Ice Cube - It Is What It Is Lyrics

[Intro:]
Will I ever get it right? ('ey!) - Get it right? ('ey!)
Will I ever get it right? ('ey!) - Get it right?
My momma think I'm outta sight! ('ey!) - Outta sight! ('ey!)
My momma think I'm outta sight! ('ey!) - Outta sight!
It is what it is! ('ey!) - It is ('ey!) - it is! ('ey!)
It is what it is! ('ey!) - It is ('ey!) - it is!
I do this for my kids! ('ey!) - My kids! ('ey!) - My kids! ('ey!)
I do this for my kids! ('ey!) - My kids! ('ey!) - My kids! (Understand me!)
Now homie do you dig? ('ey!) - You dig? ('ey!) - You dig? ('ey!)
It is what it is! ('ey!) - It is ('ey!) - it is! (let's get it!)
I do this for my kids! (yeah!) - My kids! - My kids! (yeah, let's get it!)
I do this for my kids! (yeah!) - My kids! - My kids!

[Verse 1:]
Now will I ever get it right? (right!) - Get it right? (right!)
Even though I'm out at night - livin' life. ('ey!)
Girl I'm tryna make this money! (make this money!) - I ain't even playin'! (ain't even playin'!)
Course the game I'm in. - It ain't even payin'!
When I'm on the go! (go!) - On the go! ('ey!)
Everybody wanna know! (they wanna know!) - Wanna know. ('ey!)
Cube where the f*ck you goin' (f*ck you goin'!) - each and every day? (every day!)
I just turn around - and I say... (huh?)

[Chorus:]
It is what it is! (huh?) - It is (huh?) - it is! ('ey!)
It is what it is! ('ey!) - It is ('ey!) - it is! ('ey)
I do this for my kids! (c'mon!) - My kids! ('ey!) - My kids! ('ey!)
I do this for my kids! (c'mon!) - My kids! ('ey!) - My kids!
Now homie do you dig? ('ey!) - You dig? ('ey!) - You dig? ('ey!)
It is what it is! ('ey!) - It is ('ey!) - it is! ('ey!)
I do this for my kids! (yeah!) - My kids! (yeah!) - My kids! (yeah!)
I do this for my kids! (whassup?) - My kids! - My kids!

[Verse 2:]
Even though I'm messin' up! - Messin' up! (you f*ckin' up!)
Feel the devil catchin' up! - Catchin' up. (aight!)
I put it in the Lord's hands! - He is the man!
Please his demands 'fore he turn me into sand! (don't do it!)
But got to pay the rent - pay the rent
Without the government! - Government!
I do it for the f*ck of it! (do it!) - F*ck of it! (let's do it!)
I do it for the f*ck of it! (do it!) - F*ck of it! ('ey!)

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
Got to get my swagger up! ('ey! 'ey! 'ey!)
Please get yo' swagger up! ('ey! 'ey! 'ey!)
Got to get my swagger up! ('ey! 'ey! 'ey!)
Better get my swagger up! ('ey! 'ey! 'ey!)

[Outro]
Check this out homie!
This business right here... is personal!
I would go around you, over you, under you or THROUGH you...
To make sure none of my family suffer!
Do you understand me?!

[Chorus]