Melaika Campbell - Live This Life lyrics

[Verse 1: PHZ-Sicks] We've come a long way since beepers But it's 2013 and it's still a sad thing that we pray that n***as don't die over sneakers Am I my brother's keeper? Follower or a leader? Keep on going with doing my thing or make sure that they keep up See they want to delete us, make sure the street sweeper sweep us But whenever I see us, I want to elite us On that upper echelon, showing ‘em what type of sh** we on Cause what's at stake right now is more than a filet mignon No more saying when I get on, when I see success, I senton bomb Paid my dues like child support as if life was my baby mom's Went through it and stayed calm, you can't buy self-worth on Amazon No longer want to stress this order like I just got back from ‘Nam Mon, you're in the presence of a legend, it's a blessing Am I the greatest? That's rhetorical, so no question Cause whenever I spit, spirits will get lift Treat your presences like a motion picture, cause tomorrow is a gift dot gif [Hook] In this life, I was just trying to keep up Now ambition got me thinking ‘bout red bottom sneakers The red carpet I may just sneak up Award show my name might crep up I'm just trying to eat and now each track Got me thinking potluck Cause we persevered through the plight So let me fix the bar on my tie Damn right, I'm gonna look nice My hands up when I see the spotlight My life is starting look bright We only got one chance to get it right With all the hell that we been through, you know I'm gonna go and live this life, right [Verse 2] This that oral tradition of a native tongue that was once hung, that once sung In a field that freedom, would one day, soon come Once was, stacked upon, each other and sent across The Atlantic to a place they never scene That once were called human beings That once were called Kings and Queens Tell me Lord, do you hear this? With all that bad comes greatness so why do I fear this? They say small minds can't even comprehend a big spirit sh**, hope they get migraines when they hear this My Bret Hart beat Just trying to be, the best there is, the best there was, and the best there's ever gonna be Put that on my mama, see, while building my legacy Came a long way from being strange fruit hanging from a tree See, you can never bring me down Ever since I was baptized in the waters where Emmett Till was found Cause this life that I'm making and my soul is never breaking Especially when you trying to save more lives than crack has ever taken, taken [Hook] … Right (repeat x4) [Bridge] Seen so much Through these eyes Trying to do right Living this life (repeat) You know I'm gonna live this life So you know we gonna celebrate tonight You only got one change to get it right So we're gonna have to do it up tonight (night) (repeat) [beat change] [Hook 2] You know I'm gonna live this life So you know we gonna celebrate tonight You only got one change to get it right So we're gonna have to do it up tonight (repeat) [Verse 3: PHZ-Sicks] Never done molly, know people who roll ecstasy Just give me a chick name Molly rolling in my Spirit of Ecstasy Sitting right next to me, trying to get the best of me While listening to Best of Me in the club standing on couches raucously Looking out in to the ocean and what I'm standing on is my piers Now my hands in your girl's hair, in the back of her roots like Ahmir Planted my flag down ever since I got here And if you're living this life then put your gla**es in the air, yeah Cheers! To the pain that we turn to champagne Cheers! To the doubt that we turn to flying out Cheers! To the state of mind of state of mine Cheers! To turning hours in to our time Cheers! To taking less and making it our best Cheers! To the women that also wear the crown Cheers! To standing up instead of running out Cheers! Let me stop talking, get to drinking now (now) [Hook 2] [Outro: PHZ-Sicks] Uh Success breeds success, happiness breeds happiness The more of what you want will be a part of who you are So on that note, everybody in this place, get busy with it