Sittin in my lab, lookin over formulas and ?fresh sh** in bags Oh .....yeah......oh yeah yeah Oooooh gotta keep on pushin oooooh (gotta keep on pushin, keep on pushin if i wanna make it) Now i realize, i gotta get my eyes on the prize The road to success is a long ri-ide yeah Now i struggle and strive, just to stay alive So i been told, only the strong will survive , only the strong will Survive yeah ooooh (only the strong survive, only the strong survive, only the strong Survive -2x) Oooooh only the strong will sur-vive (gotta keep on pushin, keep on pushin if i wanna make it -2x) Steele Up early in the mornin, take position on the streets of ny My state like bed-stuy, either do or i die (do or you die) So i try not to rely on godz in times of need And focus on my dough cause i must proceed (must proceed) Mama used to say id make it and i take her advice She was on her 9 to 5, i was out on heists Tryin to get mine, how to commit crime Only way ma dukes find out is if i get time Jucks after jucks, til i got hit with the book Even though i hurt her ma dukes still looked out Kept me strong ever since she let the seed out The womb Wanna take it from em, or take it to em Tek Whats the reason of life, stack doe or live trife Become a family man supportin kids and a wife Like your pops who break his back to bring home ?likkel? scratch
Or black who pushed the ?ak? ot with gpacs Makin a k**in by fulfillin dreams so by his man borne Who says duke ?kasoffer? hate the ground that he walk on Or do i greez my steez, purchase a 2-piece Walk in some company, talkin bout hire me Watch your heart catch money bags With kids from nostrand ave Poured out some liquor when i heard My n***a black pa**ed (pour out some liquor) From multiple gunshots between 3 and 5 Mama always told me only the strong survive And now.... I realize that i gotta keep my eyes on the prize The road of success is a long drive, 2x So i struggle and strive cause i'm told Only the strong survive, only the strong survive Only the strong survive 3x (only the strong survive) Now i realize, i gotta get my eyes on the prize The road to success is a long dri-ive yeah So i struggle and strive, just to make it right So i been told, only the strong will survive , only the strong will Survive Tall sean/ruck Ladies and gentlemen In shoes, sneakers, timbalands, Get out your seat, move your feet, with more love than wimbelton For who sean price, no relation to vincent Probably seen my face up in the 73rd precinct Or indiesent exposure In possesion, the verbal weapons Cause crews