The Life

I can't go on like this Knowing that I'm just getting by can't, go on like this Knowing that I'm just getting by can't, go on like this Knowing that I'm just getting by can't, go on like this Knowing that I'm just getting by When I wake up around 10 in the morning Feeling crazy, feeling horny From the night before, 'cause I was up 'til 4 in the morning Just (song), so I take the long trip And then I take out my song scripts When I sit down to write, I always look to God to help me see the light But I know, that I haven't been living right And I know, that I can live by the night But it's so hard for me to put it down So hard for me to pass up the crown But it's been past down, I'm sitting on the thrown Sometimes I feel that in this world, I've just been thrown it Not been shown it, and I don't know, when to slow me down But I can't, go on like this, knowing that I'm just getting by Can't go on like this, knowing that I'm just getting' high Can't go on like this, knowin' that I'm just getting' by Can't go on like this, knowin' that I'm just getting' high But this is the life, life, the life, life, the life This is the life, life, life, life, life, the life, yeah They tell me it's the life, life, the life, life, the life They tell me it's the life, life, the life, life, the life Once again, I hit the hot spot with my SoCal friends Then I , I hit the ATM, and then I realize that I ain't got no ends And then I'm like, it was my kin, and my money's goin' I'm standing at the bar, but the drinks quit flowin' Strapped for cash, standing on the block, drunk as hell trying to avoid the damn cops And this is how it is sometimes when you fall of track Like when you record scratch and you tryin' to run it back But sometimes the scratch got you deep impact Make it so hard for you not to look back Regretting things that you did in the past Wake up in the morning tell myself that it won't last But I, tend to get another glass, and I Start to act like an ass, but I I can't go on like this, knowing that I'm just gettin' by Can't go on like this, knowing that I'm just getting' high Can't go on like this, knowin' that I'm just getting' by Can't go on like this, knowin' that I'm just getting' high But this is the life, life, the life, life, the life This is the life, life, life, life, life, the life, yeah They tell me it's the life, life, the life, life, the life They tell me it's the life, life, the life, life, the life I can't go on like this, knowing that I'm just gettin' by Can't go on like this, knowing that I'm just getting' high But this is the life, life, the life, life, the life This is the life, life, life, life, life, the life, yeah This is the life, life, life, life, life, the life This is the life, life, life, life, life, the life I can't go on like this, knowing that I'm just gettin' by Can't go on like this, knowing that I'm just getting' high Can't go on like this, knowing that I'm just getting' by Can't go on like this, knowing that I'm just getting' high --- The Life - Gary Clark Jr.