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Add to: | [Verse One:] Some say the blacker the berry, thesweeter the juice I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots Igive a holler to my sisters on welfare Tupac cares, and don't nobody elsecare And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot When you come aroundthe block brothas clown a lot But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never letup Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up And when he tells youyou ain't nuttin don't believe him And if he can't learn to love you youshould leave him Cause sista you don't need him And I ain't tryin to gasya up, I just call em how I see em You know it makes me unhappy (what'sthat) When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy Andsince we all came from a woman Got our name from a woman and our game from awoman I wonder why we take from our women Why we rape our women, do wehate our women? I think it's time to kill for our women Time to heal ourwomen, be real to our women And if we don't we'll have a race ofbabies That will hate the ladies, that make the babies And since a mancan't make one He has no right to tell a woman when and where to createone So will the real men get up I know you're fed up ladies, but keep yourhead up [Chorus] Keep ya head up, oooo child things aregonna get easier ooooo child things are gonna get brighter[2x] [Verse Two:] Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye,used to sing ta me He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be Andsuddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tough And though we had it rough, wealways had enough I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke therules Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two And I realize mommareally paid the price She nearly gave her life, to raise me right And allI had ta give her was my pipe dream Of how I'd rock the mic, and make it totha bright screen I'm tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents It'shard to be legit and still pay tha rent And in the end it seems I'm headinfor tha pen I try and find my friends, but they're blowin in the wind Lastnight my buddy lost his whole family It's gonna take the man in me to conquerthis insanity It seems tha rain'll never let up I try to keep my head up,and still keep from gettin wet up You know it's funny when it rains itpours They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor Say there ain't nohope for the youth and the truth is it ain't no hope for tha future Andthen they wonder why we crazy I blame my mother, for turning my brother intoa crack baby We ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setup And even thoughyou're fed up Huh, ya got to keep your headup [Chorus] [Verse Three:] And uhh To allthe ladies havin babies on they own I know it's kinda rough and you're feelinall alone Daddy's long gone and he left you by ya lonesome Thank the Lordfor my kids, even if nobody else want em Cause I think we can make it, infact, I'm sure And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more Causeain't nuttin worse than when your son wants to kno why his daddy don't lovehim no mo' You can't complain you was dealt this hell of a hand without aman, feelin helpless Because there's too many things for you to dealwith Dying inside, but outside you're looking fearless While tears, isrollin down your cheeks Ya steady hopin things don't all down thisweek Cause if it did, you couldn't take it, and don't blame me I was giventhis world I didn't make it And now my son's getten older and older andcold From havin the world on his shoulders While the rich kids is drivinBenz I'm still tryin to hold on to my survivin friends And it's crazy, itseems it'll never let up, but please... you got to keep your head up 79 have viewed this page! |
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