Good Life Lyrics

[Chorus: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky) Ayy
I'ma get on this TV, mama, I'ma
I'ma put shit down

Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Ayy, ayy, ayy, I'm good


[Verse 2: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Welcome to the good life
Where we like the girls who ain't on TV
'Cause they got mo' ass than the models

The good life, so keep it comin' with the bottles
'Cause she feel booze like she bombed at Apollo

The good life, it feel like Houston
It feel like Philly, it feel like D.C.​
It feel like VA or the Bay or Yay

Ayy, this is the good life
(Welcome to the good life)
Homie, tell me what's good
Why I only got a problem when you in the hood
(Welcome to the good life)
Like I'm new in the hood
The only thing I wish, I wish a nigga would
(Welcome to the good life)
He probably think he could
But, but, I don't think he should
(Oh, welcome to the good li-li-li-life, oh)
50 told me, "Go 'head, switch the style up
And if they hate then let 'em hate and watch the money pile up"
The good life

[Chorus: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Now I, I go for mine (Yeah), I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky)
Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine
(Now throw yo' hands up in the sky) Ayy
I'ma get on the TV, mama, I'ma
I'ma put shit down

Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy
Ayy, ayy, ayy, I'm good


[Verse 3: Kanye West & T-Pain]
Yeah, yeah
Have you ever popped champagne on a plane, while gettin' some brain?
Whipped it out, she said, "I never seen Snakes on a Plane"

Whether you broke or rich, you gotta get this
Havin' money's not everythin', not havin' it is
I was splurgin' on trips
But when I get my card back activated, I'm back to Vegas
(Welcome to the good life)
'Cause I always had a passion for flashin'
Before I had it, I closed my eyes and imagined the good life

[Outro: T-Pain]
Ayy, it's the good life, better than the life I lived
When I thought that I was gonna go crazy

And now my grandmama
Ain't the only girl callin' me baby

If you feelin' me now, then put yo' hands up in the sky
And let me hear you say, "Hey, hey" (Hey, hey, hey)
(Ooh) I'm good!

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Over a key sample from Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”, Ye contemplates the finer things in life while telling his haters to continue hating as he watches them, while laughing from his new car, yacht, and private jet.

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Def Jam Recordings President Jay-Z have to say about the track?
Genius Answer

When I was sitting in mastering to make sure the album got done, he was somewhere in Sweden sending through mixes of ‘Good Life.’ Sixteen different mixes of the song! Who does that?

Does this track have any RIAA certifications?
Genius Answer

Yes. “Good Life” was certified 3x platinum by the RIAA on September 23rd, 2020.

How did the song perform commercially?
Genius Answer

“Good Life” peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week ending of November 10, 2007.

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Recorded At
Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA & Sony Music Studio, New York City, NY & The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Released on
October 2, 2007
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