Till I Get There

## Song by Lupe Fiasco

"**Till I Get There**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the third track from his third studio album, *Lasers* (2011). In 2021, he revealed that Kid Cudi was originally on the hook, and recalled, "We were in the studio in NYC and he was dead set on changing the chorus. He laid what he wanted but it wasn't the same so it kinda was a nothing burger and we just left it as is."

## Credits and personnel

* Bradley Bowden – drum programmer
* Brian Gardner – mastering
* Joe Peluso – mixer, recording, additional engineer
* Khalil "Saint Cassius" Walton – writer
* Khari "Needlz" Cain – writer, producer
* Ricky Rutland – writer, keyboards
* Tucker Robinson – assistant engineer
* Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco – vocals, writer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

Album on hold, whole world on hold

The crowd is like, "HO!", operator's like, "Hold" ("Please hold")

Man, now ain't that cold

I'm just tryin' to talk to my homie that's up in the hole

And homegirl not tryin' to be a ho, even though she on a pole

Can she get a second chance? No

Whoa, like the opposite of go

That ain't how it's supposed to be or butterfly

But for the sake of rhyming, let's just say butterfly-ee

The truth stings like Muhammad Ali

I tell 'em, tell 'em, don't homicide me

I'm just a little old hope with his back against the ropes

Fightin' for his fans and fightin' for his folks

But the boos from the crowd can become so loud

If I can block 'em out then, I could knock 'em out and

Dance around the ring but until then I'll sing

[Hook]

I'ma keep it cool and I'ma do me

It is what it is and it's how it's gon' be

Until I get there

Till I get there

And yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect

But all the ups and downs will soon be worth it

When I get there

When I get there, whoa, oh

[Verse 2]

Doctor, doctor please, the fame ain't painless enough

"That's cause you ain't famous enough

You got a little game but your name ain't ringin' enough"

He said "Take two of these, put some change in my cup"

I said I wasn't poor, he gave me some more

Prescribed me a publicist and pointed to the door

Out, ouch

I'm tellin' you this all from a therapist's couch

"Tell me about your mother, what she's all about"

Prescribed me a interview and then told me to bounce

Damn, jeez

The world is so cold, I'm glad I bought these skis

Went right off of the bunny slopes and right into the trees

Rendered unconscious, they rushed me to a concert

Instead of green jello and maybe chicken soup

They fed me magazine covers and video shoots

[Hook]

I'ma keep it cool and I'ma do me

It is what it is and it's how it's gon' be

Until I get there

Till I get there

And yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect

But all the ups and downs will soon be worth it

When I get there

When I get there, whoa, oh

[Verse 3]

And when I finally make it, I'ma stunt so hard

Evil as Knievel, I'ma jump so far

Way up in the atmosphere, I ain't comin' back

Be a jerk to them jerks, yeah, that'll make 'em hurt

"Huh?" said a young boy in the mirror

A young version of me, so I started to tear up

He said "You need to cheer up, your mind need to clear up

You're already here, just be yourself from here up"

Then he disappeared and I felt something familiar

Somethin' I was taught, somethin' I had lost

If you are afraid or fear that you gon' change some

All you gotta do is just remember where you came from

[Hook]

I'ma keep it cool and I'ma do me

It is what it is and it's how it's gon' be

Until I get there

Till I get there

And yeah I got flaws, I know I'm not perfect

But all the ups and downs will soon be worth it

When I get there

When I get there, whoa, oh

## References

1. ↑ "Lupe Fiasco (@LupeFiasco)". *Twitter*. December 10, 2021.