Letters of Encouragement from the Lyrics of “Both of Us” by B.o.b Featuring Taylor Swift

The Importance of Knowing Who You Are By Remembering Where You Came From

I have always found inspiration in the lyrics of a song. I have even gone so far as to add a playlist to my blog to share songs that I enjoy. What I admire most about “Both of Us” is the recognition from artists who have “Made it” in their chosen field, that they too were once struggling with the same problems that I and many others struggle with today.

It is always important to know who you are by remembering where you came from. So let’s hear it for the underdogs!

Ever thought about losing it? When your money is all gone and you lose your whip. You might lose your grip. When the landlord tell ya’ that you’re due for rent. 

And the grass so green on the other side. Make ya wanna run straight through the fence. Open up the fridge about 20 times but still can’t find no food in it. That’s foolishness.

And sometimes I wonder. All we care so much about is the way we look, AND the way we talk, AND the way we act, AND the clothes we bought, how much that cost? Does it even really matter? 

Cuz if life is an uphill battle, we all try to climb on the same old ladder. In the same boat with the same old paddle. Why so shallow? I’m just asking. What’s the pattern to the madness?

Everybody ain’t a #1 draft pick. Most of us ain’t Hollywood actors. But if it’s all for one and one for all, then maybe one day we all can ball.

Do it one time for the underdogs.

Sincerely yours,

From One of Y’all

I can feel your pain. I can feel your struggle. You just want to live. But everything so low, that you can drown in the puddle. That’s why I gotta hold us up. 

Yeah hold us up. For all the times no one ever spoke for us. So every single time that they play this song, you can say that, “That’s what Bobby Ray wrote for us”.

When the tides get too high. And the sea up underneath get so deep. And you feel like you’re just another person getting lost in the crowd. Way up high in the nosebleeds.

Because we’ve both been there. Yeah both of us. But we still stand tall with our shoulders up. And even though we always against the odds. These are the things that have molded us.

And if life hadn’t chosen us, sometimes I wonder where I would have wound up. Cuz if it was up to me, I would make a new blueprint. Then build it from the ground up.

Hey, but if it’s all for one and one for all, then maybe one day we all can ball.

Do it one time for the underdogs.

From Bobby Ray

To All of Y’all