K-Rino - Stars Without Stages lyrics

Teach you something real valuable today, man

See they never been on TV or radio either
All they ever did was take care of you
Love you and feed ya
Teach ya how to make it through
This life and what life means
Punch the clock and keep the bills paid
Same routine you ain't never seen a star
If you haven't seen mothers
They don't get to be on
Movie screens or magazine covers
They just go about their day
Working their regular grind
No award ceremonies and they never get shine
We chase celebrities and power 'cause
It's clout that we seek
But can your favorite rapper stretch ten
Dollars out through a week?
Gotta judge her off her hardwork
Instead of her looks
And when you went to jail who
Was putting bread on your books?
She don't have a million Twitter
Followers and no hit's
Only you and your sister or your brother
That's it
You supposed to take the pressure off of
Them and let 'em be free
To quote KD, mama's the real MVP

The real star is your parents
Not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain't 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don't
Perform on stages

The real star is your parents
Not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain't 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don't
Perform on stages

Picture waking every morning ten
Or twenty years straight
Showing up consistently to work a
Job that you hate week after week cost of
Living don't come cheap
Providing for a whole family
Sometimes one deep
PaparazzI don't chase them
No pictures get took
Ain't no award show for mama for
The meals that she cooks
Catching buses just to get around
No new cars no interviews on big talk shows
For working two jobs
Don't complain about your parents, youngsta
Leave them be when daddy leave the house
We ain't seeing TMZ
He developed your growth
Watched and looked over you closely
Bought that car when you graduated
Where's his trophy?
Even when you grown we still
Rely on their help
He gave some classic whoopings
They need to retire his belt
And hang it from the ceiling in your house
A sign of respect
Because that's one of many things they
Use to keep us in check

The real star is your parents
Not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain't 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don't
Perform on stages

The real star is your parents
Not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain't 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don't
Perform on stages

Forget fights, footage and
We don't need that title
Record somebody paying a light bill
Make that go viral
Once you realize the things they do
It's hard to believe it
Grandparents need awards for
Lifetime achievements
We should live for mom and dad for
All the hell we give 'em
Next time you see a struggling parent
Take a selfie with 'em
Who been supporting you and
Staying down with ya?
These the ones you need to run
To and ask for a picture
She don't need a lot of
Applause coming at her because
She's a star in reality
You like reality stars
But what's crazy they the source
Of whatever you do
Every attribute that you got they
Gave it to you
They ain't walking no red carpet
Ain't no big tour bus
Not performing in front of
Twenty thousand people, just us
You love to be around celebrities
Gazing and staring
You want a real autograph
Go get one from your parents

The real star is your parents
Not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain't 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don't
Perform on stages

The real star is your parents
Not a singer or rapper
Not a sports athlete, politician or actor
It ain't 'bout having lit social media pages
'cause real superstars don't
Perform on stages