200 SONGS WITH THE BEST LYRICS. This post: #21: THAT'S HOW I'M LIVING. Continues: tomorrow.

CAFFE` LATTE` PRESENTS

200 SONGS

WITH THE

BEST LYRICS

of all-time.

#21

THAT’S HOW I’M LIVIN’

“…So I changed my life,

I put down the gun,

picked up the mic.

It took 10 years

to get from there to here...”

Ice T recounts his life story on the track "That's How I'm Livin'". The song was included on his 1993 album 'Home Invasion'. Ice T co-wrote the track with DJ Aladdin. 

The song begins with the death of the protagonist's mother. His life changes for the worse. As an only child, he moves to Los Angeles following his father's passing. Living with his aunty, he is unhappy. 

As the years pass, he makes friends and fathers a child. The need for an income puts pressure on him. He joins the army. After his service, he returns to find his friends have made a lot of money doing crime. He joins them. 

Over time, his friends have criminal records. Following a near-fatal car accident, the protagonist decides to change his ways. He decides to become a rapper. 

Ice T.'s song is a raw depiction of the reality of life. He explores the temptation to pursue a life of crime in order to survive.

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