Shoddy AKA Shottie - Never Gone lyrics

[Intro: Eve] Who'da ever thought it would be me Talkin' to you about life, look at Eve-E It been a lot of wrong and right, never easy I'm trying to make it through, like you believe me [Verse 1: Eve] Ayo, every day it's a struggle Waking up, stressed emotions I juggle As I look around and watch the world crumble Something tell me, "Pray and always stay humble" Yea, what doesn't k** you only make you stronger Stay chin up, hold on a little longer They used to doubt me, and tell me I ain't have a voice But then the angel showed me a better choice Never let the world tell me how I'm defined I give myself credit, never need a co-sign Some days I cry but then I think and realize I'm a star, and damn it, I'ma shine Show the world all the greatness that I possess Gotta keep the pushin', keep on makin progress If a beautiful rose can grow from concrete Then there's no reason for man to accept defeat [Hook 1: Chrisette Michele] Tell the world for me Who'll miss me when I'm gone What's a fight without defeat What's a day when there's no Eve [Hook 2: Chrisette Michele] Never gone, never never gone Never gone, never never gone Never gone, never never gone Never gone, never never gone [Verse 2: Eve] Remember like a permanent scar The feeling I had when you said I wouldn't go far I knew how to shine, but life kept me in the dark Dreaming I'm the moon, ‘cause the world's too hard Goals with no plan, running through quicksand Thought I'd go under, but I'm still breathing Not afraid of war so I keep fighting I'm worth a lifetime, no one nice in So I go back to the lab again, grab me a pad and pen Write a legacy for my children's children Build a world for everybody to live in And who would me I'd gladly do it again Wouldn't believe, now I know that I'm chosen And everyone that kept it G, I owe them Treasure my heart, so I always stay golden Live for the dream and I'm lovin' the moment [Hook 1 & Hook 2] [Verse 3: Eve] Hey, there are many moments in life That make you feel the only option maybe is to fight back And it feel foreign to you, ‘cause you ain't like that Never let nobody steal your powers, snatch it right back You gotta be the person you was born to be I learned the only person I could control is me And maybe they will see inside of me eventually And even is they don't you got the right to disagree Now listen, I ain't got the answers or the plan Me, I'm trying to figure out, trying to understand Trying to be the best woman I could be for man-kind Love is to be shared so I give mine [Bridge: Chrisette Michele] I'll go hard, I'll go hard And this time I won't miss I'll go hard, I'll go hard On top of the world I'll live [Hook 1 & Hook 2] [Bridge] [Hook 2]