[Verse 1: Vic Vega]
I take a sip of cold Sprite and start contemplating life as a child
When I was like around 12 where I was trapped in hell
Back in Mountview Primary I never had any friends
So many problems on my mind and friends were there for me until the end
Cause growing up I had to struggle on my own
Spending time here all alone and I was living in a broken home
Family dramas have been happening ever since
My parents always starting fights reasons because they couldn't pay the rent
It was intense and made me open my eyes
A childhood filled with violence and neglect, it made me traumatized Wasn't the same since I was bullied and abused
Back in junior high and college during morning tea and afternoon
The school teachers putting pressure on my shoulders
All the madness in my life, my heart was slowly turning colder
Cause when I dropped out my life was hitting rock bottom
Started hustling on my own and all my money started poppin
Never got a helping hand while I'm experiencing pain
Trying to survive throughout the struggles and it's hard to maintain I'm always picturing my struggles when I'm writing a rhyme
Because only God knows when we all die, my life was never easy
[Chorus: Vic Vega]
That's right
Because my life was never easy
Straight up
My life was never easy
My life was never easy
[Verse 2: Vic Vega]
I'm having trouble trying to sleep during the night, people screaming down the block
People snitching to the cops when when is the madness gonna stop Working nine to five jobs is leaving doubts in my head
And I'm just contemplating life, thinking about the life that I lead Constantly making moves in silence
Auckland City just feels attracted by the misery and violence Everybody's being cold, all I see is the trouble
So many times these cowards always trying to fuck with my hustle Every day's a new beginning all the way to the end
Situations running deep, shit is getting too intense
Learn to stand on my feet and learn how to be strong
Wanting to get my payback on everyone who did me wrong
23 years old now I'm reaching 24
Same shit going on but still I'm hustling on my own
Hoping to give myself through these rainy days
I wish that I could go back and change my ways
My life was never easy
[Chorus: Vic Vega]
Because my life was never easy
My life was never easy
Because my life was never easy
Because my life was never easy
[Verse 2: Vic Vega]
Reminiscing throughout the years we used to go to Laughton Park contemplating
Sitting down in sunshine, relaxing and hibernating
All the times life was simple, always going for walks
Loving the times we used to play down at the basketball courts
Coming home, watching movies every day with no distractions
Writing rhymes, knowing that music is my passion
My college years, a lot of things went down
So many fights have been happening at the school grounds
People getting hyped and teachers will break it up
Got myself an education, so my eyes it started waking up
Time goes by back in 2014
Now it's 2024 and everything and what it seems
Everybody growing up, paying taxes and shit
Getting jobs and raising kids but memories were so lit
Understanding about the life that I live
Throughout these tough and violent times, it's getting hard to be so positive
I was betrayed it got me feeling depressed
Somebody's trying to take me out, I'm always staring at the side of death
I spend time feeling hopeless and tragic
I'm gazing at my enemies dead in a casket
The things that went through Made me a heartless bastard
My life is on a line so now I'm stuck in the madness
My days are filled with clouds until the sun don't shine
It's getting harder when I'm trying to survive
My life was never easy
[Chorus: Vic Vega]
Cause my life was never easy
My life was never easy
My life was never easy
My life was never easy