Love Of the Game

English translation

This sounds like victory here, right? Yeah.

Uh.

Everybody, what up?

Machine Gun Kelz.

Aaron LeFette.

Yo. You know we come from the city that they call the underdog, right?

Well, we're the voice of that city.

-Stand up, Midwest, come on.

-Lights, camera, action. I remember how it happened. Young punk rappin'.

Rhymes in my notebook, beats in my Discman. Battles in the lunch room, everybody listenin'.

Can't stop, I got something to prove.

I put it all on the line, I got nothing to lose. I done paid my dues, and I stand by my team.

I made a damn lifestyle out of my -life dream.

-It's been a long time coming, and plenty of hard work, and you can't take that away.

I represent my city through my music. I'ma take that to the grave.

It's been a long time coming, and plenty of hard work, and you can't take that away.

And when it all falls down and there's nothing left, I'ma stand up tall and say, "There's a part inside of me you can never ever take away.

" Say my name, 'cause I'ma prove that I'm here to -stay.

-Yeah, you know I did it for the love of -the game.

-'Cause I remember what it took to get here. Out of town, I'm still gon' rep it.

-It ain't all about the fame. -I did it for the love of the game.

I did it for the East Side, did it for the West Side.

Did it for the women, show me love when I jet by. For the O-H-I-O, O-State. Yo, it's all love, no hate.

I salute you, swear to stay true to the town where they taught me to stand 'til they move you.

And you know the kush keep my eyes closed. I don't need 'em anyway, blah-blah.

It's been a long time coming, and plenty of hard work, and you can't take that away. I represent my city through my music. I'ma take that to the grave.

-Take that to the grave.

-It's been a long time coming, and plenty of hard work, and you can't take that away.

And when it all falls down and there's nothing left, I'ma stand up tall and say, "There's a part inside of me you can never ever take away.

" Say my name, 'cause I'ma prove that I'm here to -stay.

-Yeah, you know I did it for the love of -the game.

-'Cause I remember what it took to get here. Out of town, I'm still gon' rep it. It ain't all about the fame.

I did it for the love of the game.

You know, it's like, people out there think this shit happens overnight.

It's about sacrifice.

It's about giving up your Friday nights, giving up your life, all for that one victory.

-Lace up. Uh-oh. Kelz, my steelo. -What?

-Chuck Taylor some Fritos. -Yeah.

Every day is a movie, you better pick up the TiVo.

-Yeah.

-Me and my entourage, but I ain't talkin' -HBO. -Yeah.

Fucking puffing and stunting, I feel like Evel Knievel.

-Uh.

-And all of the people that laughed when I said I'd do it big, are the same ones coming up to me now saying that you the -shit. -What?

Anywhere I go now cameras flashing, please excuse the pics.

And your girl in my room doing the same, so please excuse my dick.

-There's a part inside of me. -Let's go.

-You can never ever take away. -Say my name.

-Aaron sing that shit. -'Cause I'ma prove that I'm here to stay.

Yeah, you know I did it for the love of the game.

'Cause I remember what it took to get here.

-I do. -Out of town, I'm still gon' rep it.

-Right here. -It ain't all about the fame.

Cleveland, what up? I did it for the love of the game.

This sounds like victory here, right?

Yeah. I did it for the love of the game.

I did it for the love of the game