On My Own

[Intro: Ilan & Blue MC]
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
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(Do it on my own, oh)
(Do it on my own, oh)
(Do it on my own, oh)
(Do it on my own, oh)
(Do it on my own, oh)
(Do it on my own, oh)
(Do it on my own, oh)
(Do it on my own, oh)

[Chorus: Ilan]
Only so much
I can't take it anymore, can't take it anymore
Life in the big smoke
I'll do it on my own, I'll do it on my own, oh
Only so much
I can't take it anymore, can't take it anymore
Life in the big smoke
I'll do it on my own, I'll do it on my own, oh

[Verse 1: Blue MC]
A couple of bucks
A ticket and a wing and a prayer
A bit of luck to help me get there
And what was it that would await?
I didn't care, I just knew it was gonna be better than here
I took the dare, I propositioned myself
To get somewhere, I could position myself
To get somewhere that I could gеt some help
To manifest a nеw way to project myself
I could see a vision of the person that I wanted to be
A street poet and a freakishly good MC
Better be sure when you step up to me
That you can hit the score
'Cause I'm gonna murder your team
I'm cookies and cream, the perfect combination
Of hard and soft in a sweet sensation
Both dark and light, I'm your temptation
There'll be no mistaking my vocal location

[Chorus: Ilan]
Only so much
I can't take it anymore, can't take it anymore
Life in the big smoke
I'll do it on my own, I'll do it on my own, oh
Only so much
I can't take it anymore, can't take it anymore
Life in the big smoke
I'll do it on my own, I'll do it on my own, oh

[Verse 2: Blue MC]
Everybody got to do what you got to do
'Cause every day, death is coming after you
And so I'm asking you, when you'll be starting to
Make the kinda moves that I see you through to
Who, what, when, where, why, if not how
Are you ever gonna walk the path, if not now?
Dig down deep and find the courage to plough through
And if you're not there, at least make a vow to
I'm so sick of thinking someone else is gonna give me help
I gotta help myself
I'm sinking quick, I gotta learn to swim
Before things get grim and I'm sucked right in
'Cause nobody can dream my dream but me
And nobody but me can make it come to be
So I break down the shackles of my disbelief
And with an appetite for life, I bare my teeth

[Chorus: Ilan]
Only so much
I can't take it anymore, can't take it anymore
Life in the big smoke
I'll do it on my own, I'll do it on my own, oh
Only so much
I can't take it anymore, can't take it anymore
Life in the big smoke
I'll do it on my own, I'll do it on my own, oh

[Outro: Ilan & Blue MC]
Do it on my own, oh
Do it on my own, oh (Oh)
Do it on my own, oh (Oh)
Do it on my own, oh
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
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