“Balance” by Folasona Olorunsola, 2013

Verse 1:
Live (love) Love (live) Love (live) Live (love)
love each day as if it might be the last
but your best opportunities might be the past
if you're the type, that never planned for the future
(never plan to fail, and never fail to plan)
so check out a map, and plan your maneuvers
through the ocean of options, life has got to offer
when you focus your thoughts like, Chinese water torture
focused thoughts, lead to focused actions
but they're half-hearted if they don't flow from passion
over analysis, leads to paralysis
but under planning, leads to tripping over challenges
that could've been easily predicted
still got to improvise, life can't easily be scripted
study long study wrong, but look before you leap
never bite your tongue, but think before you speak
keep it one hundred, but let your words be sweet
when the truth is bitter, blend the flavors perfectly
so that they

Chorus (2X):
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta balance, we gotta b-b-b-

Verse 2:
balance, like mixing hard work and talent
hard work and play, hard work and pray-
ying that your efforts pay off
balance the ying and the yang
balance your needs and your wants
play too humble they might play you thinking you’re soft
but life is worth more than bling, and things that you floss
so balance grinding late night to make you goals complete
with knowing seeds of your dreams, only grow with sleep
as the fertile soil, to nurture your work and toil
make it fruitful, rejuvenate, re-energize your youthful
enthusiasm, balance that with wisdom from elders
trial and error, with what those who've lived it can tell ya
about how to proceed and how to succeed
but only heaven knows what you came down to achieve
define your own success you'll have the power to lead
big up your status, then hold it down for the seeds
they need

Chorus (2X):
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta balance, we gotta b-b-b-

Verse 3:
balance being selfish and selfless
if you give away all of yourself, soon you'll have no self left
it's not just about material wealth it's
more about energy and how it is dealt with
the power to bring change, and how it's directed
gotta be reciprocated, and respected
but some people only take take and collect it
so in that case, it pays to protect it
so that you can save it and place your investment
of effort in endeavors, way more effective
the purpose to which you feel a sacred connection
makes your soul shine like greatness reflected
got your higher self hype saying let's get this
where there's a will there's a way and a method
and that's word to the name I was blessed with (Folasona)
(use God’s wealth) to create the road as I take the next step with

Chorus (2X):
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta balance, we gotta b-b-b-

Verse 4:
balance being fearless, so actions are intelligent
with the power boost, you grab from your adrenaline
balance pains of sorrow, with laughter as the medicine
balance society with masculine and feminine
what good is a world without women?
at least we could stop fighting, cause wouldn't be nobody winning
what good is a world without men?
give it a day I bet the "niggas ain't shit" talk would end
with a quickness, we need each other never forget this
we all have mothers why we call our women bitches
airing dirty laundry for haters to witness
divided we fall, that's the way Willie Lynches
so we’ve gotta balance our need for unity
with your need for doing you, my need for doing me
balance silence and sound into perfect rhythm
balance instinct and knowledge in you search for vision
haste makes waste, but don't procrastinate
suuru ni baba iwa (patience is the father of character), sometimes you have to wait
for the things that you want, but already have what you need
so balance being thankful, with asking God please
help me

Chorus:
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta have, we gotta have that
balance, we gotta balance, we gotta b-b-b-
balance, not falling to the right or left sometimes
balance, is a matter of life or death