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I Wanna Live

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I see my future shuffling
A shaky step at a time
I got no choice but careful
Thank God I’ve done my crime
The tools I see on TV
Can’t stand it when they fake
A prick’s a prick at any age
Why give one a break?

I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live, live, live, live, live

The soul is in the eyeball
For anyone to see
I’m better than a Pepsi
I’m cooler than MTV
I’m hotter than California
I’m cheaper than a gram
I’m deeper than the shit I’m in
An’ I don’t really give a damn

I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live a little bit longer now
I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live, live, live, live, live

Step up it’s fight time
Kick scratch and bite time
Ain’t talking about no more fun
But that don’t bother my bad ass none

I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live a little bit longer now
I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live, live, live, live, live
Just a little bit longer
I want to live, live, live, live, live

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planetearth On Apr 27, 2004

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I see my future shuffling
A shaky step at a time
I got no choice but careful
Thank God I’ve done my crime
The tools I see on TV
Can’t stand it when they fake
A prick’s a prick at any age
Why give one a break?

I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live, live, live, live, live

The soul is in the eyeball
For anyone to see
I’m better than a Pepsi
I’m cooler than MTV
I’m hotter than California
I’m cheaper than a gram
I’m deeper than the shit I’m in
An’ I don’t really give a damn

I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live a little bit longer now
I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live, live, live, live, live

Step up it’s fight time
Kick scratch and bite time
Ain’t talking about no more fun
But that don’t bother my bad ass none

I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live a little bit longer now
I want to live a little bit longer
I want to live, live, live, live, live
Just a little bit longer
I want to live, live, live, live, live

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2004-04-27 03:53:39

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by stardustt

19y ago

this is punk. just it.

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by annazoff

18y ago

this is rock!!! Another "lust for life"!!!!

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by InShaneAsylum

4y ago

Another one of Iggy's reminders that life can really fuckin suck...

... And at the same time life can be really worth living ! ????

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