesh - Gypsy & the Cat
No Way - Michael Warren
White Lies - Grin
White Lies - Nils Lofgren
Like Trying To Kiss A Freight Train - Auburn
Like Trying To Kiss A Freight Train - Auburn
Lock the Door, I'm a Killer - East Coast Dreamers
Lean on Me - Raven
Daffodil Lament - Cranberries, The
As You Walk Away - Adam Mardel
Blue Lite Special - Nerf Herder
My Sweet Lord - Peggy Lee
How Are You - Bombay Bicycle Club
Holding On - Israel Cannan
Last Goodbye - The Enemy
Keep Your Hands (Off Of My Baby) - Gaye Blades
Reflections - Shuvlhed
beautiful friend - Guy Sebastian
Missyou - Musiq (Soulchild)
Be Long - Little Daylight
I Won't Give Up - Will Young
I Won't Give Up - Will Young
Dead by Association - Exit Clov
The Devil Song - Circa Survive
75 - Aaron Lewis
75 - Aaron Lewis
Stop and Move - Dillon Myers
Hello I Love You - Missing Persons
Let's Take The Long Way Home - Rosemary Clooney
won't be long - Ferraby Lionheart
Shoot The Breeze - Jeff Umbehauer
Beta - Doll Factory
This Life I Live - Cumberland River
Ive Been Working On The Railroad - John Denver
Pulmonary Archery [Multimedia Track]...
Soon We'll Be Found - Sia
Soon We'll Be Found - Sia
Long Way Home - Endeverafter
I Won't Let You Go - Hedley
Life Is A Highway...
Life Is A Highway - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Your Fate, My Hands - Beneath The Surface
Figure You Out - Backstreet Boys
Taking Back Control - This Providence
Another Song About the Weekend [Acoustic][*]...
Another Song About the Weekend [Acoustic][*]...
Naughty Boy - Günther
Bedlam - In Tenebris
Somebody Else - 3 Doors Down
Wont Stop - WIZ KHALIFA
I Wont - Replacements
Wont Stop - Sean Kingston
Wont Die - Twiztid
Wont Stop - Meek Mill
Missyou - Musiq Soulchild
All I Heard - Mitzi
There's Something Going On - Co-Ro
Love Is Making Its Way Back Home - Josh Ritter
All I Want For Christmas - Jason Mraz
Kentucky Boy, California Man - Ed Bruce
Lord Raise Me Up - Matisyahu
Quiet Playground - Absent Kid
Hello Horizon - To My Boy
She's Fiendin'( Skit) - Trick Daddy
Alone With You - Parokya Ni Edgar
Chains And Shackles - Slash
Cracks of My Broken Heart - Eric Benét
Cracks Of My Broken Heart - Eric Benet
How Long - Kae Sun
I'm Callin - One Chance
Alleyways And Ditches - Cancerslug
Our Time Wont Live That Long - Madrugada
Come Fly With Me - Keshia Chante
Made You Look Freestyle - Cassidy
We Give Up Sometimes - Name Taken
I Won't - Colbie Caillat
I Know - Vanilla Ice
Don't Look Back - The Wood Brothers
Defined - Ronan Parke
Another Song About The Weekend - A Day To Remember
Where Would We Be Now - Good Charlotte