What you need to do is be thankful for the life that you got.   You know what I'm sayin'.   Stop lookin' at what you ain't got   and start bein' thankful for what you do got.   Let's give it to 'em baby girl.      You're gonna be a shinin star   Your fancy clothes, your fancy ca-ars   And then you'll see, you're gonna go far   'Cause everyone knows just who you a-are   So live your life (ay), ay ay ay   You steady chasin that paper   Just live your life (oh), ay ay ay   Ain't got no time for no hatas   Just live your life (ay), ay ay ay   No tellin where it'll take ya   Just live your life (oh), ay ay ay   'Cause I'm a paper chaser   Just livin my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)   Just livin my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)      Never mind what haters say, ignore 'em 'til they fade away   Amazin they ungrateful after all the game I gave away   Safe to say I paved the way for you cats to get paid today   You'd still be wastin days away, now had I never saved the day   Consider them my protégé, homage I think they should pay   Instead of being gracious they violate in a major way   I never been a hater still I love them in a crazy way   Some say they sold yay and no they couldn't get work on Labor day   It ain't that they black or white, it has an area the shade of grey   I'm west side anyway, even if I left today and stayed away   Some move away to make a way, not move away 'cause they afraid   I brought back to the hood and all you ever did was take away   I pray for patience but they make me want to melt their face away   Like I once made them spray, now I could make 'em put the K's away   Been thuggin all my life, can't say I don't deserve to take a break   You would rather see me catch a case and watch my future fade away      You're gonna be a shinin star   Your fancy clothes, your fancy ca-ars   And then you'll see, you're gonna go far   'Cause everyone knows just who you a-are   So live your life (ay), ay ay ay   You steady chasin that paper   Just live your life (oh), ay ay ay   Ain't got no time for no hatas   Just live your life (ay), ay ay ay   No tellin where it'll take ya   Just live your life (oh), ay ay ay   'Cause I'm a paper chaser   Just livin my life      I'm the opposite of moderate   Immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagga of a college kid   Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics   Articulate but still I'll grab a nigga by the collar quick   Whoever havin problems with their record sales just holla TIP   If that don't work and all else fails then turn around and follow TIP   I got love for the game but ay I'm not in love with all of it   Could do without the fame and rappers nowadays are comedy   The hooting and the hollering, back and forth with the arguin   Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in Seems as though you lost sight of what's important when depositin   Them checks into your bank account and you up out of poverty   Your values is in disarray, prioritizing horribly   Unhappy with the riches 'cause you piss poor morally   Ignorin all prior advice and fore warnin   And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren't we?      You're gonna be a shinin star   Your fancy clothes, your fancy ca-ars   And then you'll see, you're gonna go far   'Cause everyone knows just who you a-are   So live your life (ay), ay ay ay   You steady chasin that paper   Just live your life (oh), ay ay ay   Ain't got no time for no hatas   Just live your life (ay), ay ay ay   No tellin where it'll take ya   Just live your life (oh), ay ay ay   'Cause I'm a paper chaser   Just livin my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)   Just livin my life (ay), my life (oh), my life (ay), my life (oh)      Got everybody watching what I do   Come walk in my shoes   And see the way I'm living if you really want to   Got my mind on my money and I'm not going nowhere      So keep on getting your paper and keep on climbing   Look in the mirror and keep on shining   'Till the game ends, 'till the clock stops   We gon' post up on the top spot            Living the life, the life   In a brand new city got my whole team with me   The life, my life   I do what I wanna do      I'm living my life, my life   I will never lose,   I'm living my life, my life   And I'm not stopping      So live your life!