Homeboy Sandman - Stand Up lyrics

Ain't one to beg, I ain't one to crawl
Ain't one of them, I ain't one of y'all
So many flames I done come across
Games that I won and lost
God's favorite son-in law
I stay the course at whatever cost
I paid it all with my credit card
Yo, I'm a cough up when I'm a corpse
I'll pay it off when I'm dead and gone
One long prayer until hell freeze
6'5", been a long player for LPs
Rooted in my essence is
A preference to self-teach
Movement in my presence
This was best for your well-being
True to God, Apollo, I would follow LL beefs
Moving with a herd who never heard of LLBean
Most of us was tighter than Carlito and Lalin
Nah mean?

But, if I didn't work, I'd have never earned
And if I didn't ask, I'd have never learned
Settled for worse than what I was worth
It never worked, though, in other words
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop

I'm like the rain and the sun combined
I don't complain, I just don't comply
Until the day that they open fire
Thank you for pointing out my open fly
I'd rather train than to mope and whine
Not that I train for the Cobra Kai
But love the serves through my open mind
More than a bird love the open sky
Swinging like the 2018 Magna Knife
Welcome to the 2018 facts of life
Everything's a gamble
You can't travel back in time no rewindin'
Don't get blinded by the flashin' lights
Took it to 100 fathoms for the fans' delight
Greatest of collaborations I could mastermind
Where's my Boy Sand music by
The hands of time call it sands of time

But, if I didn't reach, I could never grab
If I didn't take, I'd have never had
I hit the mat for the rubber match
Ready to snap like a rubber band
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop
If you don't stand up, they'll never stop

I chase the rainbow like I've been told
I smell the pot, but where's the pot of gold?
I went to Vegas, it was a joke
Whatever hand, I would never fold
See, I was blessed with a lot of rope
I got the room 'til I found my role
Now I'm on a roll