[Intro – Spoken / Chant Style]
Yeah…
Outside the classroom…
(real life, real life)
Hmm…
I learned it different…
No pen, no paper… just pressure
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[Hook Chant – Choir + Crowd Response]
🎤
Ohhh—
University of liiiife (aye!)
We dey learn, we dey rise (rise!)
No walls, no disguise (nah!)
See the truth in my eyes
(Repeat – layered vocals)
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[Verse 1 – Bounce Flow]
Couldn’t pay the fees but I paid attention
Life gave lessons—no detention
Enrolled young in reality school
Where pain be the teacher, pressure the rule
No cap, no gown, just survival mode
Had to find my way on a lonely road
Wrote my own code, yeah I stayed legit
Graduated strong off hustle and grit
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[Pre-Chorus – Melodic Lift]
Who need diploma when the scars talk loud?
Every setback built me now
Pressure turn diamond—watch me shine
God wrote purpose in my timeline
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[Chorus – Afrobeat Groove]
University of life, I dey stand my ground
Every lesson loud, yeah I feel that sound
No building, no walls, just the truth I found
I be certified by the way I bounce
Oh—university of life (life!)
Turn my pain into light (light!)
No degree fit define (nah!)
I dey walk in my right
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[Post-Chorus – Dancehall Bounce]
Wine slow—feel the pressure release
Step strong—now I’m walking in peace
No lie—this a real life degree
From the struggle to the victory
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[Verse 2 – Storytelling + Rhythm Switch]
They told me “you won’t make it alone”
But I built my strength from seeds I’ve sown
Through the dark halls, yeah I found my lane
Turned every loss into major gain
Late nights, I was fighting my fears
Had to grow wisdom beyond my years
No shortcuts—just faith and grind
Now my past don’t control my mind
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[Pre-Chorus – Choir Layer Added]
🎶 (Choir underneath)
Scars tell stories, I embrace mine
Every wound turned into a sign
From the ashes, now I rise
See the fire in my eyes
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[Chorus – Full Energy + Choir]
University of life, I dey stand my ground
Every lesson loud, yeah I feel that sound
No building, no walls, just the truth I found
I be certified by the way I bounce
Oh—university of life (life!)
Turn my pain into light (light!)
No degree fit define (nah!)
I dey walk in my right
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[Bridge – Spoken + Choir Build]
🎤 (Spoken rhythmically)
Graduated from pressure…
Certified by pain…
Every fall taught me something…
Now I rise again
🎶 (Choir swelling)
We rise again…
We rise again…
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[Dance Break – Afrobeat Instrumental Section]
(Ad-libs over beat)
Yeah—move your body now
Feel the story now
From the struggle to the glory now
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[Final Chorus – Big, Anthem Style]
University of life—I’m proud and free
Every lesson living inside of me
No limit, no fear, now I see clearly
I was built for this—this is destiny
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[Outro – Soft + Reflective]
Still learning… still growing…
This life—my testimony
No classroom…
But I mastered myself
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