One Life To Live Lyrics - Singles - Rob "cleva" Lightbourne

One Life.... 

One chance homie 

What you gonna do? 

Verse: 

One life to live one time to shine 

I'ma grind til this world is mine 

Me, myself, and I against the design of time 

With a mind full of lines that I turned to rhymes 

Lyrical or poetic which best defines 

A mastermind way before he's even reached his prime 

Hit the scene on July 20, 79' 

Come to find mama's broke I'm already behind, Cleva 

The cheddar go-getter, never slow stepper 

Type n---a move better whenever I'm under pressure (yes sir) 

Got more n---as avoiding me than their bill collectors 

Cause simple shit that I spit is killing their best efforts 

To be the top MC with a hit record 

My shit's better cause I bullshit never I spit whether 

You like it or not I write it than drop 

Consider it props when you get to riding my jock 

But it's more than fame seeking that's keep these tracks beating 

Cleva without music is life without breathing 

Any lyric I quote is a lyric I wrote 

Drop the shit like ass crack of fat black folk I'm no joke 

I'ma blow up and leave smoke 

For every hater who got his mouth open to choke 

And kill hopes of you fading a n---a this dope 

Many say shit but can't take shit when it's spoke 

See there's....... 

Chorus: 

One life to live one time to shine 

I'ma grind til this world is mine 

Me, myself, and I against the design of time 

Any moment is your chance to die read the signs 

One life to live one time to shine 

I'ma grind til this world is mine 

Me, myself, and I against the design of time 

Any moment is my chance to go for mine 

Verse: 

I'm tryin' to come up like vomit and drop the bomb 

To the rhythm of bass and drums whenever mic's in palm 

And spotlights are on best believe I'ma steal it 

Ain't no sing along song what I spit you goin' feel it 

I don't rap for hoes but I suppose I attract with flows 

Cause many willing to subtract their clothes 

When my rap unloads their reactions show 

Like they're willing to do anything imaginable 

I remember never getting called back 

From bitches I used to wish that I could see fall flat on backs 

Frontin' like the cat is all that 

They wouldn't even unlatch the bra strap 

Now they're quickly giving digits and a road map 

Willing to work their neck, back and pussy crack 

No time for that, tryin' to stack, my mind is packed 

Like fat sacks with ways to get my shit on the map 

Now if this here bumps to y'all then react 

But if it don't too bad bitch learn to adapt 

Shut your trap and shake ass until it clap 

Work it til you sweat your fly perm to naps 

Give it up for these hypnotic melodic-style tracks 

Vibrating from the west side of the map through rap 

If I take it over ain't no givin' it back 

Fuck with mine and you'll see more combat than Iraq 

There's..... 

Chorus: 

One life to live one time to shine 

I'ma grind til this world is mine 

Me, myself, and I against the design of time 

Any moment is your chance to die read the signs 

One life to live one time to shine 

I'ma grind til this world is mine 

Me, myself, and I against the design of time 

Any moment is my chance to go for mine (x3) 

© 2004. © 2014 Lightbourne 

Album: The Game of Life (Re-released) 

Artist: Rob "Cleva" Lightbourne