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Maintain Lyrics by L.A. Symphony

Baloney

2002

[Verse 1]
Propel myself to levels that I can't control
Attach myself to things that disturb my soul
But my path ain't old
This like a hunt for gold
And the treasure [?] make a sick man whole
I want [?]
Can't sleep for weeks
Like I need to weep
It just helps me think
I don't sink I rise
I don't hate or despise
I've learned to let things go
I like to dislike guys
And when my eyes get heavy and I get the chance
I think about sad things that send me into a trance
Where I'm dazed
Lost and amazed
So I sit and rest
I'm not at my worst, could care less about my best
I'm stress free
Even when God bless me
It's like God invites the world to depress me
And test me
And I don't understand these acts
But my mind get the best of me when I write raps

[Hook]
Life in the game
We suffer through pain
Ain't no one to blame when it rains
But you gotta maintain [3x]
Life in the game
Ain't no one to blame
Maintain

[Scratched]
To whom it may concern
Maintain
This goes out to anybody
Maintain
Looking for someone to blame
But I maintain my focus and just hold the fort down

[Verse 2]
Living life going to do
Die but nothing's done
Is the fate for over 3/4 of the nation
Absence of occupation there's no reason to rest
A mind that's vacant is a mind depressed
Complete emotionless, on the escalator of life
As friend and foe elevate the smoke from grandpa's pipe
Other words take flight as thoughts remain below
Words without thoughts never click as second hands [?]
In the low half hour of the nights we call
When hearts fill with fear and backs to the wall
Failing to rise from the greatest of our falls
Just a stamp of a quitter on the hearts of all

[Hook]
Life in the game
We suffer through pain
Ain't no one to blame when it rains
But you gotta maintain [3x]
Life in the game
We suffer through pain
Ain't no one to blame
Maintain

[Verse 3]
Naturally hardships happen every so often until you fill up a coffin
This circumstance I never contemplated when we circulated by the dolphin
Spin the b-side to bus stop infinite water drops
Fortune of reality happens a lot in hip hop
I guess commitment and optimism are no-nos
Even after finally pressing the phonos
Smile for the photos play back as in slow mo
Cross into unfamiliar territory now that I'm flying solo
Years of sacrifice now becomes time wasted into a pipe dream
Not really hollow as though it might seem
It hurts to watch your crew collapse
Not only that it hurts more when things ain't the same as before
But the day brings a new dawn
While music changes the friendship
Sometimes I wish my life would end quick but I hold on

[Hook]
Life in the game
We suffer through pain
Ain't no one to blame when it rains
But you gotta maintain [3x]
Life in the game
We suffer through pain
Ain't no one to blame
Maintain (maintain)

[Bridge]
Yeah that's why I maintain
Everybody in L.A. maintain
Everybody in New York maintain
Everybody in the south maintain
Everybody north maintain
Lock down all of them cribs and maintain

[Outro]
What's up holmes?
[?] turn the music down man
You all got any dope today?
Not us. We just say no to drugs
Credits
L.A. Symphony

L.A. Symphony

About “Maintain” by L.A. Symphony

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"Maintain" appears on "Baloney" in 2002.

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