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Living Life

I’m living’ life for me And for whom I know I can be I’m living’ life through and through Because I know I have something to prove I’m living’ life for all my brothers and sisters, who are in war Who had to come home mentally scared and sore I’m living’ life for the girl, who had to get an abortion Because she was just 16, and didn’t know how to be a mother I’m livin’ life for the dude, who just joined a gang Because now his life is going to be filled with sorrow and pain I’m livin’ life for all my blacks who still deal with racism Especially the women who deal with sexism I’m livin’ life for my Lord, God above I’m livin’ life for my family, with much love I’m livin’ life for my mother, life for my brother Life for the man who’s about to rap which is my father

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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