Run the Day Before It Runs You
The second take of "Run the Day Before It Runs You" stretches the hook into a repeated, stuttering chant instead of stating it once and moving on.
The stories behind Run the Day Before It Runs You
- Inside "Run the Day Before It Runs You": A Longer, Looser Groove — The second take of "Run the Day Before It Runs You" stretches the hook into a repeated, stuttering chant instead of stating it once and moving on.
- Run the Day Before It Runs You: Owning a Schedule Built on Interruptions — An old-school hip-hop track about the discipline of choosing the day's first job instead of just answering whatever pages first.
Lyrics
Page is ringin', page is ringin', page is ringin' while my coffee's cold
Gotta run my day, not do what I'm told
Six things stacked on the sheet by nine, somebody's already crossin' the line
Everything's urgent, that's the trap
Pick the one job that closes the gap
Run the day before it runs you
Pick the work that carries you through
Run the day before it runs you
One task done beats ten half through
Phone rings loud in the middle of my plan
Doesn't mean I drop it and run I finish the line I already drew
Then I turn and see what's new
Run the day before it runs you
Pick the work that carries you through
Run the day before it runs you
One task done beats ten half through
Discipline ain't cold, it's just a choice
Doing the right one first
In my own voice
Not about being fast
About being short Every interruption's got to wait this time
I'm the day before it runs you
Yeah, pick the work that carries you through
Run the day before it runs you
One half done, piece ten half through
Pages ringing
Pages ringing, the coffee's still cold I run my day now
That's, that's, that's the whole
