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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Vocals
Artie White
Artie White
Guitar
Rufus Jackson
Rufus Jackson
Bass
Norman Hedman
Norman Hedman
Percussion
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Jr.
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Jr.
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alicia Augello-Cook
Alicia Augello-Cook
Songwriter
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Jr.
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Jr.
Songwriter
Taneisha Smith
Taneisha Smith
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Producer
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Jr.
Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Jr.
Recording Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Herb Powers, Jr.
Herb Powers, Jr.
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh, ah-ah-ah
Ah (Aye)
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
[PreChorus]
'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 (Mmm)
[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
[PreChorus]
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 life
This is the life
This is the life
Striving to survive
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hustling, oh
[Chorus]
This is the life
This is the life
Can you see what I'm seeing?
Striving to survive
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Gotta keep praying, moving
This is the life
This is the life
This is my life
Striving to survive
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
But this is the life
[Bridge]
Da-da-da-da-da-da-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'm 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
Tryna get over
This is the life
Gonna get over
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
This is the life
[Outro]
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
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
This is the life
Written by: Alicia Keys, Kerry Brothers, Taneisha Smith

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