The Life I Chose - Walter Trout & The Radicals

Whooooa-whooooa Whooooa-whooooa And if the city's skyscrapers rise over this island Would you be glad to see Manhattan for once? I knew the dream, it died JMZ line, Myrtle and Broadway But I'd be glad to see Manhattan for once Whoa-whoa, living life in the city Whoa-whoa, it will never be pretty Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Whoa-whoa, we can plan if we make it Whoa-whoa, we won't let 'em They won't take it from me No-oh-oh, whoa Whooooa-whooooa Whooooa-whooooa And if you leave, don't leave me all alone 'Cause I'll be scared, I'll be naked, I'll be cold And I miss my dad, Cleopatra sitting on the phone So take me back off these streets And we'll never be apart Together from the start Never, never, falling back alone Oh-whoa, living life in the city Oh-whoa, it will never be pretty Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-whoa, we can plan if we make it Oh-whoa, we won't let 'em They won't take it from me No-oh-oh, whoa And if the sun don't shine on me today And if the subways flood and bridges break Will you just lay down and dig your grave Or will you rail against the dying day

Hello, welcome to the other side You're lost Baby step outside your mind You've been really good You've been really good You've been thinking 'bout being bad ever since I put you on She got money for blow Just check her damn nose Prescription ain't an issue You can mix it with the, uh And if you wanna do it, baby I'm right here with you I'm on cloud 9 Baby you're behind You can follow me You can follow me if you want To go downtown, with the drugs in your body Take that step, you're the life of the party Know that step, you're the life of the party Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh Ooh, yeah I got two little ladies I got one little room There's a room full of niggas Baby what you wanna do? The way you move got me feeling so, uh I been thinking about it baby I been thinking about it lately I'm so far gone and you are too Show me how you go downtown With the drugs in your body Take that step, you're the life of the party Know that step, you're the life of the party Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh Ooh, yeah I love how you touch How you feel How you breath Baby, how you do it so good? How you twist with your lips got the room so small baby Girl please don't go You're gonna please my boys You been thinking about it baby Yeah, you're a star Oh, you knocked one down Girl, you knocked it down Girl, there's one, two, three Go downtown, with the drugs in your body Take that step, you're the life of the party Know that step, you're the life of the party Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Yeah Yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah

I know I took the path that you would never want for me I know I let you down, didn't I? So many sleepless nights where you were waiting up on me Well, I'm just a slave unto the night Now remember when I told you that's the last you'll see of me? Remember when I broke you down to tears? I know I took the path that you would never want for me I gave you hell through all the years So I, I bet my life, I bet my life I bet my life on you I, I bet my life, I bet my life I bet my life on you I've been around the world and never in my wildest dreams Would I come running home to you I've told a million lies but now I tell a single truth There's you in everything I do Now remember when I told you that's the last you'll see of me? Remember when I broke you down to tears? I know I took the path that you would never want for me I gave you hell through all the years So I, I bet my life, I bet my life I bet my life on you I, I bet my life, I bet my life I bet my life on you Don't tell me that I'm wrong I've walked that road before I left you on your own And please believe them when they say That it's left for yesterday And the records that I've played Please forgive me for all I've done So I, I bet my life, I bet my life I bet my life on you I, I bet my life, I bet my life I bet my life on you Hey I bet my... I bet my... I bet my... I, I bet my life... I bet my life... I bet my...

A 'Marco Star Kutt I love my life (I love my life) I love my life (I love my life) I love my life, I love my life (yeah) None a wi nuh know weh tomorrow might bring cah di future deh hours away So mi a live my life today, mi a live my life today, yeah So 'llow mi mek mi talk weh mi waan fi talk mi have nuff fi say So mi a go live my life today, mi a go live my life today So everybody help mi sing it out Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) So mi a live my life today Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) So mi a live my life today Mek a change, don't mek nobody stress yuh Don't mek no blood pressure mek yuh life lef' yuh Neva yuh hurt a soul unless yuh haffi defend yuhself if dem try test yuh Thank God fi mi life, yes Mi wake up this morning and alive, yes Mek dem gwaan judge nobody nuh perfect and Fadda God alone bring brightness If yuh nuh like how mi seh, go find the Lord Mi nuh have nuh time fi di war cah time so hard Dem nuh mad mi, mi nah go nuh psycho a ward Or go join the morgue Enjoy mi life, oh yo Few friends weh mi have weh dear to me Mi nuh trust people so mi choose dem carefully Dem heart nuh clean so dem cyan come near to me Cyan compare to me None a wi nuh know weh tomorrow might bring cah di future deh hours away So mi a live my life today, mi a live my life today, yeah So 'llow mi mek mi talk weh mi waan fi talk mi have nuff fi say So mi a go live my life today, mi a go live my life today So everybody help mi sing it out Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) So mi a live my life today Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) So mi a live my life today Cho Never mek nobody get di best of you Look pon di person inna di mirror pon di dresser too Tell yuhself seh yuh nah go mek dem pressure yuh And live life to di fullest, that yuh better do Just believe me, mi know life nuh easy Nuff of wi never born wid gold spooon fi feed wi Nuh be greedy, set a pace inna life and achieve It Listen to mi keenly Mi love mi L-I-F-E until it lef' mi Mi a gwaan keep happy and pray to Fadda God, seh old age catch mi Mi a beg yuh fadda, bless mi Guide and protect mi Fi every wrong move weh mi mek inna di streets correct mi, yeah None a wi nuh know weh tomorrow might bring cah di future deh hours away So mi a live my life today, mi a live my life today, yeah So 'llow mi mek mi talk weh mi waan fi talk mi have nuff fi say So mi a go live my life today, mi a go live my life today So everybody help mi sing it out Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) So mi a live my life today Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life) Oh, oh (mi love my life)

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع