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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Legend
Vocals
Miri Ben-Ari
Strings
Tarrey Torae
Additional Vocals
Dave Tozer
Guitar
Kanye West
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tarrey Torae
Songwriter
John Roger Stephens
Songwriter
DeVon Harris
Songwriter
Anthony Hester
Songwriter
Miri Ben-Ari
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Legend
Co-Producer
DeVon Harris
Producer
Kanye West
Co-Producer
Anthony Kilhoffer
Recording Engineer
Mike Peters
Assistant Recording Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Andrew Dawson
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You know we've been struggling for such a long time
Working here and there just to get by
It's finally time for me to get mine
No more robbing Peter so we can pay Paul (Oh, no)
Or going to mama's house to make a phone call (No, no)
No, we don't have to struggle at all
[Verse 2]
'Cause now everyday is feeling like Friday (Friday)
I'm getting paid and doing it my way (My way)
We're finally on our way
Baby, now it's time to celebrate
[Verse 3]
Oh, live it up, we can go crazy
Live it up, you and me, baby
Live it up, live it up, live it up
We're flying high, don't wanna come down
We'll let 'em know all over town and
Live it up, live it up, live it up
[Verse 4]
No more putting it in the layaway
'Cause boo, I got the money today
Come on and go to the mall and let's play
Let's go raise a toast to the days ahead
You can't take it with you when you're dead
You might as well enjoy it now instead
[Verse 5]
Oh now, it's about to be a long evening (Yeah, yeah)
We'll party through the rest of the weekend (Come on)
We're finally on our way
Baby, now it's time to celebrate
[Verse 6]
Oh, live it up, we can go crazy
Live it up, you and me, baby
Live it up, live it up, live it up (Oh, we're flying high)
We're flying high, don't wanna come down
We'll let 'em know all over town and
Live it up, live it up, live it up
[Verse 7]
(We can fly so high in the moonlit sky)
('Cause there's no more cloudy days)
(It's so beautiful when you feel the flow)
(We can dance the night away)
[Verse 8]
Do you remember when times were hard?
Oh so hard, through it all
We've come so far
So, we gotta live it up
So, we can just celebrate, there's no more pain
Raise your glass and feel no shame
Oh, so we gotta live it up
[Verse 9]
Oh, live it up, we can go crazy
Live it up you and me, baby
Live it up, live it up, live it up (We're flying high)
We're flying high, don't wanna come down (Yeah, yeah)
We'll let 'em know all over town and
Live it up, live it up, live it up
[Verse 10]
Oh, it's time to celebrate, baby
Hey, yeah
Said we don't have to worry no more
We don't have to struggle no more
Yeah, yeah
So does it feel good to you?
I know it feels good to you
[Verse 11]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 12]
Mm, we don't have worry no more
We don't have to struggle no more
Hey yeah, yeah
Mm, it's time to celebrate, baby
Yeah, we gotta live it up
Written by: Anthony Hester, DeVon Harris, John Roger Stephens, Tarrey Torae