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Life. Dreams. Work
However, Work. Dreams. Life

It's all about

[Luckyiam.PSC:]

Now old Mr. Patterson
Had us in his front yard
Explainin' all the reasons why his life so hard

I took a seat on his porch, right side of his hammock
He told tales of mishaps, somebody ever had it
That way it made his strong he said

I could feel him
Destiny shuffled up his cards and had to deal 'em to him
Straight up, no second round

Second time around
No time to half step
Man, you gotta put it down

What he said made sense
He told tales of war
Conflicts with men

Money, the !@^%s
And the women he came across
Times he fell in love

The children who abandoned him
Promised that they would love
Him

Forever
But they never visit
Benefits dwindle, holiday visits so spread apart

So sparse
Loneliness and ghosts of heart wrench
But no one, the darkest days start

Which enable him to remark
His days of the past
His old army buddies

The trenches
The blasts
Explosions of memories sent shrapnel to my psyche

Explainin' my youth
He said, "You started off just like me
Got a hard head like me

Prepare for mistakes
But focus on your future
And you'll make it through the gate."

The gate
The gate
The gate


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[The Grouch:]
Life life
Almost everything I know and have known I was shown

Learned how to innovate but never would have grown
To be 23, goin' on 24
Goin' on many more occasions

I need to stay in the right mind state
To make my impressions felt
Like a lesson learned from being punished

Blessin' in disguise though really
Now wise, so silly to think
That momma didn't know what's right

So when I show I'm tight
She gets props
And when I deal with a fight directly

Thank my pops
He would check me in the art of
Being a man

And when I thought I was smart
I really didn't understand
I really couldn't see the plan

Working
Kinda like Dan thought Mr. Miyagi was just jerkin'
Him around

While he painted while the sun went down
When truly it was knowledge he was lucky he found
I'm on
Solid ground
Put a dollar down to learn

If you got something to share
Go head voice your concern
Cause who am I to be the U.N.I. Verse (universal)
Alright, respect the dark to the light
And the young to the old


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