Lyrics Something's Gotta Give - M.A.T., Boxcar Betty

Something's Gotta Give

Yo, when I was fifteen I bought a microphone
And I could only record when I was home alone
You see I didn’t have a style, trying to find my own
Until one day my dad walked in and said
What are you trying to do?
I see you cussing a lot and that ain’t you
You need to keep on drawing and get back to school
So I did what he said but deep down I knew
That it wouldn’t take me long before I write another song
So many times I think about it when I find myself alone
When there’s nothing else to think about
What is there to think about?
Like every other rapper man I’m trying to just make it out
So is it any wonder why I just can’t sleep?
And how every rhymes got to be deep
But for now when I talk, nobody seems to listen
Maybe they will when I’m no longer living
Cause I know there’s a lot of people that’s just like me
Living with their parents and they got a degree
Then they owe a lot of money cause it ain’t cheap
And you don’t wanna go back to your parents house
But these student loans make it hard to move out
So now you live your life check by check
Where you wake up in the morning and you get no rest
Then you look up at the mirror and you see someone else
Not knowing that you’re not even being yourself
And all of these years, you’ve been cheating yourself
But no regrets, gotta learn from that
I done made up my mind no turning back
Gave Kevin a call said let’s record the track
So when I’m dead and gone and the world looks back
You see a legend in his prime
Or do I gotta pretend to be somebody else for the end of time?
Saying something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta, something’s gotta
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Gotta give, gotta give
Man hold up, something’s gotta give
Cause I’m tired of living life like this
I go to work, pay my bills but I’m tired of living life like this
Wake up, check the news
Give it up, break the rules
But something’s gotta
Something’s gotta
Something’s gotta
Something’s gotta give
Lord what can I say?
Could you take me away?
From the pressures of today
Ayo Trey break it down
Something’s gotta give
Wondering will I live
Make it to see tomorrow
Represent for my kid
When everywhere I turn
I get burned, look what you did
What the hell is a friend?
If he don’t want you to win
I know this life is full of struggle
Knowing that it could end
I get back on my hustle
Get knocked back down again
But then I roll one up and get a paper and pen
Then I put it all together now the story begins
Through my lens is what you’re seeing
Even all of the demons
Even all the people that said I was only dreaming
They say one in a million make it, I know the odds
I play forever waiting, hating every mirage
Dodge another bullet then get back on the grind
Somewhere deep inside I find the strength to keep me alive
Another day we survive’s another we can make it
Jump on the track and see how far I can take it
I’m losing my patient
But I know that we got something amazing
And it’ll be a shame if we waste it
These lyrics I’m blazing
Will lift my feet right off of the pavement
If something doesn’t give I’ll go crazy
I’m holding on
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta, something’s gotta
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta, something’s gotta
Something’s gotta give
Lord what can I say?
Could you take me away?
From the pressures of today
Hey, uh
Lord what can I say?
Could you take me away?
From the pressures of today
Hey
Man hold up, something’s gotta give
Cause I’m tired of living life like this
I go to work, pay my bills but I’m tired of living life like this
Wake up, check the news
Give it up, break the rules
But something’s gotta
Something’s gotta
Something’s gotta
Something’s gotta give
Give
Give
Or do I gotta pretend to be somebody else for all time?