[INTRO – SPOKEN] Life
ya
ma
hustlers…
Every
day
ndabuuka
na
hope
yakupanga
mane.
Sometimes
ifintu
filakosa,
sometimes
filabomba
bwino.
Sometimes
i
feel
like
losing
hope,
feeling
like
giving
up.
Then
watontonkanya
abana…
balalya
shani?
Bakaya
shani
kusukulu?
Elo
ukalipila
shani
ama
bills?
I
pray
to
God,
ndalomba
amaka
yakupitishya
pantanshi,
courage
yakwima
no
kubomba,
naba
nechichetekelo
muli
Lesa.
[VERSE 1] Ala
pa
street
yalikosa,
tayanguka,
but
we
keep
pushing,
we
keep
moving.
We
keep
the
vision,
we
stay
focused,
putting
eyes
on
the
ball.
One
day
fikapanga
sense.
Tatutusha,
lyonse
tubuka
akachelo,
nokubwela
ubushiku.
Limo
tulatukwa,
nokupontelwa,
but
we
keep
moving,
mpaka
one
day
fikapange
sense.
[CHORUS] Life
ya
ma
hustlers,
ala
yalikosa!
Life
ya
ma
hustlers,
tayanguka!
Lelo
tatutusha,
we
keep
pushing,
we
keep
the
vision,
we
stay
focused.
Putting
eyes
on
the
ball,
one
day
fikapanga
sense.
Ba
guy,
Lesa
pantanshi!
Ba
hustlers,
tatutusha!
Nangu
life
yalikosa,
one
day
fikapanga
sense.
[VERSE 2] Twalisalapo
ukulamba,
ukwikata
ifiko,
knowing
the
end
result
is
beneficial.
While
others
look
down
on
us
for
being
found
pa
street.
Lelo
ifwe
twalishiba
ico
tufwaya,
twalishiba
uko
tuleya.
Tatwabika
amenso
kubantu,
twabika
amenso
pa
vision.
We
keep
pushing,
we
keep
moving.
[BRIDGE] Sometimes
ifintu
filakosa,
sometimes
filabomba
bwino.
Sometimes
ufeel
like
giving
up.
Nomba
watontonkanya
abana,
balalya
shani?
Bakaya
shani
kusukulu?
Elo
ukalipila
shani
ama
bills?
Then
speak
to
God,
mupapata
amaka,
mupapata
courage,
ukupushanya,
ukwima
strong,
nokupitilila
ukwenda.
[FINAL CHORUS] Life
ya
ma
hustlers,
ala
yalikosa!
Tayanguka,
but
we
keep
pushing.
We
keep
the
vision,
we
stay
focused,
putting
eyes
on
the
ball.
One
day
fikapanga
sense!
Tatutusha,
lyonse
tubuka
akachelo,
nokubwela
ubushiku.
Limo
tulatukwa,
nokupontelwa,
but
we
keep
moving.
Ba
guy,
Lesa
pantanshi!
To
all
the
hustlers,
Lesa
pantanshi!
Life
yalikosa,
but
one
day
fikapanga
sense!
[OUTRO – SPOKEN] We
give
thanks
to
God
for
the
energy
and
strength
He
provides
to
us
to
keep
moving.
To
all
the
hustlers…
Ba
guy,
Lesa
pantanshi.
Tatutusha.
Keep
pushing.
Keep
the
vision.
Stay
focused.
One
day
fikapanga
sense.