Ma ya hee, ma ya haa (Ay) 
Ma ha hoo, ma ya ha ha 
Ma ya hee, ma ya haa (It's a special what's haapnin' to all my) 
Ma ha hoo, ma ya ha ha (All my soldiers over there in Iraq) 

Ma ya hee, ma ya haa ('Errbody right here) 
Ma ha hoo, ma ya ha ha (What you need to do is be thankful for the life you got, know what I'm saying?) 
Ma ya hee, ma ya haa (Stop looking at what you ain't got and start being thankful for what you do got) 
Ma ha hoo, ma ya ha ha (Let's give it to 'em, baby girl!) 
 [bad word]  

(Hey, hey, yeah) You're gonna be a shining star (That's right) 
(Yeah, okay, yeah) With fancy clothes and fancy ca-ars (Hey, hey, hey, yeah) 
(See, yeah) And then you'll see, you're gonna go far (Go, hey) 
Cause everyone knows (They know), just who you a-are (Rihanna, let's get it!) 

(Ay!)So live your life, (Ay!, Ay ay ay) 
You steady chasing that paper 
(Ay!) Just live your life (Oh!, Ay ay ay) 
Ain't got no time for no haters (Ai'nt got time for 'em; Gram postal, homie) 
Just live your life (Ay!, Ay ay ay) 
No telling where it'll take you 
Just live your life (Oh!, ay ay ay) (Hey yo, We did it again, homie!) 
'Cause I'm a paper chaser (Throw your hands up) 

Just livin' my life (Ay!) 
My life (Oh!) 
My life (Ay!) 
My life (Oh!) (Put your hands up!) 
Just livin' my life (Ay!) 
My life (Oh!) 
My life (Ay!) 
My life (Oh!) (Let me see you put your hands up!) 

[VERSE 1 - T.I.] 

Hey, Never mind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away 
Amazing they ungrateful for after all the game I gave away 
Safe to say I paved the way, for you cats to get paid today 
You'd still be wasting days away, now had I never saved the day 

Consider them my protégé, homage I think they should pay 
Instead of being gracious, they violate in a major way 
I never been a hater, still I love them in a crazy way 
Some say they so yay and no they couldn't get work on Labor Day 

It ain't that black and white, it has an area that's shaded gray 
I'm west side anyway, even if I left today and stayed away 
Some move away to make a way not move away cause they afraid 
I brought back to the hood and all you ever did was take away 

I pray for patience but they make me wanna melt their face away 
Like I once made them spray, now I could make them put their taze away 
Been thuggin' all my life, can't say I don't deserve to take a break 
If you ever see me catch a case, and watch my future fade away 
 [bad word]  

(Hey, hey, yeah) You're gonna be a shining star (That's right) 
(Yeah, okay, yeah) With fancy clothes and fancy ca-ars (Hey, hey, hey, yeah) 
(See, yeah)And then you'll see, you're gonna go far (Go, hey) 
Cause everyone knows (They know), just who you a-are 

(Hey!)So live your life, (Ay!, Ay ay ay) 
You steady chasing that paper 
Just live your life (Oh!, Ay ay ay) 
Ain't got no time for no haters 
Just live your life (Ay!, Ay ay ay) 
No telling where it'll take you 
Just live your life (Oh!, ay ay ay) 
Cause I'm a paper chaser 

Just livin' my life (Ay) (Ma ya hee) 
My life (Oh!) (Ma ya haa) 
My life (Ay!) (Ma ya hoo) 
My life (Oh!) (Ma ya ha ha) 
Just livin' my life (Ay!) (Ma ya hee) 
My life (Oh!) (Ma ya haa) 
My life (Ay!) (Ma ya hoo) 
My life (Oh!) (Ma ya ha ha)