Live Your Life
T.I. and Rihanna Lyrics

Ey, this is special what is happenin' to all my
Pay attention, something important is happening to all of my

All my all my soldiers over there in Iraq
Soldiers fighting in Iraq

Everybody right here,
Everyone listening to this

What you need to do is be thankful for the life you got, you know what I'm sayin?
Be grateful for what you have and stop focusing on what you lack

Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, and start being thankful for what you do got
Stop focusing on what you don't have and start appreciating what you do have

Let's give it to em baby girl
Let's show them what we've got

You're gonna be, a shinin' star
You will be successful and outstanding

In fancy clothes, and fancy car-ars
Wearing expensive clothes and driving luxurious cars

And then you'll see, you're gonna go far
You will achieve great things

'Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are
People will recognize your accomplishments and your identity

So live your life (Hey! Ay ay ay)
Live your life to the fullest

You steady chasin' that paper, just live your life
Focus on making money and live your life

(Oh! Ay ay ay)

Ain't got no time for no haters, just live your life
Don't waste your time on negative people and live your life

(Hey! Ay ay ay)

No tellin' where it'll take ya, just live your life
You never know where life will take you, so live your life

'Cause I'm a paper chaser, just livin' my life
I focus on making money and living my life

(Ay) my life (Oh) My life (Ay) my life (Oh)

Just livin' my life (Ay) my life (Oh)
I'm just living my life

My life (Ay) my life (Oh) just livin' my life
My life is centered around living my life to the fullest

Hey, never mind what haters say, ignore 'em 'til they fade away
Don't listen to negative people and eventually they will go away

Amazin' they ungrateful after all the game I gave away
It's amazing how ungrateful people can be, even after I helped them

Safe to say I paved the way for you cats to get paid today
I can safely say that I was instrumental in creating opportunities for others to make money today

You'd still be wastin' days away now had I never saved the day
Without my help, you would still be wasting your days away

Consider them my protege, homage I think they should pay
I consider them my students and they should show respect and pay homage to me

Instead of bein' gracious they violate in a major way
Instead of showing gratitude, they disrespect me in a significant manner

I never been a hater, still I love 'em in a crazy way
I never hated them, I still love them despite their behavior

Some say they sold the yay' you know they couldn't get work on Labor Day
Some people claim they sold drugs, but they couldn't even find a job on Labor Day (a holiday)

It ain't that black and white, it has an area the shade of gray
Things aren't always clear-cut and there are gray areas

I'm Westside anyway, even if I left today and stayed away
I represent the Westside regardless of where I go

Some move away to make a way, not move away 'cause they afraid
Some people relocate to create opportunities, not because they're scared

I brought back to the hood, and all you ever did was take away
I returned to the neighborhood and all some people did was take advantage of me

I pray for patience but they make me wanna melt they face away
I pray for patience, but some people make me so angry that I want to hurt them

Like I once made 'em spray, now I could make 'em put the K's away
I used to make people shoot guns, but now I can make them put their guns away

Been thuggin' all my life, can't say I don't deserve to take a break
I've been involved in criminal activity my whole life, but I deserve to take a break

You'd rather see me catch a case and watch my future fade away
You would prefer to see me go to jail and ruin my chances for a successful future

I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with
I'm not moderate, I'm extremely polished and refined

The spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid
I have the drive of an entrepreneur and the confidence of a college student

Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics
I'm intolerant of fake things and don't involve myself in politics

Articulate, but still'll grab a nigga by the collar quick
I can speak well, but I'll still fight if necessary

Whoever havin' problems with their record sales just holler Tip
Anyone having trouble selling their music can reach out to me for help

If that don't work and all else fails then turn around and follow Tip
If my advice doesn't work, then follow my example instead

I got love for the game, but ay I'm not in love with all of it
I have a passion for the music industry, but I'm not thrilled with every aspect of it

Could do without the fame, and rappers nowadays are comedy
I wouldn't mind being less famous, and many rappers these days are laughable

The hootin' and the hollerin', back and forth with the arguin'
All the shouting and arguing in the industry

Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in
People are too concerned with where you're from, who you know, how much money you make, and what kind of car you drive

Seems as though you lost sight of what's important when depositin'
It seems like people forget what's important when they deposit their money

Them checks into your bank account, and you up out of poverty
People focus only on making money and forget about the struggles of poverty

Your values is a disarray, prioritizin' horribly
Your values are disorganized and you prioritize poorly

Unhappy with the riches cause you're piss poor morally
You're unhappy with your wealth because you lack good moral values

Ignorin' all prior advice and forewarnin'
Ignoring all the warnings and advice given previously

And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren't we?
We suddenly think highly of ourselves, don't we?

Got everybody watchin' what I do, come walk in my shoes
Everyone is watching my every move, but they don't understand my situation

And see the way I'm livin' if you really want to
You can only understand my life by experiencing it yourself

Got my mind on my money
I'm focused on making money

And I'm not goin' away
I'm not leaving

So keep on gettin' your paper, and keep on climbin'
Keep making money and striving for success

Look in the mirror, and keep on shinin' (Shinin')
Be proud of yourself and keep shining

Until the game ends, 'til the clock stop
Keep going until the end

We gon' post up on the top spot
We will claim the top spot

Livin' the life, the life
Living the good life

In the Windmill City got my whole team with me
In the Windmill City, my whole team is with me

The life, my life
This is my life

I do it how I wanna do
I do things my way

I'm livin' my life, my life
I'm living my life to the fullest

I will never lose
I will never fail

And I'll never stop it
And I won't stop

So live your life, your life, your life
Live your life to the fullest