| Song | History |
| Artist | Ryan Leslie |
| Album | Black Mozart |
| Life is really what you make it | |
| It’s whatever you write in your own history book | |
| So whatever story you write | |
| Make sure it’s good | |
| Les | |
| Champagne flutes up, baby, it’s a celebration | |
| Shout out to the flyest the pride of my generation | |
| Well-educated and under appreciated | |
| Still pulling broads and make me the most hated | |
| Legendary track record man always with a ten | |
| Treat em good give em stories for they friends | |
| They just looking for adventure, lotta fun | |
| I done had my share of problems, model ones | |
| It’s the same damn story, man, I’m just tryna spin it | |
| Same damn game, man, I’m just tryna win it | |
| Shout out to my hustler’s that’s doin it independent | |
| See you at the top, we gon’ be there any minute | |
| Livin’ like a Rolling Stone, homie, Ronnie Wood | |
| Tryna get a second home out in Hollywood | |
| And pretty girls be the best bandaid for my self esteem | |
| Got a Chuck Berry hustle with an Elvis dream | |
| Hook: | |
| That’s why we grind hard,it’s no mystery | |
| ‘Cause every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write hits, we write hits. | |
| That’s why we grind hard for the victory | |
| ‘Cause every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write hits. | |
| I remember when I first got started they told me I was retarded | |
| Tell me what’s worse being broke or broken hearted, huh? | |
| I was both when my girl left | |
| Music was the only dream in my world left | |
| Yeah, and everything in Sam Ash seemed to tempt me | |
| Ran my credit to the ground for an MP + an R3 | |
| don’t look at me now | |
| I travel the world touring, man, look at me now! | |
| We payin’ with black cards at the drive through | |
| Black suits, black trucks when we ride thru | |
| And I tell the kids: “you can do what I do” | |
| Buckle down, homie, focus on that high school | |
| Yeah and I paid my dues | |
| Studio videos got major views | |
| When I lost my court case, I made the news | |
| So I guess that was a milli it paid to lose! | |
| Les | |
| [Hook:] | |
| Bridge: | |
| And all the fans keep it so real | |
| That’s why we independent, man, no deal | |
| I swear it ain’t a stage that we won’t kill | |
| We good out in France, man, tranquil | |
| They sayin’ that boy Ryan is so ill | |
| Look at him on the keys, man, he so skilled | |
| We gettin’ paid, homie more bills | |
| Hangin’ off the balcony of hotels | |
| Screamin’ I love my life | |
| Hook: | |
| And I grind hard, it’s no mystery | |
| ‘Cause every moment of our life we make history | |
| Every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write hits, we write hits. | |
| That’s why we go hard. for the victory | |
| ‘Cause every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write hits, we write | |
| That’s why we grind hard | |
| ‘Cause we out here tryna do more than just make it | |
| We aiming for legendary | |
| Les |
| Life is really what you make it | |
| It' s whatever you write in your own history book | |
| So whatever story you write | |
| Make sure it' s good | |
| Les | |
| Champagne flutes up, baby, it' s a celebration | |
| Shout out to the flyest the pride of my generation | |
| Welleducated and under appreciated | |
| Still pulling broads and make me the most hated | |
| Legendary track record man always with a ten | |
| Treat em good give em stories for they friends | |
| They just looking for adventure, lotta fun | |
| I done had my share of problems, model ones | |
| It' s the same damn story, man, I' m just tryna spin it | |
| Same damn game, man, I' m just tryna win it | |
| Shout out to my hustler' s that' s doin it independent | |
| See you at the top, we gon' be there any minute | |
| Livin' like a Rolling Stone, homie, Ronnie Wood | |
| Tryna get a second home out in Hollywood | |
| And pretty girls be the best bandaid for my self esteem | |
| Got a Chuck Berry hustle with an Elvis dream | |
| Hook: | |
| That' s why we grind hard, it' s no mystery | |
| ' Cause every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write hits, we write hits. | |
| That' s why we grind hard for the victory | |
| ' Cause every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write hits. | |
| I remember when I first got started they told me I was retarded | |
| Tell me what' s worse being broke or broken hearted, huh? | |
| I was both when my girl left | |
| Music was the only dream in my world left | |
| Yeah, and everything in Sam Ash seemed to tempt me | |
| Ran my credit to the ground for an MP an R3 | |
| don' t look at me now | |
| I travel the world touring, man, look at me now! | |
| We payin' with black cards at the drive through | |
| Black suits, black trucks when we ride thru | |
| And I tell the kids: " you can do what I do" | |
| Buckle down, homie, focus on that high school | |
| Yeah and I paid my dues | |
| Studio videos got major views | |
| When I lost my court case, I made the news | |
| So I guess that was a milli it paid to lose! | |
| Les | |
| Hook: | |
| Bridge: | |
| And all the fans keep it so real | |
| That' s why we independent, man, no deal | |
| I swear it ain' t a stage that we won' t kill | |
| We good out in France, man, tranquil | |
| They sayin' that boy Ryan is so ill | |
| Look at him on the keys, man, he so skilled | |
| We gettin' paid, homie more bills | |
| Hangin' off the balcony of hotels | |
| Screamin' I love my life | |
| Hook: | |
| And I grind hard, it' s no mystery | |
| ' Cause every moment of our life we make history | |
| Every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write hits, we write hits. | |
| That' s why we go hard. for the victory | |
| ' Cause every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write history | |
| Every moment of our life we write hits, we write | |
| That' s why we grind hard | |
| ' Cause we out here tryna do more than just make it | |
| We aiming for legendary | |
| Les |