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