Thriving (Feat. Nas)

Look what I did, I made history They don't know what to do with me Ain't lookin' back, keepin' it movin' I know exactly how to do this Refrain: Mary J. Blige Keep smilin', make 'em wild out Stay loud, don't dumb it down Hold my crown up to the sky Hold your crown up to the sky Pre-Chorus: Mary J. Blige Hey, time for us to go and get the money, y'all Floodgates open, gonna take it all I am a diamond 'cause of pressure The bigger the trial, bigger the blessin' Chorus: Mary J. Blige No we're not just survivin', yeah we're thrivin' over here All those sad songs don't break me, just gave me a record deal Ooh, ooh We're not just survivin', yeah we're thrivin' over here Oh, oh Verse 2: Mary J. Blige You see, I'm on a mission Yeah Ain't no baggage weighin' me down No Had to get out my feelings Ooh 'Cause I'm tired of people seein' me drown Refrain: Mary J. Blige Smile, make 'em wild out Stay loud, don't dumb it down Hold my crown up to the sky Oh Hold your crown up to the sky Oh Pre-Chorus: Mary J. Blige Hey, time for us to go and get the money, y'all Yeah Floodgates open, gonna take it all Take it all I am a diamond 'cause of pressure The bigger the trial, bigger the blessin' Chorus: Mary J. Blige & Nas No we're not just survivin', yeah we're thrivin' over here We're not just survivin' All those sad songs don't break me, just gave me a record deal Oh, unbreakable Ooh, ooh Unfadeable, yeah We're not just survivin', yeah we're thrivin' over here Let's go, uh Esco, uh, yeah, uh Verse 3: Nas We're here for a good time, not a long time And no bad vibe is gon' spoil mine No such thing as the right time or wrong time We don't do small time, we do royal time I pictured myself here as a small guy Switched up gears from Nasty Nas and Nasir like Cassius Clay to Ali, the greatest of all time Financial page, my name in New York Times Incredible milestones forever It's set-in-stone, MJB the letters Everybody that try to violate, we beat 'em for God's sake Never mind that I'm reachin' my prime the second time, that's great In record time, stop the hate And love your life, fix your crown up straight I dodged bullets and jail time and kept drivin' Stood tall through it all, keep thrivin' Chorus: Mary J. Blige No we're not just survivin', yeah we're thrivin' over here Yeah, we're thrivin' over here All those sad songs don't break me, just gave me a record deal All those sad songs, they didn't break me, no Ooh, ooh We're not just survivin', yeah we're thrivin' over here Oh, oh Bridge: Mary J. Blige So whatever you want, go get it, go get it Oh, so whatever I swear, whatever, it's yours, go get it, go get it Oh, it's yours Joy and peace, hope for sure, go get it, go get it Joy and peace, hopin', oh I swear, whatever, it's yours It's yours, go get it It's yours Chorus: Mary J. Blige No we're not just survivin', yeah we're thrivin' over here Yeah, we're thrivin' over here All those sad songs don't break me, just gave me a record deal All those sad songs, they didn't break me, no Ooh, ooh We're not just survivin', yeah we're thrivin' over here Oh, oh