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[RECORD PLAYER STARTING] 00:00

♪ [ELECTRONIC HIPHOP MUSIC] ♪ 00:02

♪ NA NA NA NA ♪ 00:04

♪ NA NA NA NA ♪ 00:06

♪ CRUSH A BIT, LITTLE BIT ♪ 00:10

♪ ROLL IT UP, TAKE A HIT ♪ 00:11

♪ FEELIN' LIT, FEELIN' RIGHT ♪ 00:14

♪ TWO A.M., SUMMER NIGHT ♪ 00:16

♪ I DON'T CARE, HAND ON THE WHEEL ♪ 00:18

♪ DRIVIN' DRUNK, I'M DOIN' MY THANG ♪ 00:20

♪ ROLLIN' THE MIDWEST, SIDE AND OUT ♪ 00:22

♪ LIVIN' MY LIFE, GETTIN' OUR DREAMS ♪ 00:24

♪ PEOPLE TOLD ME SLOW MY ROLL ♪ 00:26

♪ I'M SCREAMIN' OUT "THAT" ♪ 00:28

♪ I'MA DO JUST WHAT I WANT ♪ 00:30

♪ LOOKIN' AHEAD, NO TURNIN' BACK ♪ 00:32

♪ IF I FALL, IF I DIE ♪ 00:34

♪ KNOW I LIVED IT TO THE FULLEST ♪ 00:36

♪ IF I FALL, IF I DIE ♪ 00:39

♪ KNOW I LIVED AND MISSED SOME BULLETS ♪ 00:41

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪ 00:43

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪ 00:47

♪ HEY ♪ 00:51

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪ 00:52

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪ 00:56

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪ 01:00

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪ 01:04

♪ HEY ♪ 01:07

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪ 01:09

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪ 01:13

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT DREAMIN', DREAMIN' ♪ 01:16

♪ YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT NOTHIN', NOTHIN' ♪ 01:20

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM NIGHT TERRORS ♪ 01:25

♪ EVERY NIGHT ♪ 01:28

♪ FIVE A.M. COLD SWEATS ♪ 01:28

♪ WAKIN' UP TO THE SKY ♪ 01:31

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT DREAMS, DREAMS ♪ 01:33

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT NIGHT TERRORS, NOTHIN' ♪ 01:37

♪ YOU DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE TRIALS OF TOMORROW ♪ 01:41

♪ RATHER LAY AWAKE IN THE BED FULL OF SORROW ♪ 01:45

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪ 01:50

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪ 01:53

♪ HEY ♪ 01:58

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪ 01:59

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪ 02:03

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪ 02:06

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪ 02:10

♪ HEY ♪ 02:14

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪ 02:15

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪ 02:20

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS ♪ 02:23

♪ I KNOW EVERYTHING SHINE THAT AIN'T ALWAYS GOLD ♪ 02:27

♪ I'LL FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪ 02:32

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪ 02:36

♪ [GUITAR SOLO BEGINS] ♪ 02:39

♪ [SOLO CONTINUES] ♪ 02:56

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪ 03:13

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪ 03:17

♪ HEY ♪ 03:21

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪ 03:22

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪ 03:26

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪ 03:29

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪ 03:33

♪ HEY ♪ 03:37

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪ 03:39

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪ 03:43

♪♪♪ 03:46

♪ PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS ♪ 03:47

♪ YEAH ♪ 03:51

♪ I'MA GET IT ♪ 03:54

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪ 03:56

♪ UGH ♪ 04:02

♪ OH MAN ♪ 04:07

♪ ROOM'S SPINNIN', ROOMS SPINNIN' ♪ 04:12

♪ PAT ♪ 04:15

♪ ZULI ♪ 04:17

♪ WAIT ♪ 04:18

♪ OH MY GOD WHY DID I DRINK SO MUCH AND SMOKE SO MUCH ♪ 04:23

♪ OH ♪ 04:27

♪ OH ♪ 04:34

♪ [HIPHOP MUSIC FADES] ♪ 04:35

Pursuit Of Happiness – English Lyrics

Kid Cudi, MGMT

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[English]

[RECORD PLAYER STARTING]

