Released: January 12, 2004

Songwriter: ​will.i.am ​apl.de.ap Taboo Kevin Feyen Brian Lapin Mike Fratantuono

Producer: ​will.i.am

[Intro]
Youuuuu
Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh
Before we bounce- Before we bounce, I just wanna do this song


[Verse 1]
Nowadays it's hard to make a livin' but easy to make a killin' 'cause
People walk around with just one itchy feelin'
I feel nauseated from your evil drug dealin', bless feelin'

[Spoken Stop]
Hold on, hold on, I want you to listen to the words, just me and George, the lyrics are serious
Check this out

[Verse 1]
Nowadays it's hard to make a livin' but easy to make a killin' 'cause
People walk around with just one itchy feelin'
I feel nauseated from your evil drug dealin', bless feelin'
The dеfinition of top billin'
It's illin' my vocabulary
Diggin' your lifestyle scary
No wonder why you carry a two, to rеtaliate
Tryin' to annihilate
The one a two annihilate you
They got some dude just to get you bugged
Really y'all, this shit is all out of whack
You can't go out at night yet and you won't come back
And this verse that I'm kickin' someone might take it personal
And come out and get me, but worst of all
These rap fans are taking this shit serious
It ain't New York versus L.A
'Cause really it's hip-hop, with a big ole' problem
Now let's see what we could do to solve them

[Chorus]
Na, na, na...
We gotta keep it on the positive (Positive...)
Na, na, na...
We must keep it on the positive (Positive...)

[Verse 2]
Lucifer's got your little mind twisted
'Cause God once gave you the meaning of life and you missed it
You've been listed in the devil's books
Livin' the life of crooks and hoes and in such and such
All that shit, that don't mean much
You got one hand on your gat while your genitals are being touched
Livin' the life that's plushed and glamorous
Drunk and high with your little soul's crushed
Don't you know that life is a mirage
I keep myself sober so my soul is camouflaged
If the devil cannot see me tell me how can he attack me
If he can't grasp a hold tell me how can he try to snatch me
I ain't talking about the white man, the black man or a Jew man
'Cause the devil can exist in every human
Look how Biggie went out, and 2Pac went out
And Martin, and Malcolm, and Kennedy
And Adam, and Rene, and so on, and so on...

[Chorus]
Na, na, na...
We gotta keep it on the positive (Positive...)
Na, na, na...
We gotta keep it on the positive (Positive...)
Even though we got problems
We gotta find some way to solve 'em
I hope you come and follow me now
(Keep it on the positive)
Even though we got problems
I hope you find some way to solve 'em (Solve 'em...)
(We gotta Keep it on the positive)

[Spoken Bridge]
Yo, stay positive, keep thinking about conscious and positive things, all the shit they talkin' about, killin' people, and bitch this, bitch that. It's all [???], Don't take those motherfuckas too serious y'all. Thank y'all very much for supporting the Black Eyed Peas. Word up!

[Chorus]
Na, na, na...
We gotta keep it on the positive (Positive...)
Na, na, na...
We gotta keep it on the positive (Positive...)
Na, na, na...
We gotta keep it on the positive (Positive...)
Na, na, na...
We gotta keep it on the positive (Positive...)

[Outro}
[???]
Chicago!
Yo, how the fuck is the stores now picking up we're gonna be signing CDs, and partying tonight. 'Cause I'm having a good time with Chicago tonight! [???]. Elephunk in stores now. Pick up Elephunk if y'all don't got it y'all. Elephunk in stores. [???]

Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas is a hip-hop and pop group, currently consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and singer Jessica Reynoso.

Originally, The Black Eyed Peas were a hip-hop group, standing alongside the likes of Talib Kweli and Jurassic 5.

In the early 2000s, they started to add pop and EDM influences to their music. They subsequently added Fergie to the group and became the pop sensations that they became from 2003 to 2011. Fergie eventually left in 2018 and the Peas returned to their hip-hop roots.