Make-Make-Make-em-Make-em clap to this
  To show our appreciation for your support
  Make-Make-Make-em-Make-em clap to this
  Thank you DJs
  
  Dilated!
  Clap your hands! (x6)
  
  [Evidence]
  Yo, first up, I stay updated
  Stay in the zone, and no question, stay "Dilated"
  Understand, I exercise patience (right, right)
  Respect my path, 'cause the road, these cats paved it (set it off)
  Now that we've got that straight, it's time to move on
  I don't train for sprints, I train for marathons
  A long haul, we're built for this
  It's proven, every year, more people cop our shit
  The point I'm getting at, we're building an army
  Couldn't thank 'em enough, for real, I feel strongly
  Right now, we're parked in a comfortable spot
  By 2004, we're out to own the whole lot (Out for the top!)
  To settle for less, the short change
  So we keep our heads with us, as there's more to gain
  And with, war is pain, so we roll the dice
  It's all for the love, but some pay the ultimate price (check it out y'all)
  
  Chorus:
  [Group of singers]
  Yo, they go off when they go on
  On and on, on and on (Evidence: Marathon)
  Pace yourself so you can face yourself
  Run hard, you really only race yourself
  Yo, they go off when they go on
  On and on, on and on (Evidence: Marathon)
  But we don't run from shit, we run to it
  Might run over your shit or run through it
  
  [Rakaa]
  I crack my own tooth, man, rap's a tool
  Just to spit, crowns will leave your head wrapped with jewels
  Respect that, even if you don't respect that
  Label politics are just a minor setback
  As long as we're willing and the heart is still in it
  In the marathon, the artists will win it
  Even though they want me to bite my tongue
  Where I'm comin' from it's like "Fuck that, I'll still win it"
  The long run separates the weak and strong one
  Never underestimate how deep the songs run
  [Rakaa and Group of singers]
  Pace yourself so you can face yourself
  Run hard, you really only race yourself, yo
  [Rakaa]
  Clap your hands, your hands you clap
  Expansion Team rap then expand the map
  With endurance, intellect, cardiovascular
  Stamina, Rakaa's a party flow master like this!
  
  Chorus
  
  [Rakaa]
  I'm like Axel when they kill Mike for the bearer bonds (???)
  Driven to fight, livin' in the marathon
  Some can't carry on, they're tired or feel ill
  But in the end, real soldiers are still will
  Sometimes, it's just spectators and gladiators
  Same party, next year, haters congratulate us
  To Buddy Princess and Jalen, congratulations
  This year, there's less funerals than graduations
  
  [Evidence]
  Yo, pace myself, 'cause sagas continue
  Standing ovations, Dilated blows up every venue
  A new era, placed first, style pursuing
  The shoe fits? (Wear it), it's based on you and
  Your off beat DJ
  Anything he play
  Sounds like Babu pulled the plug with no delay
  This homestretch
  I've saved my last breath (breathing noise)
  I push full throttle, no rest till nothing's left
  It's the marathon
  
  Chorus
  
  Clap your hands (x5)
  
  Check it
  Expansion Team forever
  and the, Alchemist