I wanna build a life worth living I wanna be rich, 'cause I wanna be giving I feel the time keeps ticking I wish I had more, but I'll take what's given I just wanna pop, 'cause I been working a lot I think I deserve a shot, I think I deserve a spot 'Cause it's been years on this path that I walked And if I keep going I pray I'll be at the top When I dream big, yeah, I commit Wanted this life since I was a little kid Never thought twice, I just did what I did Worked towards it and now I have an addiction I've been living life like a dream, like it's fiction I've been doing things like I have no restrictions I don't plan to stop, no, I don't plan on quitting Everything I do, yeah, I do it with conviction I will never give up, I will never give in Everything I do, yeah, I do it with conviction I've been on a mission, I ain't ever quitting Everything I do, yeah, I do it with conviction I believe in free will I make choices that lead to what I build I will never give up, I will never give in Everything I do, yeah, I do it with conviction Give me a minute, I need to test out my limits Like I be sending to Guinness I'm breaking records, I'm finished I feel like I keep on winning, If I don't stop once I'm in it I'm moving forward, I'm inching But this is just the beginning I've learned a lot of lessons, I've had a lot of blessings My friends know I'm obsessive, they be chillin', I be stressing But I don't second guess it, I'm loving every second I see my life progressing, so I spend time investing When I dream big, yeah, I commit Wanted this life since I was a little kid Never thought twice, I just did what I did Worked towards it and now I have an addiction I've been living life like a dream, like it's fiction I've been doing things like I have no restrictions I don't plan to stop, no, I don't plan on quitting Everything I do, yeah, I do it with conviction I will never give up, I will never give in Everything I do, yeah, I do it with conviction I've been on a mission, I ain't ever quitting Everything I do, yeah, I do it with conviction I believe in free will I make choices that lead to what I build I will never give up, I will never give in Everything I do, yeah, I do it with conviction

In the heart of the night In the cool southern rain There's a full moon in sight Shining down on the Pontchartrain And the river she rises Just like she used to do She's so full of surprises She reminds me of you In the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night Oh, whoa, down in New Orleans There's a night bird singing Right on through till the dawn And the streets are still ringing With people carrying on It's been so long waiting Just to be here again Anticipating All the time I could spend In the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night And I trust in your love Never falling down I trust in your love Just like I do in this town Whoa, never falling down Whoa, never falling down In the heart of the night In the cool fallin' rain There's a full moon in sight Shining down on the Pontchartrain And the river she rises Just like she used to do She's so full of surprises Oh, momma, she reminds me of you Right here, in the heart of the night In the heart of the night In the heart of the night, oh, oh Down in New Orleans And I'm so glad to be back in New Orleans Please don't wake me, don't shake me If it's only, if it's only just a dream 'Cause it's the only place I can face that makes me feel so right Below that Dixie moon and loving you In the heart of the night

Battering down sentence, Fighting against convictions Battering down sentence, Fighting against convictions I find myself growing In an environment Where finding food Is just as hard as Paying the rent In trodding these roads of trial And tribulations I've seen where Some have died in desperation To keep Battering down sentence, Fighting against convictions Battering down sentence, Fighting against convictions In a family of ten And raised In the ghetto Hustling's The only education I know Can't grow no crops In this Concrete jungle A situation like this Is getting Too tough to handle To keep Battering down sentence, Fighting against convictions Battering down sentence, All day long, Fighting against convictions With a pregnant woman, yes, And five kids to care for Can't cool my heels, I've got to do the town Skillful as I am, The jailer-man Is bound to find me I pray the day will come When I shall be free from Battering down sentence, Fighting against convictions Battering down sentence, All live long day, Fighting against convictions To be trapped and caught and taken Before judge And angry jury Pleading before men, Who seem To have no mercy Can't afford to find myself Down in the dungeons I've got to stay free So that my kids won't be Battering down sentence, Fighting against convictions Battering down sentence, All live long day now, Fighting against convictions Now a fugitive at large Could this be my destiny With no one to care for The welfare of my family In solitude I've found New faith and hope in this I'll be secure For mind and soul would soon be weary Just couldn't take no more Battering down sentence, All live long day, Fighting against convictions Children hear me when I say Battering down sentence, All day long, Fighting against convictions Hear me when I sing my song Battering down sentence, Fighting against convictions.

Why are there so many songs about rainbows And what's on the other side? Rainbows are visions, but only illusions And rainbows have nothing to hide So we've been told and some choose to believe it I know they're wrong wait and see Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection The lovers, the dreamers and me Who said that every wish would be heard And answered when wished on the morning star? Somebody thought of that And someone believed it Look what it's done so far What's so amazing that keeps us star gazing? And what do we think we might see? Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection The lovers, the dreamers and me Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices? I've heard them calling my name Are these the sweet sounds that call the young sailors? I think they're one and the same I've heard it too many times to ignore it It's something that I'm supposed to be Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection The lovers, the dreamers and me

Love is real Real is love Love is feeling Feeling loved Love is wanting To be loved Love is touch Touch is love Love is reaching Reaching out Love is asking To be loved Love is you You and me Love is knowing You can be Oh Love is free Free is love All this living Living, living, love Love is needing To be loved Love is you You and me Love is wanting To be free Love is knowing We will be

Listen to the people crying Hoping for the day they'll be free I don't have to tell you we're (they're) dieing Just wake up, take a look, what do You see? I see young men my own age in coffins And mothers in tears for their sons* And sweethearts and wives Alone with their memories And golden ribbon's those fortunes of war Thousands and thousands Shall gather together To seek and find the Way we all need And the son will bring (backhanded glory) us together Hallelujah And rid ourselves of the pain we all see We see young men our own age in coffins And Mothers in tears for their sons And Sweetheart's and wives Alone with their memories And golden ribbon's those fortunes of war What does it to avail a man To gain fortune And lose his soul?

I was sitting at a table on an open bay Waiting for drink of rum When I asked my waiter for the time of day She said, "Look out there's a centipede coming your way" In Lahaina, the sugarcane grow In Lahaina, the living is slow In Lahaina, the mangoes are sweet But the centipede he crawls all over your feet I was lying by the water in the morning sun Shaded by a coconut tree When I turned around it was all I could see There was great big centipede staring at me In Lahaina, the sugarcane grow In Lahaina, the living is slow In Lahaina, the mangoes are sweet But the centipede he crawls all over your feet I had only just a second to decide what to do While looking at his poisonous fangs When I said I thought it was a beautiful day He said, "Wow Mr. Hall, I think you're pushing my leg" In Lahaina, the sugarcane grow In Lahaina, the living is slow In Lahaina, the mangoes are sweet But the centipede he crawls all over your feet