Murs - Everything lyrics

One, two
She was only fifteen, in love with bad R&B
She had to have vision because she
Saw the star in me
Encouraged me to write about the
Drama in my life to most it seemed strange
Like something wasn't right
I used to fall a victim
To them lunch room comedians
Something like an Outkast
Started smokin' weed and then
I sorta fell into my own
Kinda felt at home when behind a microphone
But on the bus ride home
That didn't mean a thang harassed by thugs
On the corners they would hang
I got banged on i got beat down
Carrying a golf club
Walking up the street now they respect me
They call me crazy
At least I'm not gettin' punked
Out on the daily
And when I look back I wouldn't
Change a thing at all
Where do you think I found the
Strength to be speakin' to y'all?

I take everything
Your hopes and your dreams and
Your hate and your lies
Mmm, mmm, mmm, in this life
I'll join everyone
From the old and the wise to
The young as they fly ooh, when I die

God is love then hatin' is Satan
Zen-type patience
Got me sittin' here waitin'
On the day when it's okay to love
When black men won't pretend
That they are thugs
When teachers and doctors are
Treated like celebrities
You can get a job even if you got a felony
Check out my melody, let's live in harmony
We in this together, no man has autonomy
No man is an island, immune to the violence
This rap race is no place to raise a child in
What's wrong with smilin'? What's
Wrong with peace?
What's wrong with squashin' beef before
They label you deceased?
Swallow your pride before you
Choke on your issues
I know you got family and
Folks that'll miss you
So don't misuse this gift you've been given
This life's but a dream you
Are blessed to be livin'

I take everything
Your hopes and your dreams and
Your hate and your lies
Mmm, mmm, mmm, in this life
I'll join everyone
From the old and the wise to
The young as they fly ooh, when I die

And basically man
I'm just a dude who tries to do right
You know I try to make my
Tomorrows better than my yesterdays
Without hurting anyone else in the process
Cause if you leave the world a better place
Than it was when you got here
Then we all win

Now, there's birth and there's death
But the space in between
Is where the journey takes place and
You give it all meaning
There's waitin' on us all
There's no need to pretend
No freedom in the feeling when
You’re fearing the end
All good things come to it, walk
Don't run to it
At times you want to end it all yourself
Don't do it be original, be different
Be the one that stand up
And shocks this system

I take everything
Your hopes and your dreams and
Your hate and your lies
Mmm, mmm, mmm, in this life
I'll join everyone
From the old and the wise to
The young as they fly ooh, when I die
I take everything
Mmm, mmm, mmm, in this life
I'll join everyone cause all men die