Featuring Deidra Artis Tall Sean]

Sittin in my lab lookin over formulas and ?fresh shit in bags

Oh .....Yeah......Oh Yeah Yeah

oooooh gotta keep on pushin oooooh

(gotta keep on pushin keep on pushin if I wanna make it)

Now I realize I gotta get my eyes on the prize

the road to success is a long ri ide yeah

Now I struggle and strive just to stay alive

So I been told only the strong will survive , only the strong will

survive Yeah ooooh

(only the strong survive, only the strong survive, only the strong

survive -2x)

oooooh only the strong will sur-vive

(gotta keep on pushin, keep on pushin if I wanna make it -2x)

Steele

Up early in the mornin, take position on the streets of NY

my state like Bed-Stuy, either do or I die (do or you die)

So I try not to rely on godz in times of need

and focus on my dough cause I must proceed (must proceed)

Mama used to say Id make it and I take her advice

she was on her 9 to 5, I was out on heists

tryin to get mine, how to commit crime

only way ma dukes find out is if I get time

jucks after jucks, til I got hit with the book

even though I hurt her ma dukes still looked out

kept me strong ever since she let the seed out

the womb

wanna take it from em, or take it to em

Tek

Whats the reason of life, stack doe or live trife

become a family man supportin kids and a wife

like your pops who break his back to bring home ?likkel? scratch

or black who pushed the ?ak? ot with gpacs

makin a killin by fulfillin dreams so by his man borne

who says duke ?kasoffer? hate the ground that he walk on

or do I greez my steez, purchase a 2-piece

walk in some company, talkin bout hire me

watch your heart catch money bags

with kids from Nostrand ave

poured out some liquor when I heard

my nigga Black passed (pour out some liquor)

from multiple gunshots between 3 and 5

mama always told me only the strong survive

And Now....

I realize that I gotta keep my eyes on the prize

the road of success is a long drive, 2X

so I struggle and strive cause I'm told

only the strong survive, only the strong survive

only the strong survive 3x

(only the strong survive)

Now I realize, I gotta get my eyes on the prize

the road to success is a long dri-ive yeah

So I struggle and strive, just to make it right

So I been told, only the strong will survive , only the strong will

survive

Tall Sean/Ruck

Ladies and Gentlemen

in shoes, sneakers, timbalands,

get out your seat, move your feet, with more love than wimbelton

for who Sean Price, no relation to Vincent

probably seen my face up in the 73rd precinct

or IndieSent Exposure

in possesion, the verbal weapons

cause crews to get to steppin

your ass bettin, half steppin in my circle

beat you til I hurt you or your face turn purple

plus I blow the lead off, fuck up your composition

then I cut my dreads off

change up my description

when I cut the head off the snake who slithers and schemes (ah Ha)

in to my cypher tryin to fuck up my dreams (and Now, and now)

I realize, that I gotta keep my eyes on the prize

the road of success is a long drive,

so I struggle and strive cause I'

only the strong survive, only the strong survive

Now I realize, that I gotta keep my eyes on the prize

the road of success is a long drive,

so I struggle and strive cause I'm told

only the strong survive, only the strong survive

oooooh oo oo oo oooooh 5X

only the strong survive 7X

Gotta Keep on Pushin oohhh yeah

(gotta keep on pushin, keep on pushin if YOU wanna make it )

(gotta keep on pushin, keep on pushin if YOU gonna make it )

(gotta keep on pushin, keep on pushin if YOU wanna make it)

Its on you son, do what you gotta do

go for yours

go for your gunz

Smokin Ones (Smokin Ones