Underage, we flirt with madness
What'll we become later?
I don't really know, I wanted thousands, just to shine in the dark
Mom doesn't want me out at night, she says there are too many demons
A heart hardened by the street but softened by words
will take us away from all that
I dreamed of being Zidane, scoring goals, seeing myself on a poster
But we don't choose, the good Lord decided it
All the way to Massilia, it's the same daily grind
Sorry, sorry, I know you dreamed better for me
But down in the lobby, deep inside I was hurting
And since I was hurting, I wrote only the truth
The truth will make me leave the benches of my projects
I wanted the world and to make it through music
And I did it, now she's proud
And the movie could've ended tragically
An artist's life, a criminal's life
I wanted the world and to make it through music
And I did it, now she's proud
And the movie could've ended tragically
An artist's life, a criminal's life
I didn't get rich to look like the rich, no
Out of the kennel, our sounds were screaming
We knew poverty, the street and its traps
We come out more scarred than a face could be
To behave right, we already had no points left
Thank God, music is at the exit of this roundabout
How many dead ends music saved me from
Look at the fate of two determined Phoenixes
Sorry, sorry, I know you dreamed better for me
But down in the lobby, deep inside I was hurting
And since I was hurting, I wrote only the truth
The truth will make me leave the benches of the projects
I wanted the world and to make it through music
And I did it, now she's proud
And the movie could've ended tragically
An artist's life, a criminal's life
I wanted the world and to make it through music
And I did it, now she's proud
And the movie could've ended tragically
An artist's life, a criminal's life
Sorry, sorry, I know you dreamed better for me
But the hess and the hall made me hurt deep inside
My escape, my real medical excuse
To skip the school benches and the street, it's radical
I'll never thank her enough for putting hope
In the eyes of the mama who saw me in cocaine
Found guilty in court, wanting to swim in the big pool
At night I fall asleep too late, I know they can come in the morning
Thank God, all that's behind me
If you knew how it can save a whole fam in trouble
I wanted the world and to make it through music
And I did it, now she's proud
And the movie could've ended tragically
An artist's life, a criminal's life
I wanted the world and to make it through music
And I did it, now she's proud
And the movie could've ended tragically
An artist's life, a criminal's life
An artist's life, a criminal's life, artist's life
And the movie could've ended tragically