Strugglin

[Illa J]

Uhh, uhh, yeah, uhh

We 'bout to take you for a ride

Uhh yeah, we gonna take you for a ride

Ride-ride, ride

[Chorus: singing]

I'm 'bout to take you on a ride~!

Of a strugglin artist

It ain't no easy life

You gotta hustle the hardest, ohhhhh

And yes time is fast

And yes time is cash

Yes time will pass you by

You gotta keep your eyes open

[Illa J]

Yeah, check it, uhh

Yo let me tell you my mission, I'm here to inspire

To, bring together this Earth, Wind & Fire

Uhh, I'm that dude that her friends admire

Use this Libra earring, go fill your tires

And roll them bitches 'til the wheels collapse

Everybody make noise if you feel my raps

Feel my daps, pass the pop-lock 'til it don't stop

Breathe in, breathe out, bullshit, ease out

But then, they told me I would make it this industry

But I ain't seen a cent, have you seen my rent?

This is where it gets interesting, cause the writer starts to vent

I go to Middle C and somethin told me

to play this melody, somethin heavenly

And told me to forever be a leader with a purpose

So I wrote this, and in the back of my mind, I note this

When I shine my light, everybody gonna notice

[Chorus]

[Illa J]

Yeah, this is music for your grind, while you doin your craft

While you tryin to get better, tryin to be the best

Tryin to finish the task, tryin to pass the test

This is for the stress the bullshit in your life, when you tryin to reach success

The world is a mess, I'm not trippin

I'm just livin, claimin my prize

I sleep with my eyes, I've seen the sun rise

I read all the signs, you live and you learn

You give and you earn, and then to a pothead like me

You twist it and burn it and blaze it

And watch the smoke... huh, and then you take another toke

No joke with the notebook, I'm just Ill

Just real, just super talented

My favorite White Stripes album is 'Elephant'

Okay I know that's irrelevant

Uhh, but that's my shit

Illa J, so delicious, mischievous

[Chorus]

[Outro - sung]

Ride!

You gotta hustle the hardest!

Time is fast, time is cash

Gotta keep your eyes open