(Hook) Rome wasn’t built in a day It was defined over time Defined over time Defined over time (Ayyy) Rome wasn’t built in a day (No!) It was defined over time I was defined over time Ima be defined over time (Ayyy) Verse 1 Rome wasn’t built in a day (No!) Took a little time, hence the name (What’s my name?) Everything you see is what I made (That’s me!) Been through so much change, still the same (Never switch!) - Started from the ashes, rose through the flames (Through the flames!) Scars on my frame, I ain’t ‘shamed (I ain’t ‘shamed!) Learned so many lessons from the pain (the truth hurt) And I ain’t going back where I came (NOT ME!) - Back to when I was a carbon copy Now I’m looking at ‘em looking sloppy (Ugh!) Promise when I say this it ain’t cocky But look me in my eye, live a lie, Nope, Not me (Not me!) - Make it on my own or Ima go down swinging Don’t you dare count me out unless Roseanne singing On the mic, only ever trying to be like Mike But hey, even Mike wasn’t Mike overnight, so … Bridge Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Whoa (Hook) Rome wasn’t built in a day It was defined over time Defined over time Defined over time (Ayyy) Rome wasn’t built in a day (No!) It was defined over time I was defined over time Ima be defined over time (Ayyy) Verse 2 Let me keep it 10 thousand I put in my 10 thousand So I could be onstage for 10 thousand And walk up to the booker like Give me $10 thousand! - And this is just the start I’m really going off, but you ain’t seen me go hard (Go hard!) Walk soft, but you gonna see the big dog (Big dog!) If you ever try to step in my yard (My yard!) - You only live once as the clock tick (clock tick!) God got me, so I got this! (Got this!) But you ever try to rob me of my options (Options!) Ima go kamikaze in the cockpit (Cockpit!) - No, we are not the same, the shoe does not fit Ima always go 100, trust the process Yeah, I’m watching how you snakes is always watching Man, yall gon’ make me go Dennis Rodman - Only got one shot, will not let that blow Keep rolling, do not stop, just process my goals Do not lose myself in the process, the object is progress Do not rest till I’m dressed in gold (Boy!!!) - Can’t stop the king, I’m gon find my crown Show me the lie, that’s how silence sound Oh, you throwing shade ‘cause I’m shining now? That’s why you CAN’T SEE ME, My time is now! - Your time is up, Now you’re stuck! And just trust, this wasn’t luck Been defined over time, but my time is hardly over Didn’t do this in a day, though my day is getting close, man … Bridge Bridge Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Tick tock Whoa (Hook) Rome wasn’t built in a day It was defined over time Defined over time Defined over time (Ayyy) Rome wasn’t built in a day (No!) It was defined over time I was defined over time Ima be defined over time

No (5x) (Hook) No, Not Me I cannot be Anybody but myself You got me twisted with somebody else (2x) I said ... No, Not Me Verse 1 Different I keep my energy consistent All I ask is that you make the same commitment Stay in your lane, no switching These the only shoes I’m trying to fit in - I done wasted so much time Trying to be some other guy (But why?) For no reason or rhyme So naive, I wish I’d seen the signs, so … - Off with the mask, off with their heads Offer up my soul, nah, dawg I’d rather be dead So with that said, I’m just trying to figure what’s next The only I know for sure is it’s gon’ be on my terms So I’m ... Bridge Doing me, this here is overdue No more doing what they told me to When in Rome, do as the Romans do But I’m RXME, so Ima do what Ima do (Hook) No, Not Me I cannot be Anybody but myself You got me twisted with somebody else (2x) I said ... No, Not Me Verse 2 Fake world, full of fake people (Ugh) Only time I’m fake is when I fake need ‘em (We don’t need ‘em!) Third eye open, still can’t see ‘em (can’t see ‘em!) I’m on another level that they ain’t reaching (Get on my level!) - It took some time, but I found me (Found me!) So I’m careful who around me (Around me!) If you ain’t there when I’m drowning Don’t be there when they crown me - Everyone thinks they get it, But they don’t see how committed That I am to getting lifted, Man, I swear it’s an addiction It don’t matter that I’m trying to turn my nothing into plenty Everybody donating their two pennies BUT I’M … Bridge Doing me, this here is overdue No more doing what they told me to When in Rome, do as the Romans do But I’m RXME, so Ima do what Ima do (Hook) No, Not Me I cannot be Anybody but myself You got me twisted with somebody else (2x) I said ... No, Not Me (They really tried it, dawg, but I ain’t the one …)

