M.I.A.

I don't care what they say

I live my life day by day

Like everything is okay

Guess that's the reason I pray

Light up and blow on this haze

Oh dirty take me away

Up there where I wanna stay

So I can be M-I-A

I say 24 hours (hours) seven days a week (week)

Been grindin so long I can do it in my sleep (sleep)

You reap what you sow (sow) you sew what you reap

And when you get somethin good you hold and you keep it

'Cause when you got somethin' (uh) somebody else won't it (want it)

Shinin' on a hater feel real good don't it?

Ridin' on a hater sound real hood don't it?

Before I take a L I'll kill my opponent (uh)

Last time hard this time go harder (go harder)

Some do it big but the kids do it larger (do it larger)

Down town in the house by the water

Texas, Georgia, south beach Florida (uh)

Yeah, I do everything drastic (drastic)

And I don't settle for nothing but fantastic (uh-huh)

Pop, pop on an X-Y axis (axis)

Me and my clique say lit like matches

I don't care what they say (no)

I live my life day by day

Like everything is okay

Guess that's the reason I pray

Light up and blow on this haze

Oh dirty take me away

Up there where I wanna stay (hey, hey)

So I can be M-I-A (hey, hey)

Sunny and I ain't talkin' 'bout Miami

Last year was good but this year I won a Grammy (Grammy)

Album in the streets but id rather much be

M-I-A just me and my family (uh)

Work all day double time all night (night)

Show my baby girl that e'rythimg alright ('right)

Live like a pimp (pimp) that's our hype (hype)

Gotta thick chick 5'9 all tight (whoo!)

Gotta rent chick yeah I like all type (uh-huh)

But my down there chick where tha bud all straight (yeah buddy)

I bet you think I'm just talking

See her for yourself (self) dime piece walking (walking)

Speaking of walking you can't walk without crawling first (uh-huh)

You can't stand without fallin down

And hen you down on the ground

Stand back up on the mound

And then swang harder

I don't care what they say

I live my life day by day

Like everything is okay

Guess that's the reason I pray

Light up and blow on this haze

Oh dirty take me away

Up there where I wanna stay (hey, hey)

So I can be M-I-A (hey, hey)

Yeah, and this is still good music

Let the world know I make real good music

Ain't got to but I'm still gon' prove it (still don't prove it)

Haters hate me but they still be grooving (yeah)

Don't nobody know how long it took me to shine (no)

Don't nobody know how long it took me to grind (no)

Sometimes dreams get lost by time (uh)

One night damn near lost my mind (uh)

Good things happen (yup) if you believe it ('lieve it)

If you perceive it (perceive it)

You achieve it (yeah)

This is motivation some of y'all needed (uh-huh)

Tryna help you see (hey, hey)

So eliminate the negative, insinuate the positive

Work none stop gettin' money my prerogative

And yeah, I try to be cooperative

But when I keep it real some take it as derogative

I don't care what they say

I live my life day by day

Like everything is okay

Guess that's the reason I pray

Light up and blow on this haze

Oh dirty take me away

Up there where I wanna stay

So I can be M-I-A

A-A-A

So I can be M-I-A-A-A

A-A-A

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