The time's so hard, so hard
The time's so tough, so tough
But I'm gonna live it up, I live it up, live it up, live it up now
I won't give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up now, oh (x2)

Another day, another dollar
Everyday I wonder
If I lose what I got
Will I be able to do better
Find something else yo something bigger
After all yo I'm a hustler
There's no way that I can let my kids perceive me as a failure
Listen man I'm telling ya
Already have a lot of pressure
So once in a while I blow the kinda smoke that gets me higher
Put everything in perspective
Erase all the negative
Transform all the bad things into something more positive
Seek for something lucrative
Very, very lucrative
I can't afford to be broke
So I get up early in the morning
First on the scene
Last to leave
Proceed whether they believe or not
I gotta get my team on it to keep it non stop
Focus so we don't flop
So we make it to the top
Always on the look out for fuckers who wanna see me drop
Who wanna shut down my shop
Not knowing that I fight a lot
With anyone stepping in my way
so they know that I can't be stopped, Lord

The time's so hard, so hard
The time's so tough, so tough
But I'm gonna live it up, I live it up, live it up, live it up now
I won't give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up now, oh (x2)

Man when I get up
All I think about is fuck
Then I start counting hours remaining to the week and some
Man when will success come
So I can take time to bum
Like when I was young
Sipping rum sitting next to the sickest buns
Concentrate and not listen to anybody
I gotta work and make my way in the streets of New York City
Life ain't easy
We can't compare to poor people of Haiti
So we gotta stop complaining and shake this shit right baby
That's what we do
Look at me you
I got it dude my reggae
I'm in the fucking picture for even more than a decade
I can't stop today man
I need my rubber band and
A nice place to stay in the Virgin Islands
Get away from violence
Cause this is where I am
My life is halfway done
So I need chill out where I stand

The time's so hard, so hard
The time's so tough, so tough
But I'm gonna live it up, I live it up, live it up, live it up now
I won't give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up now, oh (x2)

One day my father told me
'This he said son, you're rich
When you owe nobody shit'
So I'm on nobody's dick
And always about my business
So I don't miss an opportunity to get paid
I ain't giving up shit
'Choices you make will design your life
Some people will pay the price
Better get your mind right
Freedom's priceless
Hold on tight
If you do fall outta focus
You may lose more than your sight
Darkness all around you
Like there's no more light
We see winners between losers
From the strenght they put in a fight
So stop complaining
Stop breaking yourself from realizing
What it is you see in your mind
Nobody's gonna do it but you
Can't get the picture like you
Don't feel concerned as you do
That's why they criticize
Cause most of them ain't got a fucking clue
'bout what you up to
What you gon' do
What's wrong with you
Let me help you
Go back to school
Find something fool
What you wan' do
Gotta stay cool

The time's so hard, so hard
The time's so tough, so tough
But I'm gonna live it up, I live it up, live it up, live it up now
I won't give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up now
They say the sky is the limit
And I won't stop trying
Until I get a piece of that pie
They don't want us to survive
They don't want us to stay alive
They don't want us to survive
They don't want us to stay alive