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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The House & Garage Orchestra
The House & Garage Orchestra
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alexander Mercier
Alexander Mercier
Songwriter
Leanne Brown
Leanne Brown
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ishmael Hamilton
Ishmael Hamilton
Producer
Darren Tate
Darren Tate
Producer
Alexander Mercier
Alexander Mercier
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
No compromise, no second best
Express yourself, don't big up your chest
Things look better in retrospect
Before life kicks in, now it's full up of stress
Paid my dues but still trying to bust
Arrogance and vanity once pushed me to a low state
Not knowing who to trust
But now older, different philosophies
I can't forget but I can forgive
Not perfect so I live and let live
Purge designs for the expensive, that make the insecure feel big
My horizons have now expanded
Life is a temporary gift
Some will never appreciate
The superficial's what keep us divided
[Verse 2]
You can change the world
But let me tell you
You control the world around you
By the things you do
We, we're made forever young
I'd do it all over again
My life story is written for me
[Verse 3]
Many acquaintances, few friends went up
'Nough hollering on their end
When down in the dumps, no linkin'
No sharin', no bringin', that feeling
Invisible, like drowning
Defeated, but you can defeat it
If you believe it
Set a goal for yourself
And try to achieve it
I T-H-G-O'd it
You do what you see fit
Low or high in melanin
Young, old, boy, girl
Be constructive, be creative
Try to change your world
[Verse 4]
You can change the world
But let me tell you
You control the world around you
By the things you do
If we, we're made forever young
I'd do it all over again
My life story is written for me
[Verse 5]
Every day is a new day
I write my song in my own way
Every twist and turn is a lesson learned
My life story
I don't care, who's watching me
I am real, so free
To write what I want, in my own song, yeah
My life story
And so I tell myself
[Verse 6]
You can change the world
But let me tell you
You control the world around you
By the things you do
If we, we're made forever young
I'd do it all over again
My life story is written for me
Written by: Alexander Mercier, Leanne Brown

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