Everyday Struggle - Faith Evans

Ya, ya, ya, come on, man

Keep it moving, man

This that real official shit, man

You know what I’m saying?

My name’s Shala, man

Chillin' with my homegirl, man, Faith, man, what’s up?

Know what time it is, man

G shit all day, man

Word up, man

Ayo, where the fuckin' Rose at, man?

It’s funny how the world just turns around

(Turns around and shit, you know?)

Everything that goes up, just know that it might be coming down

(Coming down, nigga)

And nothing new under the sun

(Ayo, ain’t nothin' ever new, man)

Everything’s already been done

Listen to the words of this song

If you’re coming from the right place, you could never go wrong

(Never go wrong, you know what I’m sayin'?)

Life can just pass you by

So I just keep my head to the sky, hold it up high

What we gotta figure out

Is how to just work it out

(Yo, you know what it is, man)

Nothing’s more precious than time

(Drop that jewel on 'em, man, for real)

I’ll tell you what life’s about, people gotta work it out

Open your mind (Open your mind)

To get to the prize (Get to the prize)

Let me tell you something I know (Yeah)

You gotta be more careful of the things that you wish for

Just like King Midas, I was told

(Just like King Midas, as I was told)

Everything that glitters and glows

(Everything that he touch don’t turn to gold)

And if you really know how God works

(Damn, shit is mean)

Anything is possible

But you’ve got to just put Him first

He holds the world in His hands

I’ll understand, it’s all in His plans

What we got to figure out

Is how to just work it out

(Gotta figure out)

Nothing’s more precious than time

(Nothing is more precious than time)

Tell what life’s about, people gotta work it out

Open your mind (Open your mind)

To get to the prize (To get to the prize)

A rolling stone letter from daddy

In all the struggles I maintain

Refuse to go back between aggie

Savvy, grown with a lot of remorse

The grind made me define

Whatever times we’re in, we’re lost

But keep the love, dear, open your heart

I invested it well and now successful and I’m special as hell

So many black clouds broke out the day I caught myself

Got smoked out, wish I had a moment to sell (Moment to sell)

You could be what you wanna

Me, I’m just a genius, a go-gunner

That’s what’s real, niggas can’t front on

My style, my personality, this is my reality

Keep it movin', you could do well

From the half-steppin', I’ve been born to regulate and strive

Try to stay rich in the heart, stay strong

Real niggas repeat it, Faith, drop a bracelet, we need it

Shala Shell, peace, we need it

What we got to figure out

Is how to just work it out

Nothing’s more precious than time

(Nothing is more precious than time)

Tell you what life’s about, people gotta work it out

Open your mind (Open your mind)

To get to the prize (Get to the prize)

What we got to figure out

Is how to just work it out

Nothing’s more precious than time

Tell you what life’s about, people gotta work it out

Open your mind (Open your mind)

To get to the prize (Get to the prize)

You can get to the prize, yeah, woo yeah

It’s just a hobby that I picked up in the lobby

Word up, everything is real

Yeah, Chef, Faith, yeah, let’s go

This is that meanness, it’s that raw, for real

Love, Wu-Tang forever, and ever, and ever