It ain't no big deal, we're all lucky to be alive I myself don't believe in luck, or taking chances, I will survive Every move I make, every twist, every turn You scandalize and humble me, I may be slow but I will learn 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore If I had my way, I would probably just sit and stare Watch the TV or read a book, I'd have no reason to be aware But I ain't got time, I just could not live that way. I've got to step outside myself, I've still got something left to say 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore 'Cause I ain't going down anymore Channeled in my groove, part of another space and time Please, allow me to introduce another good friend of mine Some call him fear, some call him righteousness I myself ain't clear, and you can't force me to make a guess

Here we go (repeated) I suffer from the worst torment burn my flesh Screaming from the mercy i fell from the rest Humiliate dissappoint i'm stressed with the headache My heart stopped beating quick the paramedics I heal from the wounds realived or fatigued Many still at ease from the struggle pray for peace Aggrivate a soul who's at fault is it now Embarassed from the frauds that are hostile and wild Don't blow the fuse, so what, just for instance Niggas wanna set it, fool, make no difference Loonie of the looniest, the mighty Funkdoobiest So fuck you and that fake crew that you be with Chorus We ain't hearin' it, havin' it, it ain't goin' down (Fuck what you heard, it's about what ya hearin') (4x) They try to put shame in the name and kill a back stabber The sucka ducked shit, of course it made me madder Matters worse, the situations knotty Nobody's dolly in society's party Reveal all the evil that occured in the act Bloody was the incident, shall burst in you back The price of betrayal, the faces turn pale Rumors have failed, truth have prevailed Tales in the mist, but don't believe the nonsense Everybody's getting over, nobody's honest Break a promise to sabotage fortune A portion of lies, who could be the spy Sneaking in the film, mini reel, keep it solid The loot on their mind with their eye on their wallet Chours 99 bottles of beer on the wall Anonther all gone cause T-Funk drunk 'em all I call all you peasents in fear near the hour Niggas self destruct, implode from the power Tower Many of corse have seen the 4 fronts Smoking more blunts and fucking more stunts Seems like an epidemic, the phony spreading Giving altrocidies, didn't see the dead end Whatcha gonna do with the picca boo 1, 2 Break a fool up in this bitch nothing knew Cause you'll be the victim, treason is the reason Don't wanna be locked down for the season These are the schemes that prove themselves evident Incomplete, non-sipher, irrevilent Chorus Here we go (fades with song

Unsure of yourself, you stand divided now Which road will lead you there? Last time you fell and you hit hard Your wounds have healed by now but you still see your scars, yeah But it's not the way it used to be right now You've come so far to just let this go, my friend Don't go out the same way you did the last time You'll break when you fall Don't make the same mistakes you did all over You've got to believe in yourself this time Live on, live it up today This life's your cup so drink it up I say, yeah Say it's mine, so give it all up to me now And walk that line, don't let this go, my friend Don't go out the same way you did the last time You'll break when you fall Don't make the same mistakes you did all over You've got to believe in yourself this time, this time Life's your cup, life's your cup, drink it up Life's your cup, life's your cup The same way you did the last time You'll break when you fall Don't make the same mistakes you did all over You've got to believe in yourself The same way you did the last time You'll break when you fall Don't make the same mistakes you did all over You've got to believe in yourself this time

Yeah Workin' real hard, about 50 a week Always had a job but I couldn't find no winnin' streak No, no Put a little money in my pocket The rest down in my boot I may be a poor man But I always got some loot I got boot money I got boot money Workin' real hard, about 50 a week Always had a job but I couldn't find no winnin' streak Put a little money in my pocket The rest down in my boot May be a poor man but I always got some loot I got boot money I got boot money I got boot money I got boot money Boot money Boo-boo-boot money I got boot-

Listen, here's another hard luck tune, Joe lost his job and now he just drinks in the afternoon, He just sits on the porch, staring out at the blue, Toastin' the day 'till the day goes away then he's toastin' the moon, Oh so his wife up and left, Just a little too soon, for Joey. Jolene she ain't had no easy ride. When Joe lost his shit and his heart seemed to split when she stood by his side. And Jolene, well you know she ain't no Nun, She drank in the car and she'll dance on the bar And she's still as hot as the sun. Oh she hopes and she prays that he'll pull it through. Oh how her feelings ebb and flow just like the rivers do, for Joey Joey rolls up his sleeve, I still got your name tatooed, The ink's faded and grey, but it's still serenading you, And a love so true, ah for me and you, Joe and Jolene. Jolene your all I ever had It's understood, your the only thing good, in my world filled with bad. Jolene, without you I'm all alone. Your my love, your my wife with you in my life well I'm always at home. Oh I'll put the bottle down, I'll get straight for you, Oh now that you've come home let's celebrate with one or two, to Joe and Jolene