I done made it through another year (yeah)
I should get a plaque (please), I deserve a trophy (gold)
I'll take silver second (yeah), even bronze lowkey (woah)
I kept my head down (down), I kept my hands soapy (clean)
I took a couple hits, more like a barrage (ow)
I took a deep breath, I sent message to God (God)
And after everything I still made it to my garage (to my garage)
And after everything I still made it to my garage
I'm still alive (still a-, still alive)
I'm still getting by one way or another
I'm thinking maybe I'm
I'm meant for more than a life just shy of the gutter, I-
I'm still alive (still a-, still alive)
I'm still getting by one way or another
I'm thinking maybe I'm
I'm meant for more than a life just shy of the gutter, I-
My demons they are very alive, they just vary in size
From barely my height to there in the sky
I wear a disguise, aware of my pride it's buried inside deep
I'm paranoid eyes open, especially when I sleep
Especially when I ride, now multiply by three
I can feel the divide, it equals R.I.P
I'm sick of wondering if all y'all see, all y'all sleep, all y'all key
I peel the layers back
Don't play with that, that's all I be
You can't explain the fact, they hate us blacks but bite our steez
I digress tho, 2am in Hollywood order Obama special
I'm sorta the prime example of 4th quarter Lebron
I'm for sure intertwined with the Stars 'n all
But it's dark, a nigga been on a roll
So fuck it I'll play the part, niggas chasing a goal
And I'm just chasing my heart, pardon me if I'm too abrasive
I blossom like tulips and keep it true till I meet my maker
A baker no Anita but I need her like a scholar need a teacher
Like a daughter need a father or a choir need a preacher
I require an acquired taste
Inspired to go higher than Mariah on her finest day
I'ma find a way, we gon' make it out, we gon' be okay
We gon make it out, we gon' be okay, we gon' make it out
I'm still alive (still a-, still alive)
I'm still getting by one way or another
I'm thinking maybe I'm
I'm meant for more than a life just shy of the gutter, I-
I'm still alive (still a-, still alive)
I'm still getting by one way or another
I'm thinking maybe I'm
I'm meant for more than a life just shy of the gutter, I-
If you want it then you gotta go get it
That's a lesson life won't let you forget it
I've been so afraid of life I done forgot how to live it
I've been so afraid of life I done forgot how to live it
I've been so afraid of life I done forgot how to live it
If you want it then you gotta go get it
That's a lesson life won't let you forget it
I've been so afraid of life I done forgot how to live it
I've been so afraid of life I done forgot how to live it
I've been so afraid of life I done forgot how to live it
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still
Alive still