B.O.B. - Music Saved My Life lyrics

[Produced by The Heatmakerz] [Intro] Yeah [Verse 1: Joell Ortiz] Early on I knew I was a fan Hummed the ice cream truck beat holdin' mommas hand Told ‘em to turn it up in the dollar van Nobody moonwalked better in they pajama pants I used to try to tap like Gregory Hines "Lean On Me" word for word, I knew every line My moms blasting Anita Baker No wonder I can bake it with a piece of paper... Yea Looking back, daddy left bad It was cool though, music was my step-dad I was raised by Stevie Wonder Lionel Richie, Luther and all the Jackson brothers I used to close my eyes and see far away On harder days I would chop it up with Marvin Gaye It was just a matter of time I took a crack at the rhyme and worked this magic of mine [Hook: Mally Stakz] So when I felt like doing wrong, you helped me get it right And when I felt like giving up, you gave me one more try And when I felt like it was over, you didn't let me die... No, you didn't let me die, music saved my life [Bridge: Joell Ortiz] So many different artists I get soul from Still I move to the beat of my own drum I'm an avenue and street away from where Hov from Rest in piece, Biggie Smalls, (baby baby) [Verse 2: B.o.B.] Rock away, cats bumping gangster rap I grew up in an era when it was a thing to trap It was the world that I was always angry at, a maniac Full of rage with nowhere to aim it at We came up in the hood, but everybody ain't adapt My parents did the best they could, I knew my best to pay them back I pay ‘em back, but just let me take it back With no fashion, just airbrushed shirts and faded slacks If you could do it no better you'd rock a Coogie sweater All we knew was the hustle, we never knew no better Getting crumbles the phrase, everybody could relate We thought it'd last forever, who'd knew it'd be just a phase? They labeled me a delinquent Wasn't nothing a teacher could ever teach me It's a miracle I ain't get caught in this street sh** If it wasn't for hip hop I wouldn't be breathing... Bands [Hook: Mally Stakz] So when I felt like doing wrong, you helped me get it right And when I felt like giving up, you gave me one more try And when I felt like it was over, you didn't let me die... No, you didn't let me die, music saved my life [Bridge: Joell Ortiz] So many different artists I get soul from Still I move to the beat of my own drum I'm an avenue and street away from where Hov from Rest in piece, Biggie Smalls, (baby baby) [Verse 3: Joell Ortiz] Somebody pinch me, this can't be life All these big cameras and fancy lights Man... this must be a mistake Just yesterday my mother cutting the cake On my 10th birthday she told me to make a wish Here I am right now surrounded by all of this All of this, man, what a crazy life Music, you really save my life, you really saved my life [Hook: Mally Stakz] So when I felt like doing wrong, you helped me get it right And when I felt like giving up, you gave me one more try And when I felt like it was over, you didn't let me die... No, you didn't let me die, music saved my life [Bridge: Joell Ortiz] So many different artists I get soul from Still I move to the beat of my own drum I'm an avenue and street away from where Hov from Rest in piece, Biggie Smalls, (baby baby)