Born To Lose Lyrics - Empire Cast

I got my hands in the air, officer don't shoot 

Told 'em I couldn't breathe, then he gave me the boot 

Cause they be givin' the time, but never gave me the loot 

They got my back to the wall, so what a brotha' goin' do? 

Took a couple of L's, they say a try is a fail 

It's either put on the mask, or throw the work on the scale 

Times done change, but I can't e'en tell 

It's only two ways to go, it's goin' be freedom or jail 

They gave Lucious a case, and he couldn't even bail 

Judge gave him a option, go to trial or tell 

Now he sittin' in prison, while the Governor fishin' 

We gotta' draw up the plan, then accomplish the mission 

You put a cat in the corner, he goin' be scratchin' and hissin' 

We goin' survive in the ghetto, cause the people ain't livin' 

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So how a leader goin' lead, if he ain't got the vision? 

I had a dream in my head, I gotta break outta' prison 

Oh Lord! 

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I wanna live, I wanna live my life today 

Make a better way for me and you 

When the sun woke up, I got on my knees to pray 

Let the unjustice be solved and ended today 

Do you live for the lo-ove? 

Do you live for the hate? Ohh 

It's like you make it, then they take it 

And you can't get it back, o-oh! 

Do you believe in the creator? 

Do you even know anymore? 

It's like you make it, then they take it 

And you can't get it back, o-oh 

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I wanna live, wanna live my life today 

Make a better way for me and you 

The sun woke up, I got on my knees to pray 

Let the unjustice be solved and eneded today 

Do you live for the lo-ove? 

Do you live for the hate? Ohh 

It's like you make it, then they take it 

And you can't get it back, o-oh! 

Do you believe in the creator? 

Do you even know anymore? 

Aye, it's like you make it, then they take it 

And you can't get it back, oh 

Yeah 

No justice, no peace, in these troubled times like these 

I'm down on one knee, and I'm praying for what I need 

So whatever's in that dark, is goin' always come to that light 

So if you shot him in his back, two wrongs ain't never made it no right 

Tried to test my strength, and I fought with all my might 

Took a page out of this chapter, just to reconcile my life 

We hate that Lucious goin' through it, we know that he ain't do it 

(Heartbeat) 

Let's change for the better, make the world a better place 

United as a people, be the winners of the race 

And never kill the Joker, cause he used to be a Ace 

It's things outta' life, that you just can't replace 

Like the sketches to the drawing, that the pencil couldn't trace 

Empire!