I needed a grip on reality
Chasin' the bag took its toll on my sanity
Jumpin' on stage with no meanin' of gravity
Money goes straight to the family
I never did it for likes and shoes or cars or fame or ice and pearls
I did it to give me a chance at buildin' a life and seein' the world
When you're the kid they said would fail
Would touch a scale, would never prevail
The wasted potential, it plays with your mental
I had to do somethin' to level the field
Watchin' 'em winnin'
That had me thinkin' of sinnin' like, fuck it, I'll do somethin' dumb
It took me a minute, I thought I finished
I picked myself up and said, "No, ain't done"

For the life I deserve
There was a time there was nothin' I wouldn't of done
I fell in love with the chase
I lost friends on the way, I'll be honest, it weren't always fun
The jealousy gets in the way, the loyal betray
The envy, it rolls off the tongue
But I say the darker the days, the louder the praise
It feels like I've already won

Now I can't complain cah my life's alright
Big smile on my face when my name's in lights
If I said it was love then I wouldn't break ties
The ones that was there for the times that I cried
It was love from my killys that kept me alive
Now can't complain cah my life's alright
Big smile on my face when my name's in lights
If I said it was love then I wouldn't break ties
The ones that was there for the times that I cried
It was love from my killys that kept me alive

Love from my mother that kept me alive
Pray to my hands when I needed advice
I know they ain't happy I started to thrive
You win when you're silent, don't give a reply
Gave all I got, that was just to survive
Wishin' me well, but that's just a disguise a
You with me or what? It ain't hard to decide
You ain't pattin' my back if you're holdin' a knife
This life's full of stranger things
When danger rings, they sing like angel hymns
But that still ain't the strangest thing
The lamest thing, they drip makes a king
With no seat, no table or plate to bring
With no views, no goals or a cup to drink
No plan for the future or brain to think
So if that shoe does fit, I don't rate your ting

For the life I deserve
There was a time there was nothin' I wouldn't of done
I fell in love with the chase
I lost friends on the way, I'll be honest, it weren't always fun
The jealousy gets in the way, the loyal betray
The envy, it rolls off the tongue
But I say the darker the days, the louder the praise
It feels like I've already won

Now I can't complain cah my life's alright
Big smile on my face when my name's in lights
If I said it was love then I wouldn't break ties
The ones that was there for the times that I cried
It was love from my killys that kept me alive
Now can't complain cah my life's alright
Big smile on my face when my name's in lights
If I said it was love then I wouldn't break ties
The ones that was there for the times that I cried
It was love from my killys that kept me alive