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Feels Good To Be Alive

from Garage Tapes by HNL

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Introspect’s 1st Verse:
Got your midterm back and got a failed grade
Can’t get past this god damn stage
Of this game you had to buy at full price
And your girlfriend left you last night

But these are the good problems in life
Think about it once or twice you’re still leaving right
Get over yourself it ain’t bad at all
Cuz we have shitty days but it don’t mean to fall

Now we all get down but you don’t have to cry
People in wheelchairs keep life rolling by
And point and laugh while you’re on the floor,
You fail to recognize the blessings you have is much more

Then the next guy in fact
When compared side to side, your life is far wack
So take a seat in the back and re-evaluate
And you’ll realize that life is really fuckin’ great

Chorus:
These are the good problems in life
I woke up today so I’m winning right
I might be stressed, with heavy bags in my eyes
But it feels good to be alive.

Ra1’s verse:

Up in elementary, cursive writing progressed
Was the fastest reader, I felt the pride within my chest
While I was being taught how to play sports by my bigger bro
I learned that competition was a big thing to hold

Up in middle school, I carried off on the wrong foot
By 14 I starting experimenting with small kush
Early senior high, never had a care of all books
Unfortunately things got worse as alcohol pushed

All around this time my eyes started opening
I noticed my peers failing when they werent supposed to be
Back at home I saw my brother falling victim
Drugged up In the system, the real him man I miss em

Who wouldve thought this wouldved happened
More than a bitter sweet feeling knowing youve lost a bad habit
And still I miss the golden days where we all chose to play
Now I embrace the fact I woke today

Chorus:
These are the good problems in life
I woke up today so I’m winning right
I might be stressed, with heavy bags in my eyes
But it feels good to be alive.

Introspect 3rd verse:
Poppa never lived at home momma worked her fingers to the bone
Where did that leave me home alone
With my brother and sister as some little kids
Cartoons on the TV and Top Ramens still the shit

One time the noodles burned me cuz the soup fell on my rib cage
The scar still remains like a stamp of my kid days
And now all I do is sit back and reminisce,
Cuz this momentary bliss does not compare to life as kids

Thinking bout all the stress of the week
We living to work cuz we working to eat
And doing our best to remain our feet
Cuz the odds are against us the future is bleak

But I never weep about it
Cuz we gotta face the struggle not just merry go around it
Not tryna preach to you in anyway
I’m just really grateful that I’m alive today
Chorus:
These are the good problems in life
I woke up today so I’m winning right
I might be stressed, with heavy bags in my eyes
But it feels good to be alive.

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from Garage Tapes, released May 16, 2013

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