Shaggy - Keep It Real Lyrics

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Uh- thats right 
Reality checkin on in 
Street lights 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 hitch 
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 you're sad and 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 

I never got to have myself the house, the mansion, and the Benz 
I'm not the type of brother who be Ridex 
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 motovatived by greed 
Tell me are you prepared to follow 
Tell me, you prepared to lead 
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 in twos and threes 
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 

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 hitch 
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 you're sad and 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 
 

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lyrics submitted by hot_rookie
lyrics corrected by Zxar XIII on 11-02-2005