Press On

Mary J. Blige

Life has a way of makin' you live it
Sometimes take and you be givin' it
Do you fold or do ya play on
The next move always depends on you

If your work is good, then it's trouble at home
If your move is right then your dough hype
It's like runnin' an engine on no fuel
How do you play in a game with no rules

1 - It's always a fight
A constant battle in my mind
No place to run, nowhere to hide
I gotta keep movin' on
I gotta at least try

Dealing with the pressures of everyday life
Gotta go the extra mile
Can't just throw in the towel
Through this I'm so amazed at
The amount of things that I can take

I got troubles within, troubles without
Taking it through but tryna figure it out
Tryna stay right when the world is wrong
But I gotta keep movin' and press on

Gotta stay real, tryna be strong
Taking the blows but gotta hold on
Tryna stay right when the world is so wrong
But I gotta keep movin' and press on, press on

It's such a shame, the more that you give
The more that you have to wait
For someone to appreciate all the moves you make
All the chances you gotta take
The way to get ahead is have a fear in your eyes
The only way to get by
Is for you to never let 'em see you sweat
You sure better never let 'em see you cry

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Everyday something new to face
Every night, praying that I'll survive
Always prayin' that I'll survive through it all
Oh, tryna deal with the pressures
Everytime I try to get ahead
Every mistake I make, they try to do me in, whoa
How much more, oh

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