[KRS-One] Yeah, all my [Tekitha] That survive, ride to break the illusion, confusion Uh.. uh, word [Tekitha] on fightin, strivin Uh.. hold your head up! [Tekitha] Survivin, [Tekitha] That survive, ride to break the illusion, confusion Keep on fightin, strivin, survivin, survivin
[Verse One: uncredited - possibly Yo, time to do we gotta do These days, livin ain't true, but I mad at you I don't got for the stress and the nonsense So I try to stay blessed, but it's all When I awake, feel the sun on my right It make me wanna grab a gun and change my But it goes so far, so live it up Or what you know star, and give it up Or either switch it up, gotta reppin on And lookin out for our kids, the rest of (?) Now I how it is, and what you're handin me So I can the right moves for my family, yo
[Tekitha] That survive, gotta to break the illusion, confusion Keep on! [Tekitha] on fightin, strivin C'mon, c'mon! [Tekitha] Survivin, C'mon, that's right [Tekitha] That survive, gotta ride to the illusion, confusion [Tekitha] on fightin, strivin [KRS-One] up! Survivin, survivin
[Verse KRS-One] C'mon, let's do When it comes to the cash, we ain't Rich man, poor man, defeats you Where my people? Yo, see you There's one of you, that's why you gotta be you Them be see-through, flashin and flossin Me I'm with Inebriated Beats in Strivin, survivin, we get often But do you really know daycare be costin? All my fathers, all my All my sisters, all my Hold your head up and teach them cats It ain't where you're from, it's you're at!
[Tekitha] survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, confusion [Tekitha] on fightin, strivin, survivin, survivin [Tekitha] That survive, ride to break the illusion, confusion Keep on fightin, strivin, survivin, survivin
[Verse Three: uncredited - possibly Now see I'm livin to die without most any reason So I keep on chasin paper 'til time to go But I really go for mine and put the clip all in the 9 Or stay at the 9 to 5 a day I don't know But a brother got a daughter I support her Caught up in the system a order, man I can't afford a kitted Escalade, or bling And so I gotta survivin, is the song that I keep singin I try to keep my head off the floor, the goin to war While Bush is givin dough to and ain't feedin the poor But I keep love over these beats, these beats keep me Alive, I got to stay the Priest, I survive y'all
[Tekitha] survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, confusion Uh, word [Tekitha] Keep on fightin, strivin, survivin, [KRS-One] C'mon, c'mon.. [Tekitha] That survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, [KRS-One] Uhh! your head up, word! [Tekitha] on fightin, strivin, survivin, survivin [KRS-One] C'mon, uhh.. That survive, gotta ride to break the illusion, confusion Uh [Tekitha] on fightin, strivin, survivin, survivin Word! Uh-huh [Tekitha] That survive, ride to break the illusion, confusion 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 Terrow(?), you down 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 funky is a must! Makin funky is a must!
{*sampled: "One For All.. All.. All.." to fade*}