Alicia Keys — The Life

[Intro] Ooh, ah-ah-ah Ah (Ayy), ah (Oh) [Verse 1] Every day I realize That this might be the last day of my life Walking down the street, I find, yeah I'm coming closer and closer to losing my mind [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause when it rains, it pours Isn't life worth more? I don't even know what I'm hustling for (Hustling for) You gotta do what you gotta do Just to make it through All the hard times that's gonna face you (Mm-mm) [Chorus] This is the life (This is the life) Striving to survive (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) This is the life (This is the life) Striving to survive (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) This is the life [Verse 2] Living will always be a struggle Looking for someone true to love you Looking back, I see all the horrors This madness makes me wanna hide [Pre-Chorus] I watch slowly Internally, I'm dying Pillowcase is wet from all my crying (Crying) There ain't nothing more to be here for Take me away, I can't live that life no more [Chorus] This is the life (This is the life) Striving to survive (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (If you look into my eyes) This is the life (This is the life; my life) Striving to survive (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (Hustling, oh) This is the life (Can you see what I'm seeing?) Striving to survive (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (Gotta keep moving, moving) This is the life (This is my life) Struggling to survive (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (Da-da-da-da) Da-da-da-da-da [Bridge] Tryna get over (This is the life) Tryna get over (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) I am just trying, tryna get over (This is the life) Tryna get over, tryna get over (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) (This is the life) Trying to get over (This is the life) Gonna get over (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) [Outro] This is the life Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (This is the life) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (This is the life) Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (This is the life)