Shaggy Lyrics

Album: Hotshot

Keep'n It Real Lyrics

Uh - thats right

 Reality check

 You kno what I mean

 Street lifes eh

 Scorpion yeah uh

 

 When I was young

 I use to dream of being rich

 Have alot of houses and cars 

 Couldn't know which one was which

 And finding me a chick and getting hitched

 Living the fairy tale life perfect without a ditch

 You think that this would bring me happiness

 If at the end of every rainbow 

 There was a treasure chest

 Sometimes having more is really less

 So take a look inside yourself

 You'll realize you're really blessed

 No matter how inside you're blue

 There's always someone who has it worse than you

 Sometimes you gotta pay your dues

 So don't worry just push on through

 

 Keep'n it real

 Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future

 Though they know they gotta struggle

 Keep'n it real

 To all my homies working on the 9 to 5

 And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble

 Keep'n it real

 Although sometimes I know it seems impossible

 There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows

 Keep'n it real

 If things are as bad as they can be

 You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow

 

 Keep'n it real

 Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future

 Though they know they gotta struggle

 Keep'n it real

 To all my homies working on the 9 to 5

 And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble

 Keep'n it real

 Although sometimes I know it seems impossible

 There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows

 Keep'n it real

 If things are as bad as they can be

 You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow

 

 And I forgot to have myself the house, the mansion, and the Benz

 I'm not the type of brother who be making mad ends

 I got myself a girl but we be kickin' it as friends

 Is not enough for me now that depends

 Again- not everthing you want is everything you really need

 The standard of society is more devated by greed

 Are you prepared to follow

 Tell me are you prepared to leave

 So persevere and you'll suceed

 

 Keep'n it real

 Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future

 Though they know they gotta struggle

 Keep'n it real

 To all my homies working on the 9 to 5

 And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble

 Keep'n it real

 Although sometimes I know it seems impossible

 There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows

 Keep'n it real

 If things are as bad as they can be

 You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow

 

 [Hook]

 All the harsh realities

 Appears to come into centuries

 Don't worry cuz 

 There'll be a better day

 One thing I can promise you

 Just keep on keeping on

 I swear to you 

 There's gonna be a brighter day

 

 Keep'n it real

 Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future

 Though they know they gotta struggle

 Keep'n it real

 To all my homies working on the 9 to 5

 And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble

 Keep'n it real

 Although sometimes I know it seems impossible

 There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows

 Keep'n it real

 If things are as bad as they can be

 You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow

 

 Back in the days 

 I use to dream of being rich

 Have alot of houses and cars

 Couldn't know which one was which

 And finding me a chick and getting hitched

 Living the fairy tale life perfect witout a ditch

 You think that this would bring me happiness

 If at the end of every rainbow there was a treasure chest

 Sometimes having more is really less

 So take a look inside yourself 

 You'll realize you're really blessed

 No matter how inside you're blue

 There's always someone who has it worse than you

 Sometimes you gotta pay your dues

 So don't worry just push on through

 

 Keep'n it real

 Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future

 Though they know they gotta struggle

 Keep'n it real

 To all my homies working on the 9 to 5

 And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble

 Keep'n it real

 Although sometimes I know it seems impossible

 There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows

 Keep'n it real

 If things are as bad as they can be

 You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow

 

 That's right, see me, yeah

 Give thanks fa wha you have, ya kno

 And when you think that its bad

 There's always somebody that's worse

 Kno what I'm sayin'

 Give Jah blessing, see me

 Wa-wa, Wa-wa

 Wa-wa, wa-wa