1 Life
by Raekwon
From the album: The Emperor's New Clothes
Track 6 of 17 on The Emperor's New Clothes (2025).
Duration: 4:19
Lyrics for 1 Life
Nuh, uhhh-uh Don't die trying to get rich Fuck problems that you can't fix So caught up in the matrix One day we gotta face it You only got one life, one life, one life, one life You only got one life, one life, one life, one life And it don't matter if you're famous Or what you claim that fame is One day you're gon be nameless Don't matter, it's the same shit You only got one life, one life, one life, one life You only got one life, one life, one life, one life Hey sport, here's a thought from the old-school crew For those playing in Maybachs, we all going through it, yo Life is wild, miss my ninjas, we bow, lost some good ones Now they in the skies looking down This culture made me a man, I hung with vultures Some went canary, then damn, couldn't believe that Seen all the Gs yapping, we lack the integrity Some wasn't real, I heard the feedback Still, just stay on the float Small circles, educated gangster with notes Don't let this money overlook the time we was broke So this jewelry don't even got no say so yo It's the heart, like knowing that your team is the plug We should stay that way till we under the rug And keep the kids listening Cause all this shit is wrote Stand on business and blow Catch the verse from the GOAT Don't die trying to get rich Fuck problems that you can't fix So caught up in the matrix One day we gotta face it You only got one life, one life, one life, one life You only got one life, one life, one life, one life And it don't matter if you're famous Or what you claim that fame is One day you're gon be nameless Don't matter, it's the same shit You only got one life, one life, one life, one life You only got one life, one life, one life, one life I see the industry is fouler now And filled with the greed, controlling narratives Sending wrong thoughts to the seeds Save our babies There's nothing else to vibe with the means Guess who's deciding? The devil's in the back by the screens Enough Sunk in the strength of the lust You'd rather be against me than be with me with trust I know what matters You only stuck if flatters These dumb motherfuckers around you with the sadness So keep striving and think Many highlights await you, those who hate you will blink Keep your thoughts rising Open your eyes, know the lies Know that shit ain't real, hip hop That's a disguise Salute the pioneers of the past that paved the way But now their legacy is fading and starting to decay I see the culture being exploited for profit, it's shameful Can't even help it, this some block shit I'll die trying to get rich Fuck problems that you can't fix Still caught up in the matrix One day we gotta face it You only got one life, one life, one life, one life You only got one life, one life, one life, one life And it don't matter if you're famous Or what you claim that fame is One day you're gon be nameless Don't matter, it's the same shit You only got one life, one life, one life, one life You only got one life, one life, one life, one life