[Intro: Emtee]
Ayy, ayy
Ayy, ayy
Ayy (RIP to Nip)
For sure!
(Black Tears Music)
[Pre-Chorus: Emtee & Tuckshop Bafanaz]
I used to sit around and dream about this shit yeah yeah
I was in the hood, broke as a bitch yeah yeah
I went through the dark days, now we lit yeah yeah
Now I’m eatin’ with those I was hungry with yeah yeah
[Chorus: Emtee & Tuckshop Bafanaz]
All my life (All my life)
All my life (All my life)
Ayy, I been grindin’ all my life, yeah (I been grindin’ all my life)
All my life (All my life)
All my life (All my life)
Yeah, I been grindin’ all my life, yeah yeah yeah
(I been grindin’ all my life yeah yeah)
[Verse 1: Emtee]
First of all RIP to Nip, mhm-hm
Tryna do everything he did, mhm-hm
I can nevеr go broke, I got kids, mhm-hm
Hustle got me takin’ all thеse trips, mhm-hm
I’m tryna get it for real
And no I’m not signing a deal
I’m tryna run up a mill
I’ma take care of the bill
I know how poverty fee (Ayy)
The hood be lovin’ me still (Ayy)
I put the trap in the ville (Ayy)
On a song, I kill (Ayy)
Nigga be knowin’ I’m trill (Ayy)
I got the sauce to spill (Ayy)
No time to chill (Ayy)
I’m at the top of the hill (Ayy)
In the middle of a classroom I would write a song, ayy, ayy
That’s why I could never do no wrong, ayy, ayy
[Pre-Chorus: Emtee, Emtee & Tuckshop Bafanaz]
I used to sit around and dream about this shit yeah yeah
I was in the hood, broke as a bitch yeah yeah
I went through the dark days, now we lit yeah yeah
Now I’m eatin’ with those I was hungry with yeah yeah
[Chorus: Emtee, Tuckshop Bafanaz]
All my life (All my life)
All my life (All my life)
Ayy, I been grindin’ all my life, yeah (I been grindin’ all my life)
All my life (All my life)
All my life (All my life)
Yeah, I been grindin’ all my life, yeah yeah yeah
(I been grindin’ all my life yeah yeah)
[Verse 2: Emtee]
My OG told me “Get it how you live”, mhm-hm
Motherfuckers ain’t gon’ give you shit, mhm-hm
Hustle Gang like I’m Tip, mhm-hm
Used to tell ’em ’bout my dreams, they would [?], mhm-hm
I used to dream about it
Livin’ in a township
I was fantasisin’
I can’t live without my bitch
I got drip, I make hits
Haters ain’t talkin’ ’bout shit, ayy, ayy
Let me just say this though
[Bridge: Tuckshop Bafanaz]
Umdali wandibona ukuthi babend’khomba
(the lord saw that they were pointing at me)
Ya ndathath’ indebe ngoba ilanga liya shona
(yeah, I took the cup because the sun is setting)
Kwakungelula
(it wasn’t easy)
Ingekho’ imvula
(there was no rain)
Ndandingavuya, abakuthi beguya
(I would’ve been happy, my family celebrating)
Abakuthi beguya
(my family celebrating)
Abakuthi beguya
(my family celebrating)
[Pre-Chorus: Emtee, Emtee & Tuckshop Bafanaz]
I used to sit around and dream about this shit yeah yeah
I was in the hood, broke as a bitch yeah yeah
I went through the dark days, now we lit yeah yeah
Now I’m eatin’ with those I was hungry with yeah yeah
[Chorus: Emtee, Tuckshop Bafanaz]
All my life (All my life)
All my life (All my life)
Ayy, I been grindin’ all my life, yeah (I been grindin’ all my life)
All my life (All my life)
All my life (All my life)
Yeah, I been grindin’ all my life, yeah yeah yeah
(I been grindin’ all my life yeah yeah)
[Pre-Chorus: Emtee, Emtee & Tuckshop Bafanaz]
I used to sit around and dream about this shit yeah yeah
I was in the hood, broke as a bitch yeah yeah
I went through the dark days, now we lit yeah yeah
Now I’m eatin’ with those I was hungry with yeah yeah
[Chorus: Emtee, Tuckshop Bafanaz]
All my life (All my life)
All my life (All my life)
Ayy, I been grindin’ all my life, yeah (I been grindin’ all my life)
All my life (All my life)
All my life (All my life)
Yeah, I been grindin’ all my life, yeah yeah yeah
(I been grindin’ all my life yeah yeah)