(Hook) I’m so desperate for attention But I hate the lights I can’t make sense of Much in my life, I’m trying to get right I’m lost for direction But I know that the pressure Is gon’ make me shine Verse 1 I’m trying to make these moves from a place of strength But desperation is the state I’m in Grinding daily, still ain’t made a cent And it’s the first of the month, it’s time to pay the rent - Wake up, shoes on Work hard, move on Next day, same shit I can’t take it - My heart and my mind Ready, set, they’re racing Go hard, chase it No more waiting - This mile I’m running keep on getting longer Put your foot into my shoes see why I wish I could be stronger Give you all my blood, my sweat, my tears but give you not my honor I am not the man I am today because I couldn’t conquer, but the problem is that ... - I be feeling low I be feeling like I don’t know Maybe if I hustle now, later it’ll flow I just gotta know, am I on the right road? (Hook) I’m so desperate for attention But I hate the lights I can’t make sense of Much in my life, I’m trying to get right I’m lost for direction But I know that the pressure Is gon’ make me shine Verse 2 I’m desperate for more, but what am I chasing? The money, the power, the adoration? I want everything right now, it’s really testing my patience I swear it’s gon’ be my death to reach my final destination - I give myself this pressure just to prove that I won’t break But is proving it worth losing all the ones who make me great? I’m pushing them all away, the ones that I’m trying to carry I have no one left to live for and honest, this shit is scary - If I could step outside myself, I’ll tell you what I’d say Everything you think you want is getting in the way The money and the power don’t mean shit without no purpose You think it solves your problems but that’s only on the surface - You ain’t worried who you hurting, you just thinking of yourself I ask you: Is it worth it if you got nobody left? Choosing wealth over the health of your spirit cannot heal you You only desperate ‘cause you’re chasing after a life that’s gonna kill you (Hook) I’m so desperate for attention But I hate the lights I can’t make sense of Much in my life, I’m trying to get right I’m lost for direction But I know that the pressure Is gon’ make me shine

(Hook) I can’t walk away I can’t walk away I can’t walk away I can’t walk away ‘Cause I’ve come too far I’ve come too far No I can’t run away I can’t run away I can’t run away I can’t run away ‘Cause I’m still so far I’m still so far Verse 1 Defined Over Time is a mind over matter thing This ain’t no casual thing This is life or death from Saturday to Saturday I’m working while you out at play I’m grinding til I pass away I’m trying to get like Cassisus Clay - ‘Cause I’m one of my goals [is] to be one of the GOATS So I’m running this road ‘til I’m running no more Give a hundred percent, but I wanna do more I don’t know what it is to be under control - ‘Cause I’m out my mind, I’m losing it I’m outta time, I’m losing it Gotta lock and load, put the Ruger tip To anybody’s head allowing you to quit - ‘Cause we locked in and we WORKING Even when they don’t see us working ‘Cause we don’t do it for credit, we know where we headed The gold is won behind the curtain - So no time to slow it down, You gonna hold me up or hold it down? I know where I’m going now Wish I knew back then all I know now Bridge Leave all of the past all in the past No looking back, you gotta get past No looking back, No looking back No looking back, No looking back ‘Cause ... (Hook) I can’t walk away I can’t walk away I can’t walk away I can’t walk away ‘Cause I’ve come too far I’ve come too far No I can’t run away I can’t run away I can’t run away I can’t run away ‘Cause I’m still so far I’m still so far Verse 2 Wish I could talk to the young me Wish I could tell him be hungry Wish I could go back and do everything over Prevent it from getting too ugly - But time only moves one direction The past is only good for reflection You keep looking back through the looking glass And all you looking at is regression - And that’s how the devil would have it But I ain’t going back to old habits God won’t let me be average GOD WON’T LET ME BE AVERAGE - ‘Cause I got too many big plans Deal it and switch up the hands We are not doing this dance Can somebody come get their mans? - I’m putting it simply: You with me, [then] you with me My tolerance empty for plotting against me The old me is dead, but the new me is deadly Gon’ have to try harder [if] you trying to end me - I ain’t turning back now Wouldn’t even if I could And Ima take my last breath Before I ever leave for good Bridge Leave all of the past all in the past No looking back, you gotta get past No looking back, No looking back No looking back, No looking back ‘Cause ... (Hook) I can’t walk away I can’t walk away I can’t walk away I can’t walk away ‘Cause I’ve come too far I’ve come too far No I can’t run away I can’t run away I can’t run away I can’t run away ‘Cause I’m still so far I’m still so far