I won that fight, I lost that war
T.I. quotes
- Quotes
- 7
- Lyrics
- 6
- Interviews
- 1
- Blog posts
- 1
Seven lines: Six lyrics and one interview quote from The A.V. Club (2010). Live Your Life supplies four of them, alongside Dead and Gone and I'm Illy. Identity leads on 3 lines, with fame and craft on 2 each. The picks play with contrasts: the opposite of moderate, polished yet hustling, allergic to the counterfeit and impartial to politics, and the lines about people who "move away to make a way" rather than out of fear. It's a page about self-definition, with love for the game and a stated limit on it.
Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics
I'm the opposite of moderate
Immaculately polished with the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid
Some move away to make a way, not move away 'cause they afraid
I got love for the game but ay I'm not in love with all of it
Rarely out my element, barely out the ghetto with
One foot out and one foot in, intelligent as fellas get
I think that’s, in pop culture, how you know you have truly affected the days and times of entertainment. If you’re not worth speaking on, then you haven’t adequately done your job.