I've seen hardships

I've seen failures

I've see the worst of the world, let me tell ya

Turn on the TV and all you see

Is a world full of hate and hypocrisy

I've seen the worst in people, pure evil

They stab you in the front

Then come they come back again for another sequel

It's like life is a movie and we're all the directors

To a B level flick on an old projector

This is the struggle of an independent artist

Self-funded, self-loathing, it's all a big process

Maintaining the art's integrity

While at the same time trying to eat got me losin' sleep

How can you balance the two

When you got nothing to lose

And then you just wanna vent

When you're hittin' the booth

Lemme tell you this is no easy task

But when you really get to thinking 'bout it

You just have to laugh

How else can you deal with a moment so real

I never thought I'd feel but here I am still

Grinding and working to achieve

So I can throw the middle finger up to all who doubted me

Courage is my armor, success is my proof

And my motivation is saying fuck you

Here I am, just a man as I stand on the battlefield

My music's the shield and

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I'll never back down, never give up

I will fight till I can't fight anymore

And if I'm knocked down, I will get up

And throw down like I never had before

I think it's time now for me to stick up

For everything that I have been fighting for

You get sound of a man

With nothing to lose, nothing to lose, nothing to lose

I'll never back down, never give up

I will fight till I can't fight anymore

And if I'm knocked down, I will get up

And throw down like I never had before

I think it's time now for me to stick up

For everything that I have been fighting for

You get sound of a man

With nothing to lose, nothing to lose, nothing to lose

The bond that I've made in this life can't be broken

The songs that I've wrote through years can't be stolen

They will always be mine, they are my legacy

After I'm dead and gone they will be bumping me

And my music resonates like a bell strike

I keep it real even if you think I'm all hype

But you can never take this moment from me

It's mine to hold on forever, just you wait and see, I

Won the battle and I'm gonna win the war

'cause everything I love is everything I'm fighting for

No excuses, I make my own destiny

So I'll never let you haters get the best of me

I am strong and I hold on even

When I think my grip is slippin'

I pull tight and I stay strong

I am tested on the daily by life

Obstacles in my way, so I must be precise

With every move that I make and every step that I take

I gotta push even harder if I feel I'm about to break

No escape from life, other than that of death

But I ain't going no where

'cause I ain't dead yet

So I'mma push on with every song

And do what I gotta do

Until my breath is gone

I will fight till I can't fight anymore

I'll live life till I can't live anymore

[Chorus:]

I'll never back down, never give up

I will fight till I can't fight anymore

And if I'm knocked down, I will get up

And throw down like I never had before

I think it's time now for me to stick up

For everything that I have been fighting for

You get sound of a man

With nothing to lose, nothing to lose, nothing to lose

I'll never back down, never give up

I will fight till I can't fight anymore

And if I'm knocked down, I will get up

And throw down like I never had before

I think it's time now for me to stick up

For everything that I have been fighting for

You get sound of a man

With nothing to lose, nothing to lose, nothing to lose