[Intro]
Come here, Royce
[Chorus: Amerie & Royce Da 5'9"]
Life is a moment in space (come over here)
When the dream is gone (sit down, let me talk to you)
It's a lonelier place (right here, over here)
Uh, this is life
Life is a moment in space (sit on daddy's lap)
When the dream is gone (I want to tell you something)
It's a lonelier place
[Verse 1: Royce Da 5'9"]
Listen, yo
Little Royce Nickel Nine, eyes wide with sight
With a future as bright as the light in the eyes of Christ
Ready to take on the world and whatever is in it
Proofread, sign, and seal whatever you finish
I can only lead you while you're on your quest for knowledge
I'ma teach you to have sense and to respect the dollar
Hope for the best, and you'll see, your world will be solid
I'ma teach you the truth, even behind worldly logic
This is life, cut and dry, days is bright, nights is dark
Fights get sparked, it's almost like to get ahead
You got to be twice as smart, the realities of life is harsh
Just know that God's keeping you level
He'll even speak through the ghetto to reach you
Just to teach you that the streets is the devil
Everybody's design is different
Which means that we're dying by livin'
Oblivious to the time that we're given
So you don't prepare for the death, you live for the life
And live right like, do right by your kids and your wife
Have fun as a child, yo them years is precious
The future brings fear and stress as the year progresses
You gon turn a lot of them down, you gon feel rejection
You gon tell a lot of lies and you gon hear confessions
It's a two way street when you deal in his presence
Only your life can show that everything is real in this message
This is life
[Chorus: Amerie & Royce Da 5'9"]
Life is a moment in space
When the dream is gone
It's a lonelier place
Uh, this is life
Life is a moment in space
When the dream is gone
It's a lonelier place
[Verse 2: Royce Da 5'9"]
Yo, the whole world is upon you, the pressure is on
And you can probably sum your life up the best when you gone
Upon the creation of all men, destiny's born
For us to reproduce, so you can keep the legacy goin'
I know you think I'm Superman, but I got weaknesses too
I keep a firm leash on things by believing in you
And after I'm gone I live on breathing through you
And anything I had in this life, I leave it to you
Aim for the sky and fly till you come back down
I hand you the baton and you run, till you come back 'round
Let your heart tell your temper, "Put that gun back down!"
Dry your tears up and turn that frown upside down
It'd be plenty to cry for, think life, not death
You got much more to live for than to die for
But you got to stay humble
'Cause just as hard as your work to get it
There's people working harder to take it from you
'Cause life, something that people take for granted
As time passes, you gon' want something back
But you won't get it 'cause history's made every second
So you crave every lesson and save every blessin'
No matter how you view the world, yo, you never will get it
The world'll be the world through the eyes of whoever is in it
But things ain't gon' always go right
Look at it like, yo, this ain't your day, but this your life, and live
Life
[Chorus: Amerie & Royce Da 5'9"]
Life is a moment in space
When the dream is gone
It's a lonelier place
Uh, this is life
Life is a moment in space
When the dream is gone
It's a lonelier place
[Bridge: Amerie & Royce da 5'9"]
Yo
There will be trials and tribulations
But don't let them, don't let them, don't let them bring you down
I said you better keep going to your destination
After your darkest hour the sun will come around, oh-oh-oh-ohhh
[Outro: Amerie & Royce da 5'9"]
Yeah
Oh no, no, don't look away-y-y-y-y-y
Oh, no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no
This is life
Ayy, ayy, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh
Yo I don't care, I don't care if this song don't sell one copy
That's not even what it's for
It's for you, my boy
This is life
You gotta keep going on, you gotta keep moving on
Be strong, be strong, be strong, yeah
'Cause this is life
This is life