Come on, let's take a walk in my Nikes
Nothing but drama and setbacks in the quest to rock a mic
A big disappointment, throughout my adolescent years
But still held it together, so moms ain't shed too many tears
Cursed with short patience, but the hunger to rock a nation
Fans packed in them stands, looking like a damn slave ship
All repeating my words, sounds far-fetched and absurd
But I'm destined to prove you wrong, put that on my balls and my word
Rolling down the fast lane, doing a yard and some change
Odds is far from in my favor, so it's wracking my brain
All the dues I got to pay before y'all remember my name
But baby, it's all worth it, cause now the flow's perfect
Competition is nervous, as they should be
Cause I'm deadly with a pen and a page of loose leaf
And with Draz on the beat, man, sky is the limit
Yo, this is my life, so best believe I'm living it
We write, till the night, goes away
We rise, when we find, the words to say
We live, and we die, right on stage
To us, the only way (Livin' this life)
We bleed, thru the pen, fight for the mic
Agree or not
It's all hip-hop at the end of the night
For the love, for the crowd, or for the doe
We remain, we remain (Livin' this life)
Woke up one morning
Knowing it was time for a change
I couldn't say I was giving all my heart to the game
Knowing the roads were rocky, my decision was made
It's time to give my all if I expect to gain
Those around me saw it coming, so they wasn't surprised
Some said, you done bullshitting, it's about damn time
And I set out on this odyssey in search of what's mine
Years from now, I'll still be (Livin' this life)
Cause what you hearing ain't an overnight development
More like a byproduct of my ill-content
Never could settle for the title of less than best
I submit every rhyme book as evidence
It's relevant
I stake my claim and make my case
Take on the obstacles, enter stage, take my place
Amongst the stars, where my name will never be erased
Solemnly swearing hip-hop will never be disgraced
We write, till the night, goes away
We rise, when we find, the words to say
We live, and we die, right on stage
To us, the only way (Livin' this life)
We bleed, thru the pen, fight for the mic
Agree or not
It's all hip-hop at the end of the night
For the love, for the crowd, or for the doe
We remain, we remain (Livin' this life)
I'm still taking the ups and downs in search of level ground
As long as I maintain, I ain't concerned with a crown
Living life round for round, trying to dodge that jab
But with the right combination, probably fall on my ass
On the regular, you'll find me slumped over my drum machine
Translating what's in my mind, presenting you something mean
My life here in these bars, some worry about coming clean
But I'm Dial, Lever, and Zest type fresh straight from the lead
Moving at a slow speed, about to hit the clutch
Drop a gear on y'all necks and leave y'all cats in the dust
Stay up like an insomniac
You know we never sleep here
Main beats, right rhymes, 365 and a leap year
Some cats ain't earn their keep here, but we about to make them sweat
Keep your eyes wide open, because me and Draz got next
Relieving the game from wackness like "go'on, take a rest"
We got it from here on out
You're now rockin' it with the best!
We write, till the night, goes away
We rise, when we find, the words to say
We live, and we die, right on stage
To us, the only way (Livin' this life)
We bleed, thru the pen, fight for the mic
Agree or not
It's all hip-hop at the end of the night
For the love, for the crowd, or for the doe
We remain, we remain (Livin' this life)
We write, till the night, goes away
We rise, when we find, the words to say
We live, and we die, right on stage
To us, the only way (Livin' this life)
We bleed, thru the pen, fight for the mic
Agree or not
It's all hip-hop at the end of the night
For the love, for the crowd, or for the doe
We remain, we remain (Livin' this life)
