[Chorus: Mike Smith]

What I've learned, from this thug life I'm livin', is it's a cold, cold world

I know at times it gets to ya

Gotta keep pushin', gotta keep pushin'

Gotta keep pushin', gotta keep pushin'

Gotta keep pushin', you gotta keep pushin'

And at any given moment you can end up with your back on the wall

I know at times it gets to ya

Gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep (Pushin')

You know you gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep (Pushin')

You know you gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep pushin'

[Verse 1: Sheek Louch]

Uh, yeah, 'cause I push, I push

And that money a drop, and them bottles a pop

And I'm at the bar, with my big cigar

With my shades and hoody on, I'm a superstar

With my hands up high, and I'm extra high

And she extra fly, tell ya friends goodbye

Yeah, westside doin' it, can only fit two in it

The night is good, so don't ruin it

We gon' make it, or we gon' take it

Respect is everything, so please don't break it

If you still in the hood and ya rent is due

I wrote this song for you, for you

[Chorus: Mike Smith]

What I've learned, from this thug life I'm livin', is it's a cold, cold world

I know at times it gets to ya

Gotta keep pushin', gotta keep pushin'

Gotta keep pushin', gotta keep pushin'

Gotta keep pushin', you gotta keep pushin'

And at any given moment you can end up with your back on the wall

I know at times it gets to ya

Gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep (Pushin')

You know you gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep (Pushin')

You know you gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep pushin'

[Verse 2: Sheek Louch]

I just party and BS like B.I. said

Old school, keep a hundred stacks under the bed

With the time red six hundred, call it a sled

Little yak, little greenery to clear my head

But you gotta keep pushin', you gotta keep whippin'

The landlord callin', the baby sitter is flippin'

You ready to drop everything, you think about skippin'

But you strong and you gon' make it all good

Back to the wall and you gon' keep it all hood

Put ya drinks up, five cent cups

Ace of spades whatever, I don't give a, give a

If ya rent's due I wrote this song for you, for you

[Chorus: Mike Smith]

What I've learned, from this thug life I'm livin', is it's a cold, cold world

I know at times it gets to ya

Gotta keep pushin', gotta keep pushin'

Gotta keep pushin', gotta keep pushin'

Gotta keep pushin', you gotta keep pushin'

And at any given moment you can end up with your back on the wall

I know at times it gets to ya

Gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep (Pushin')

You know you gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep (Pushin')

You know you gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep pushin'

[Verse 3: Sheek Louch]

Uh, pay day's here, even though there's nothing left

The club's packed, everybody fresh to death

New swag, I'm confident that you can bag her

Gas in the tank, can I buy you a drink?

The music all loud, she dancin' all wild

Can't tell me shorty ain't the hottest in the crowd

[Chorus: Mike Smith]

What I've learned, from this thug life I'm livin', is it's a cold, cold world

I know at times it gets to ya

Gotta keep pushin', gotta keep pushin'

Gotta keep pushin', gotta keep pushin'

Gotta keep pushin', you gotta keep pushin'

And at any given moment you can end up with your back on the wall

I know at times it gets to ya

Gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep (Pushin')

You know you gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep (Pushin')

You know you gotta keep (Pushin'), you gotta keep pushin'