Dead Or Alive

[Verse 1] Birth name might be dead and gone, but I live on I wasn't pasteurized but I'll live long Ranting real written raps, this ain't sing-song I'm prized for my shine, with no bling on I know life's a bitch, but I cling on And willing to take on what it brings on Ready for whatever, for better or for worse Not the blueprint, a gift and a curse You can't play with life, cause you can't rehearse Haven't reached the bright lights, in darkness I lurk God's light shining down, I thank Him for His work Even when I'm sinning, I pray to Him and not the church Cause I say Fuck It to all of them judging We're all guilty but they acting like they judges Remember all the hate, but I love it Cause I can't forget, I'm above it I ain't frontin', this is what I'll leave behind When I'll be gone and my friends and family cryin' Or maybe they won't, maybe my body won't be found Or maybe they'll rejoice because I ain't around [Hook] No matter you call it, it's still me Whether natural causes or if they kill me Just remember that it's still me Just remember that it's still me And I'll be who I am In a limousine, or in an ambulance If I fail or before I pass I'll still be who I am From the crib to the casket If you know who it is, then you don't have to ask it From the crib to the casket From the crib to the casket If you know what I am and what I ain't Keep me in good memory and bury me great I'm Priceless, dead or alive Priceless, Dead Or Alive [Verse 2] So no matter what I'll face the mound, hit homeruns, cause you know it's batter-up Then I will be Mr. Live it up And if I'm feeling down, then I'll lift my feelings up Wanna fly higher than the Eagles, so I'm teeing up And record it, so if they ain't believing us We can replay it, but we can't relive it Only one take to capture life we've been given Alotta pressures in this life that we are living The cracks might show, but I won't give in I stand strong, take it like a man It takes alot to make it, but I think that I can I think I could just create a new brand Build up my business with a slightly thought out plan Success is so sweet, but I gotta taste it So that, dead or alive, I would've made it [Hook] [Verse 3] So dead or alive 'member the alias And who it is that is making this A work of art, and I'm the one painting it Whether you can relate or whether it's alien Just listen to it and take it in And if you can't cause the sky's too hazy, then Wave away the clouds until it becomes clear Not an arm or a leg, just lend an ear And hear the words being recorded here You'll be repaid Pricelessly, hear I dunno how much time I got left So I gotta live right until my death Thoughts of makin' it, I can't get it out my head Fuck a slice of life, I want the whole bread Rhyming by the ton, them others Oh Zed I'm painting the picture but inhaled all the lead So I can't smell the love in the air Money has got my vision impaired Coming from where I'm from, shout out if you've been there Everybody preaching, but here's no saints here But I'll show love if you show Maybe we'll both make it, who knows It's a losing battle, but I ain't lose tho' Call me what you want, but you know [Hook]