Paradise

I gotta get by, light a cigarette high in an hour of need I gotta get by with more hope in my eye, it's hard to breathe It's hard to breathe Huh, huh, look at the monster the streets of Soweto raised in me Now all that hater don't have the courage for facing me The life I'm living is the one that they would wish for I embrace all the negative 'cause it's what I get rich from Ng'hamb' eyindawen' ezinzima they hope they could relate Ngob' iyimpilo zabo zinzima thats all I can say I never planned to be one of the best So quit thinking this will end 'cause it only begins, huh Who's the illest by far, who's the realest? They say it's me soon as they see the car is the meanest This is what the streets missed, this is what your chick missed You were given a shot at it and blew it now you're dismissed Bahlulekile k'dala benyatsa I'll punch a sucker Ngeke bafike kule level, bunch of suckers Bunch of strugglers, I'm the chosen one Lezinja lez' ama-chicken, frozen ones I gotta get by, light a cigarette high in an hour of need I gotta get by with more hope in my eye, it's hard to breathe It's hard to breathe Take a look in my eyes See the pain, see the pain I'm taking a ride To get away, get away To paradise, paradise, to paradise To paradise, paradise, to paradise Whistling, whistling in the morning like a bird Hello, good morning, are you still in bed? The sun is rising and am feeling great All the troubles behind me, no more feeling dead Woke up then I prayed to God, I'll never fail you, God I'll stay scheming instead, still winning this game Hayi bo, every day we still dealing with hate But we ain't willing to fade, we willing to face All the troubles, ngiyohlala ngimele ikasi lami stay on my hustle Baba lesi yisikhathi sami no need to watch you All eyes on me, how can I be humble? How can I be humble in this concrete jungle? If I want I will hunt you then munch you, smartphone I will never fumble, I was born to be smart joe Do you feel my struggle, my muscle will last for ever, ever I gotta get by, light a cigarette high in an hour of need I gotta get by with more hope in my eye, it's hard to breathe It's hard to breathe Take a look in my eyes See the pain, see the pain I'm taking a ride To get away, get away To paradise, paradise, to paradise To paradise, paradise, to paradise I pray for a better tomorrow My people are struggling, struggling and living in sorrow, sorrow You only live once baba yolo So imali phambili, phambili okunye can follow As an adolescent, I knew if need it I gotta have it Yeah, even if it means resorting to desperate measures Now every minute and every second, I'm counting my blessings And calculating my moves boy, simple mathematics (real nice) My neck of the woods is a jungle Everybody has a dream none of them become real Lana it's a done deal, some go to jail, some killed And if AIDS doesn't get you, the gun will Iyintwan' eyincane trying hard to be cool They all wana be a part of the crew Money is a marketing tool, is violence a bargaining tool? 'Cause death looks easy, living is harder to I say, ungalahl' ithemba ntwana keep your head up, head up Do what you gotta do and just keep it together, together Whenever you fall you got to get up, get up Chea I gotta get by, let the light shine I gotta get by, no need to hide I gotta get by, 'cause a dreamer don't die, we break free, break free