[KRS-One] Yeah, all my [Tekitha] survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, confusion [KRS-One] Uh.. uh, Keep on fightin, strivin [KRS-One] Uh.. hold head up! [Tekitha] Survivin, [Tekitha] That survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, [Tekitha] Keep on fightin, strivin, survivin,
[Verse One: - possibly Shuman] Yo, to do what we gotta do These days, livin true, but I ain't mad at you I got time for the stress and the nonsense So I try to stay blessed, but it's all I awake, feel the sun on my right side It make me grab a gun and change my lifestyle But it only so far, so live it up Or realize you know star, and give it up Or either it up, gotta keep reppin on And out for our kids, like the rest of (?) Now I know how it is, and you're handin me So I can calculate the right for my family, yo
[Tekitha] That survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, Keep on! [Tekitha] Keep on fightin, C'mon, c'mon! [Tekitha] Survivin, C'mon, that's right [Tekitha] That survive, ride to break the illusion, confusion Keep on fightin, strivin [KRS-One] up! Survivin, survivin
[Verse Two: C'mon, do this When it to the cash, we ain't equal Rich man, man, poverty defeats you my people? Yo, Kris see you There's only one of you, why you gotta be you others be see-through, flashin and flossin Me I'm with Beats in Boston Strivin, survivin, we get cash But do you really know what daycare be All my fathers, all my All my sisters, all my Hold your head up and teach them cats It ain't you're from, it's where you're at!
[Tekitha] That survive, gotta to break the illusion, confusion [Tekitha] on fightin, strivin, survivin, survivin [Tekitha] That survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, [Tekitha] Keep on fightin, strivin, survivin,
[Verse uncredited - possibly Priest] Now see I'm livin just to die without any reason So I keep on chasin paper 'til time to go But should I really go for mine and put the all in the 9 Or stay at the 9 to 5 a day I just know But a got a daughter I gotta support her up in the system inside a order, man I can't afford a Escalade, or bling bling And so I gotta survivin, is the song that I keep singin I try to keep my off the floor, the country's goin to war While Bush is givin to NASA and ain't feedin the poor But I keep love over these beats, these beats me alive Alive, I got to the Priest, I will survive y'all
[Tekitha] That survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, Uh, word [Tekitha] Keep on fightin, strivin, survivin, [KRS-One] C'mon, c'mon.. [Tekitha] That survive, ride to break the illusion, confusion [KRS-One] Uhh! your head up, word! [Tekitha] on fightin, strivin, survivin, survivin C'mon, uhh.. SURVIVIN [Tekitha] survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, confusion Uh [Tekitha] Keep on fightin, strivin, survivin, Word! Uh-huh [Tekitha] That survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, Uh.. ALL MY FATHERS [Tekitha] Keep on fightin, strivin, survivin, Word!
Sadat X, is wit us Doogie, is down wit us Lord Jamar, wit us Alamo, you wit us Puba, down wit us Brand Nubian, wit us Shuman, you wit us Yo Priest, you wit us Marlo, you wit us Choco, you wit us Vangod(?), you wit us Desmond Terrow(?), you wit us Cliff Cultrary(?), you wit us Yo Tekitha, you wit us Aiyyo RZA, you wit us The Wu-Tang, is down wit us Makin music is a must! funky music is a must!
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