Ey, this is special what is happenin' to all my All my all my soldiers over there in Iraq Everybody right here, What you need to do is be thankful for the life you got, you know what I'm sayin? Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, and start being thankful for what you do got Let's give it to em baby girl You're gonna be, a shinin' star In fancy clothes, and fancy car-ars And then you'll see, you're gonna go far 'Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are So live your life (Hey! Ay ay ay) You steady chasin' that paper, just live your life (Oh! Ay ay ay) Ain't got no time for no haters, just live your life (Hey! Ay ay ay) No tellin' where it'll take ya, just live your life (Oh! Ay ay ay) 'Cause I'm a paper chaser, just livin' my life (Ay) my life (Oh) My life (Ay) my life (Oh) Just livin' my life (Ay) my life (Oh) My life (Ay) my life (Oh) just livin' my life Hey, never mind what haters say, ignore 'em 'til they fade away Amazin' they ungrateful after all the game I gave away Safe to say I paved the way for you cats to get paid today You'd still be wastin' days away now had I never saved the day Consider them my protege, homage I think they should pay Instead of bein' gracious they violate in a major way I never been a hater, still I love 'em in a crazy way Some say they sold the yay' you know they couldn't get work on Labor Day It ain't that black and white, it has an area the shade of gray I'm Westside anyway, even if I left today and stayed away Some move away to make a way, not move away 'cause they afraid I brought back to the hood, and all you ever did was take away I pray for patience but they make me wanna melt they face away Like I once made 'em spray, now I could make 'em put the K's away Been thuggin' all my life, can't say I don't deserve to take a break You'd rather see me catch a case and watch my future fade away You're gonna be, a shinin' star In fancy clothes, and fancy car-ars And then you'll see, you're gonna go far 'Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are So live your life (Hey! Ay ay ay) You steady chasin' that paper, just live your life (Oh! Ay ay ay) Ain't got no time for no haters, just live your life (Hey! Ay ay ay) No tellin' where it'll take ya, just live your life (Oh! Ay ay ay) 'Cause I'm a paper chaser, just livin' my life (Ay) my life (Oh) My life (Ay) my life (Oh) Just livin' my life (Ay) my life (Oh) My life (Ay) my life (Oh) just livin' my life I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with The spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics Articulate, but still'll grab a n**** by the collar quick Whoever havin' problems with their record sales just holler Tip If that don't work and all else fails then turn around and follow Tip I got love for the game, but ay I'm not in love with all of it Could do without the fame, and rappers nowadays are comedy The hootin' and the hollerin', back and forth with the arguin' Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in Seems as though you lost sight of what's important when depositin' Them checks into your bank account, and you up out of poverty Your values is a disarray, prioritizin' horribly Unhappy with the riches cause you're piss poor morally Ignorin' all prior advice and forewarnin' And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren't we? You're gonna be, a shinin' star In fancy clothes, and fancy car-ars And then you'll see, you're gonna go far 'Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are So live your life (Hey! Ay ay ay) You steady chasin' that paper, just live your life (Oh! Ay ay ay) Ain't got no time for no haters, just live your life (Hey! Ay ay ay) No tellin' where it'll take ya, just live your life (Oh! Ay ay ay) 'Cause I'm a paper chaser, just livin' my life (Ay) my life (Oh) My life (Ay) my life (Oh) Just livin' my life (Ay) my life (Oh) My life (Ay) my life (Oh) just livin' my life Got everybody watchin' what I do, come walk in my shoes And see the way I'm livin' if you really want to Got my mind on my money And I'm not goin' away So keep on gettin' your paper, and keep on climbin' Look in the mirror, and keep on shinin' (Shinin') Until the game ends, 'til the clock stop We gon' post up on the top spot Livin' the life, the life In the Windmill City got my whole team with me The life, my life I do it how I wanna do I'm livin' my life, my life I will never lose I'm livin' my life, my life And I'll never stop it So live your life, your life, your life