[Eve]   This song is a dedication to those strugglin and livin on   For those who can't see the light, it's comin   Stay strong, feel me.. [echoes]      [Teena Marie]   Ooohhhh, yeah yeah yeah yeah   Yeah yeah, oooohhhhhhh, oohhhohhhhh..      [Chorus: Teena Marie]   Livin life is so hard   Every day I pray to God   Tell Him to send me light so I can touch my soul   And always know right from wrong   Livin life is so hard   Every day I pray to God   Tell Him to touch my heart so He can ease the pain   Anything to hide the scars      [Eve]   Uhh, uhh   Thank you God, I appreciate every blessin   Happiness to heartaches, take it as a lesson   I learned a lot in this year   Got a profession that keeps me stressin   Facin criticism, answerin questions   And you still keep me happy and healthy   Blessed with a mind to play the cards that life has dealt me   No doubt I struggle, I cry at times   Sometimes I wish I could live in a bubble   And it gets hard not to stray to trouble   I'm proud of me, got a family that holds me down   Real friends 'cause the other ones claim they don't know me now   But long as God with me, I'ma be good for sure   He's the one who picks me up when my face is to the floor   Life is crazy, people never cease to amaze me   Stay with stories by how they made me or raised me   And it's funny, 'cause everybody seems to be so hungry   Either they want my life, or they want my money      [Chorus]      [Teena Marie]   How can life be so hard?   How can my life be so hard?   Whatever doesn't kill me makes me strong   Whatever doesn't kill me makes me strong   Every day I pray to God   Every day I pray   Whatever doesn't kill me makes me strong   Whatever, whatever, whatever      [Eve]   Uhh, been through a lot   Still gotta watch my back 'cause people plot   Close is to do you dirty just so they can take your spot   Some days I feel like I wanna quit   But I pray too long and dreamed and worked too hard for it   Wouldn't trade my life, none even a little bit   Cause it could be worse for real, I could be turnin tricks   Might bitch and whine but always just in the back of my mind   I could be livin on the streets, nothin to eat without a dime   So I thank God, and I think why 'cause life's hard   Meet a lot of people but always I'm puttin up my guard   Cause you never know, some people snakes   Some people give a lot but mostly not, most people take   A lot of smilin claimin realness but most people fake   Still gotta smile, 'cause that's what it takes   Sometimes it's lonely   I feel like people see me really don't know me   But my best friend is Him, and I know He'll hold me      [Chorus]      [Eve]   Uhh, uhh   I got a lotta people on my side protectin me   Dee, Waah, Chivon, and the family   Gotta thank God for them 'cause they keep me right   I also thank Him every day for the love of my life   I thank Him, for this gift just to be able to write   and rock crowds that scream my name, able to excite   Thank God for my fans; I love the way they love me   Happy that I'm comfortable, eatin, livin lovely   I love my life, still there's the pressure and pain   So I make sure that I'm grounded and able to maintain   Alotta people think I'm lucky, travelin and hangin out   But if they only knew, I +WISH+ I could be hangin out   I'm bangin out hits, in the studio I'm livin low   Makin plans to last a lifetime, make sure I'm gettin dough   Huh, come on, just so the people know   Uhh, come on, just so the people know      [Chorus - 2X]