♪ [ELECTRONIC HIPHOP MUSIC] ♪

♪ NA NA NA NA ♪

♪ CRUSH A BIT, LITTLE BIT ♪

♪ ROLL IT UP, TAKE A HIT ♪

♪ FEELIN' LIT, FEELIN' RIGHT ♪

♪ TWO A.M., SUMMER NIGHT ♪

♪ I DON'T CARE, HAND ON THE WHEEL ♪

♪ DRIVIN' DRUNK, I'M DOIN' MY THANG ♪

♪ ROLLIN' THE MIDWEST, SIDE AND OUT ♪

♪ LIVIN' MY LIFE, GETTIN' OUR DREAMS ♪

♪ PEOPLE TOLD ME SLOW MY ROLL ♪

♪ I'M SCREAMIN' OUT "THAT" ♪

♪ I'MA DO JUST WHAT I WANT ♪

♪ LOOKIN' AHEAD, NO TURNIN' BACK ♪

♪ IF I FALL, IF I DIE ♪

♪ KNOW I LIVED IT TO THE FULLEST ♪

♪ IF I FALL, IF I DIE ♪

♪ KNOW I LIVED AND MISSED SOME BULLETS ♪

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT DREAMIN', DREAMIN' ♪

♪ YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT NOTHIN', NOTHIN' ♪

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM NIGHT TERRORS ♪

♪ EVERY NIGHT ♪

♪ FIVE A.M. COLD SWEATS ♪

♪ WAKIN' UP TO THE SKY ♪

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT DREAMS, DREAMS ♪

♪ TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT NIGHT TERRORS, NOTHIN' ♪

♪ YOU DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE TRIALS OF TOMORROW ♪

♪ RATHER LAY AWAKE IN THE BED FULL OF SORROW ♪

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS ♪

♪ I KNOW EVERYTHING SHINE THAT AIN'T ALWAYS GOLD ♪

♪ I'LL FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪

♪ [GUITAR SOLO BEGINS] ♪

♪ [SOLO CONTINUES] ♪

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪

♪ I'M ON THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND I KNOW ♪

♪ EVERYTHING THAT SHINE AIN'T ALWAYS GONNA BE GOLD ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ I'LL BE FINE ONCE I GET IT ♪

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪

♪♪♪

♪ PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ I'MA GET IT ♪

♪ I'LL BE GOOD ♪

♪ UGH ♪

♪ OH MAN ♪

♪ ROOM'S SPINNIN', ROOMS SPINNIN' ♪

♪ PAT ♪

♪ ZULI ♪

♪ WAIT ♪

♪ OH MY GOD WHY DID I DRINK SO MUCH AND SMOKE SO MUCH ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ [HIPHOP MUSIC FADES] ♪

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
pursuit /pərˈsuːɪt/ B2	noun - the act of trying to achieve or get something
happiness /ˈhæpɪnəs/ B2	noun - the state of feeling or being happy
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to produce light or be bright noun - brightness or a visual effect of light
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - images or thoughts while sleeping or a strongly desired goal verb - to have dreams while sleeping
live /lɪv/ B1	verb - to be alive or exist verb - to experience or enjoy life
care /keər/ B1	verb - to feel concern or interest
fall /fɔːl/ B2	verb - to move downward or drop
die /daɪ/ B2	verb - to stop living
live /lɪv/ B1	verb - to experience or enjoy life

Vocabulary

Meanings

pursuit

/pərˈsuːɪt/

noun
- the act of trying to achieve or get something

happiness

/ˈhæpɪnəs/

noun
- the state of feeling or being happy

shine

/ʃaɪn/

verb
- to produce light or be bright

noun
- brightness or a visual effect of light

dream

/driːm/

noun
- images or thoughts while sleeping or a strongly desired goal

verb
- to have dreams while sleeping

live

/lɪv/

verb
- to be alive or exist

verb
- to experience or enjoy life

care

/keər/

verb
- to feel concern or interest

fall

/fɔːl/

verb
- to move downward or drop

die

/daɪ/

verb
- to stop living

live

/lɪv/

verb
- to experience or enjoy life

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