Blueprint, Supastition, Mr. Lif - Health Is Wealth lyrics

I found an exercise bike at
Goodwill for 7 bucks
A treadmill from Craiglist so
I don't feel stuck a brand new heavy bag to
Practice all my hooks
I'm focused on health not focused on looks
I pump a little iron but not to get cut
Just to stay toned and keep my heart rate up
It's not what I love and some days it sucks
But, if you don't have health
Then you don't have much
The medical industry, 3 trillion dollars
It grows even more as people get larger
Sometimes I walk even though I own a car
'Cause an ounce of prevention
Is better than cure
No shortcuts or quick fix for your life
Even if you're rich you'll
Be paying the price
Don't believe the hype or let
'em tell you lies
The best healthcare is diet and exercise
Health is wealth

Let food be thy medicine
I practice what I preach no miraculous cure
Just change a fraction of what you eat
I used to battle with cravings and
Knocking out some late night dinners
Them 3 am Waffle House
Runs ain't the business
Too many disorders that it can lead to
I was bordering obesity but I had to regroup
Stop consuming chicken, turkey
Pork products, beef too
I learned how to eat fruit
And satisfy the sweet tooth
I felt death was too close
Eliminated fructose and corn syrup
I seldom saw it when I was touring Europe
That rockstar lifestyle could equal
A poor ending all of us won't have the
Durability of George Clinton
Drinking more water is important
We gotta exercise
The most high is watching us
But stop it bruh, let's survive
The more informed you are
The better you gon' eat
'Cause a lot of us are digging
A grave with our own teeth

The news tells us everything is mayhem
Most of our posts on social
Media state we're doing great
Do these smiles in every
Photo mean utopian state
Or dystopian state? This shit
Is melting my face
Now if life is only postable moments
It might be in the fringe
Where the true us begins
The Cheshire Cat grins
Spins us out of control
So if we're not at our best
And we're depressed and cold
Is there a special button I
Can press for woes?
Is there a website where I
Get likes for my lows?
I suppose my mental health is at stake
My sanity quakes
I might die from over stimuli
I'm barely awake
I feel asleep without a peep
Soon as I started to snore
I woke up and caught us
Watching toward nuclear war
I put my smartphone down and
Took a real deep breath
Choosing analog life over digital death
Health is wealth