Make It Ourselves

By Ivan B

On Finding Better Places

Released on January 18, 2015

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[Intro]

This is your start to fame

Do it (Do it, do it)


[Bridge]

We've got young blood

Can't destroy us

We make our own luck in this world

We've got young blood

Can't destroy us

We make our own love in this world


[Chorus]

But in dark times when we close our eyes

It's a nightmare, it's a nightmare

When the sun don't shine, we lose our minds

But I swear we can get there

We've got young blood

Can't destroy us

We make our own luck in this world

We've got young blood

No one chose us

We make our own love in this world


[Verse 1: Ivan B]

Yeah

The look on the counselor's face

When I told her I wanted to rap

Told me to drop it with this nonsense, or just watch my grades collapse

So, either do what I love, or just hate how I'm livin'

Damn, it's one hard decision

Say goodbye to 9 to 5s, been working 5 to 9, I'm driven

Reminiscent of the times

Writing raps in mathematics, thought I had it all down

Like this one girl on my mattress

Catchin' feelings 'cause my music, and all my music comes from you

But feelings only last a second, I got time for just a few

And she says

"You're always workin' B, and it seems to me you don't want this to work

How do you expect for me to let this be? I'm not one of them skirts"

But that's the thing, it's time to focus on myself

'Cause nothing's ever handed, gotta make that shit yourself

Like


[Chorus]

But in dark times when we close our eyes

It's a nightmare, it's a nightmare

When the sun don't shine, we lose our minds

But I swear we can get there

We've got young blood

Can't destroy us

We make our own luck in this world

We've got young blood

No one chose us

We make our own love in this world


[Verse 2: Hendersin]

Yeah, kill it, and they feel it 'cause I'm still keepin' that grind alive

Made thirty grand in two months, but I still work a 9 to 5

'Cause nothing's really promised, nigga

I'm just being honest wit'cha

Can't complain, I stand for change like I got Obama's picture

Had the vision, always knew that I could see far

Almost worked myself to death, I just got out that ER

But I'm OK, I'm still working every night

I promise that I'ma be up in this game until I'm 90, Betty White

And they know that I had to link with Ivan

Yeah, we thrivin, they survivin', yeah, we driven, don't mean driving

And I said, fuck your recipe

Knew this was my destiny

Every word I say, Nick Lachey

I give them all what's left of me, I'm gone


[Bridge]

We've got young blood

Can't destroy us

We make our own luck in this world

We've got young blood

Can't destroy us

We make our own love in this world


[Chorus]

But in dark times when we close our eyes

It's a nightmare, it's a nightmare

When the sun don't shine, we lose our minds

But I swear we can get there

We've got young blood

Can't destroy us

We make our own luck in this world

We've got young blood

No one chose us

We make our own love in this world


[Outro]

We've got young blood

No one chose us

We make our own luck in this world

Yeah, 'cause we've got young blood