Ludacris - This Has Been My World lyrics

[Intro: Ludacris] Over a decade later Let's toast to the good life And still livin the hood life Welcome to my world, Ludaversal! [Ludacris] Listen, I think I got the best job in the world (why?) Cause I ain't gotta take a piss test Michael sendin me Jordans every first of the month Said his kids love me, ain't paid for a pair of kicks since (free J's) Why is it when a n***a get rich (get rich) The whole world just wanna give you some free sh** Haha, ain't that about a b**h? Especially when they told me I'll never do sh** or be sh** I made it and never took it for granted Took off and I never landed, supply whatever demanded And no it was never handed it to me (no) I kicked it off with me and my special team, than Chaka and Jeff ran it to me Touched down on my own turf Money and b**hes second, me in my microphone first (I need one) And no I'm not surprised at my own worth Been takin n***az to school, go do your homework [Chorus: Ludacris] Yeah, and I've been goin 'round in circles Like every day is a rehearsal Is my life yo' entertainment? This has been my world, Ludaversal This has been my world, Ludaversal This has been my world, Ludaversal My life, yo' entertainment This has been my world, Ludaversal [Ludacris] Look, almost every day I'm wakin up in another city Another country, a different climate or time zone Jet lag but I'm out of the bed fast for bad foreign b**hes that I'm eager to lay my eyes on So I opened up the blinds, turn the sky on Wish that I could talk to God on my iPhone (hello?) I thank Him for all of His generosity And for satisfyin most of my curiosity Fans askin me what it's like to be me I always tell 'em it's more good than bad They say "I want what you got" I tell 'em "You'll never have sh*t if you don't appreciate what you have" (preach) So I've learned to appreciate all the simple things Like some good head and a fine wine We all goin through life searchin for answers And I been all around the world tryna find mine [Chorus] [Ludacris] Seems like every day is a holiday Celebratory poppin bottles and model days (toast!) Stereotypical rap sh** personified From eight albums committin lyrical homicide (woo!) These airports like international mazes Now my pa**port needs additional pages (stamp) Then I'm starin out at another horizon Stayin fly even in the no-fly zone (hah) Body's on board but my mind's gone (mind's gone) And no better feelin than when I fly home (fly home) Starin out the window of a plane and it rains Even the clouds need a shoulder to cry on (ohh) I'm cryin cause I'm livin out my dreams (dreams) But this life's not as easy as it seems (seems) It's sorta similar to a crack game Ain't no slowin down when you livin in the fast lane [Chorus] [Outro: Big Rube] Life is a gift And we have a responsibility to live it From the first breath to the last Our future is built on the foundation of our past Experience is a professor And its tests are the highest pressure While we can't afford to crack, we must bear not to break Like a reed in the wind we go with the flow While still reaching for the light Avoid useless conflict, while never running from the fight The struggle that forever brought me is just beneath the surface I'm dedicating to the service of self and to my people And to never feeding the beast of unnecessary evil We say the most when saying the least Taking action to display our character From the first second we start to feast until the day we break this barrier So disparaging is the civilized savage Relegated to antiquation, only striving to become average I'm much happier as a maverick, a cowboy that uses his cabbage To get more green than most n***az done seen, the good kind and never the bad b**h The best that life has to give are the blessings of this life that we live And every day on every place, not to lose my way I've had to learn me Just remember, in any existence, it's not the destination, but the journey Live yo' life... {"Just Blaze!"}