Common

Released: June 22, 2018

Songwriter: James Denoto

Producer: DatBoiDJ

{Chorus}
How'd you really get that life
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life

{Verse 1}
How'd you really get that life
Remember when we used to watch nick at nite
Saying everything was gonna be alright
But then you started selling rocks and smoke at night
Man
Let me feel alive for a minute
Go back a few years, then my world starts spinning
We never went to church, so i had no limits
Tryna make the best of me with what i was given
I was so alone in my room
Wishing help was on it's way soon
Baby
I was five feet below
I was underneath the water
Underneath the undertow
The days start skipping now
How ya living?
Tryna find my way, tryna learn to start forgiving
Every other day, a day that i was missing
Every night alone, it's only useless wishes

{Chorus}
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life

{Verse 2}
Everything you taught me
Everything you wanted
Everything you did without me
Everything you said
Stuck in my memory, even though its faded
I still see it cleverly
If you do it right the first time you won't get it wrong
You're my only son, ima sing it like a song
You will grow up and be humble
Always take care of your mom
If you're feeling down
Always stay strong
I don't really know what i'm doing
Passing time, living in the music baby
I've been here for a minute
Tryna live my life but there is no winning
Tired of being lonely and i feel like quitting
Your life is a gift, but life isn't perfect
Life isn't gifted, life can be surfaced
When we get together
(We can get through this)
We can get through this

{Chorus}
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life
It's going, it's going
How'd you really get that life
It's going, it's going

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is a Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper and actor from Chicago, Illinois. Common’s inspired mix of poetic flow and hip-hop soul has helped him earn his status as one of the most respected rappers in the game.

After being a ball boy for his hometown Chicago Bulls as a teen and attending Florida A&M University for business administration, Common Sense kicked in and he left school to become a rapper. He gained national attention after being featured in the Unsigned Hype column of The Source magazine in 1991. He released his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar? through Relativity Records in 1992, followed by his breakthrough second album Resurrection in 1994, which features his hip-hop classic single “I Used To Love H.E.R.”

As his career began to take off, he was sued by the music group Common Sense over the name, leading Common to drop the “Sense” and allude to the change in the title of his third album, One Day It’ll All Make Sense (1997). He has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Like Water For Chocolate (2000), which features his J Dilla-produced hit single “The Light”, and Be (2005), which was released under fellow Chicago musician Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint. He also joined musicians Karriem Riggins and Robert Glasper to form the group August Greene, and the trio released their self-titled album in 2018.

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