Lyrics: Chakeiya Richmond/Michel Jean Legrand
Music: Chakeiya Richmond/Percy Faith/Michel Jean Legrand
I can't take the blame, but I can't stay the same
And I can't play these games, and I can't play these spades
'Cause I'm winning stupid prizes, and I can't use the lies, oh
The same old lies I tried to stay alive
Tell me how I'm supposed to thrive
When all I've known is to survive
And all I've known is to rely on I
Tell me how I'm supposed to thrive
When all I've known is to survive
And all I've known is to rely on I
I've been around the way
From Montego Bay
To the South of Spain, but still I claim the pain
Laid on the beach was Akeema and me
On the salty waters of the Adriatic Sea
But still are clouds I see
I laid out my hurt, and it brought folks to church
Not alone when I yearn is what I learned
But I'm six feet under the dirt
I know I take a while, but I can't fake a smile
And my, my heart breaks a mile a minute
And I hate breaking down in it
When I'm around anyone
'Cause it's not any fun, but I do need plenty sun
Too bad I'm a queen of the night
It's when I see the brightest lights in my eyes
So how I'm supposed to thrive
When all I've known is to survive
And all I've known is to rely on I?
Tell me how I'm supposed to thrive
When all I've known is to survive
And all I've known is to rely on I
Tell me how I'm supposed to thrive
When all I've known is to survive
And all I've known is to rely on I
On I
On I
On I
On I, on I
On I