Exile - Life Story (Story Of My Life) lyrics

[Verse 1] Without a doubt, we all got one No fairytales, real life could be cumbersome If you choose to run That's why I'm unloading Microphone detonator, over the beats I'm exploding Yo, give the drummer some Tho I've been marching to the beat of my own from Circa '91 Was dealt some crazy cards, poppa was a rolling stone And a shooting star Kinda sounds like a meteor, right? shook up my whole globe Inspired me to go write And shed a little light on some things that in hindsight Might k** me softly or make me strong in it's own right I call it paradox, you call it - [life] [Bridge] Yo I'm trying to get the glory So if you just listen You might could understand You might just understand this is my - [story] And I'ma tell it how I wanna [Verse 2] Story of my life, three things for certain d**h, uncertainty, contradiction? certainly Story of my life, swear she could've been my wife Wouldn't even think twice, fickleness her only vice Oh how I wish I was an octopus with a firm grasp When in the way of harm, I'd detach my arms fast And escape, get away, but I can't cause I'm weak And I'm meek, and I'm vexed cause I can't Move-on to the next just yet [Bridge] I'm trying to get the glory So if you just listen You might could understand You might just understand this is my - [story] And I'ma tell it how I wanna [Verse 3] Story of my life: dysfunctional relationships Keyword is "functional" - life is what you make of it Story of my life: I try to be the bigger man Motion for truce and get left with a hanging hand Yo life's a trip - with a one-way ticket Full of pain and pleasure Nonsense daily, empathy for Hellen Keller And yet life's a treasure Dig the dirt up off your chest, brush off the rest Ain't nothing better, you better [dig it]