Soul Supreme - Respect Life lyrics

Always keep it movin You don't know what's gonna happen You can't live day by day You gotta plan ahead Word up If not: lost cause You know what I'm sayin So many things like to winter going to the spring The birds are back in the morning I can hear 'em sing Remembering when I was still in Elementary My older brother woke up an hour ahead of me Pumpin DMC, Rakim and Eric B Too young to really know what it meant to me Essentially altering my whole destiny I'd be sleeping he did there to mess with me We might box or wrestle to test the strength of me It's all love, all love in the family My pops jetted, my moms did everything I know we struggled but I appreciate the memories The wind blows in the sunshine steadily It might rain but it's only temporary The seasons change but there's always February In order in joy pain is necessary It's all relative like Einstein legendary Respect life, why put yourself in jeopardy? It was a sunny day I thought of let my thoughts run away Yeah, I thought of let my thoughts run away Although I need 'em sometimes I appreciate the freedom Cause life is like a TV and every day's a re-run Memorize the pattern when I quarterfy the character See the aftermath we know exactly what was happening Traveling imbalanced in my logic to check mines By varying the topics extending my clan Who want change but don't have a cup in their hands We got a few and expand in a couple of jams Yo I spit in a way that everyone can understand It's critical, damn I'm not the average brother man I'm not the Dow Joe for those who don't know or wondering Tell 'em that I'll soon come and my thoughts cover land Become the one like embracing every line in ya map Maneuver right, through the night, choosing light over darkness I said it but reiterate it's wonderful discovering self I need mental prosperity, wealth Knowledge and such, cause my thoughts didn't wonder as much But it's a blessing so I'm dealing with the patterns of life It's a blessing so I'm dealing with the patterns of life Electric Remember the days of your innocence When your world was based on simple things and your spirit could live again Time wasn't a factor, important things didn't matter And talk of politics was chitter chatter Looking back at the ways of an infant When emotion was free to roam and freedom was home You can wish on a star while I spit words of imagination Appreciating every breath I'm taking with patience Decision making was nothing more than a game And the only thing you had to loose is what you had to gain Pleasure or pain, the summer would rain And some of us was fortunate to have another to blame I use my voice as a vehicle they're one in the same So you can travel, unravel through the thoughts of my brain Insight, I give you light to see the source of my aim I hope that you can appreciate what your future contains The moral the song is to appreciate life And take a look at who you are because so many live trife So many problems, so many lost in the maze That it's easy to forget about the good old days