i remember me sittin on my daddy s knee dreamin bout what life had in store for me when i look back now it really makes me mad the years i took for granted were the best i had school was alright gave me time to fantasize but one day i woke up and i realized i m livin in the real world everything s written in black and white livin in the real world where you don t get nothin unless you fight i wanna relax but i don t know how the pressures on me are much stronger now i remember the days i didn t have a care aside from being afraid somebody d cut my hair i wanna make it before my chances are gone they say be patient but it takes too long i m livin in the real world everything s written in black and white livin in the real world where you don t get nothin unless you fight real world where there ain t no holiday in sight livin in the real world where you don t get nothin unless you fight someday soon i ll settle down for good there was a time i thought i never would i m gonna live with a lady on a quiet beach i m gonna have three kids maybe one of each i ve got to make it before my chances are gone they say be patient but it takes too long i m livin in the real world everything s written in black and white livin in the real world where you don t get nothin unless you fight real world where there ain t no holiday in sight livin in the real world where you don t get nothin unless you fight