Kaliq, E-Dubble - Keep Ya Head Up lyrics
[Kaliq, E-Dubble - Keep Ya Head Up lyrics]
A smile is a rare commodity in my community
We're hurting so we purchase some
New sneakers and the jewellery
Sell 'em in sacks, pounds
And packs to the max
In public housing ain't no room to relax
From then until the Rodney King to Trayvon
To carry on
Whether you place hope in the pope
Or faith in Fabricon
Niggas running their lips you
Slippin' some marathon
Flipping the man's burgers
Making just enough to make it
Arguing with your girl
And she yelling that she fake it?
What the fuck that got to do
With the bills? Noosey neighbours
Banging on the wall it's getting hard
Applied at some office jobs
Waiting on the call
There's a leak in the plumbing an
The ceiling's 'bout to fall
All I wanted was to dribble
Nigga never got the ball
Trying to run the city for a
Second first you got to crawl
Got a drive for success hope
My engine never stall
Situations change it won't always be the same
Wanna win then you gotta play the game
Little homie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shawty, keep ya head up, yeah
Talk to 'em
I know that shift hurts overtime, gotta work
It's the worst gotta hustle from the dirt
Little hommie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shortie, keep ya head up, yeah
Time takes a toll on everybody
Attend if the clock ticks
Contently experiencing life from
The mosh-pit's
Wondering why we torture ourselves
For no reason
Seems perception got the best of
Our health it's hard believing
So I stay up on some shit
To keep my mind at work
Keep the negative at bay like
On this consignment shirt
This time I'm working for the
Ways and means shaking hate
Chasing dreams open eyes in front of
Mirrors and like what I see
Accountable for emotions the politics is mean
But these cowards being boisterous are
Not what they seem
And so we shut 'em down with
Truth losers take the walk, hommie
No disrespect you'll just do
Better with your thoughts, hommie
I'm charged up like an '82 Benz
That's converted to canola oil
Spoil all my friends
For a penny for their thoughts Give me one
Give me ten
Cause that penchant for that purple lets
My circle get it in
Like Tolkien I let the creatures out
I'm here for speaking out
Against the status quo for those who
Know just why my speaker's loud
I'm not complaining i'm
Reclaiming recognition
For my fellas and my ladies
Who regain the ambition
Trying to turn the page, ads are in the way
Rip them pages out, but let the? stay
Need to hear a voice like we need another day
That new soul no fools gold
I block check that pain
Situations change it won't always be the same
Wanna win then you gotta play the game
Little homie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shawty, keep ya head up, yeah
Talk to 'em
I know that shift hurts overtime, gotta work
It's the worst gotta hustle from the dirt
Little hommie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shortie, keep ya head up, yeah
Feel like I was put here on Earth
To rise from the dirt overcome that hurt
With a joyous burst
So the more I fly, the more I search
And all I know is I need more
So I endure any affliction
My addiction is the love
Overdose on those emotions
I’ve been goin on, my side rolls in the cup
Hustle, hustle i can change all
My tomorrows with this book
Broken family, need some stitches
And them riches, nip and tuck
But, I always be the same on the close
Switching up i ain’t never bitchin’ up
I did the dishes, still no pot to piss in
Starving for some food for thought
‘Cuz it ain’t government assisted
Feelin’ resistance
So I practice this persistence
Is calling dark in these streets
I see the light in the distance
Gotta go out and get it
I couldn’t wait for permission
Proposition from politicians
Got my brother sentenced
That paragraph in the past
This chapter the future
Used to bein' a loser
Celebrating evevation
Never dream of this interleaving
Cream to my descendants
Go sharing my resemblance
Pay my dues, pay my pendence
And them? turn to power
Now I’m the man of the hour
Thanks to my devotion, now all I do is devour
Life is like dessert
No longer bitter and sour
The black rose from semen
Soon you see the flowers
Situations change it won't always be the same
Wanna win then you gotta play the game
Little homie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shawty, keep ya head up, yeah
Talk to 'em
I know that shift hurts overtime, gotta work
It's the worst gotta hustle from the dirt
Little hommie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shortie, keep ya head up, yeah
We're hurting so we purchase some
New sneakers and the jewellery
Sell 'em in sacks, pounds
And packs to the max
In public housing ain't no room to relax
From then until the Rodney King to Trayvon
To carry on
Whether you place hope in the pope
Or faith in Fabricon
Niggas running their lips you
Slippin' some marathon
Flipping the man's burgers
Making just enough to make it
Arguing with your girl
And she yelling that she fake it?
What the fuck that got to do
With the bills? Noosey neighbours
Banging on the wall it's getting hard
Applied at some office jobs
Waiting on the call
There's a leak in the plumbing an
The ceiling's 'bout to fall
All I wanted was to dribble
Nigga never got the ball
Trying to run the city for a
Second first you got to crawl
Got a drive for success hope
My engine never stall
Situations change it won't always be the same
Wanna win then you gotta play the game
Little homie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shawty, keep ya head up, yeah
Talk to 'em
I know that shift hurts overtime, gotta work
It's the worst gotta hustle from the dirt
Little hommie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shortie, keep ya head up, yeah
Time takes a toll on everybody
Attend if the clock ticks
Contently experiencing life from
The mosh-pit's
Wondering why we torture ourselves
For no reason
Seems perception got the best of
Our health it's hard believing
So I stay up on some shit
To keep my mind at work
Keep the negative at bay like
On this consignment shirt
This time I'm working for the
Ways and means shaking hate
Chasing dreams open eyes in front of
Mirrors and like what I see
Accountable for emotions the politics is mean
But these cowards being boisterous are
Not what they seem
And so we shut 'em down with
Truth losers take the walk, hommie
No disrespect you'll just do
Better with your thoughts, hommie
I'm charged up like an '82 Benz
That's converted to canola oil
Spoil all my friends
For a penny for their thoughts Give me one
Give me ten
Cause that penchant for that purple lets
My circle get it in
Like Tolkien I let the creatures out
I'm here for speaking out
Against the status quo for those who
Know just why my speaker's loud
I'm not complaining i'm
Reclaiming recognition
For my fellas and my ladies
Who regain the ambition
Trying to turn the page, ads are in the way
Rip them pages out, but let the? stay
Need to hear a voice like we need another day
That new soul no fools gold
I block check that pain
Situations change it won't always be the same
Wanna win then you gotta play the game
Little homie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shawty, keep ya head up, yeah
Talk to 'em
I know that shift hurts overtime, gotta work
It's the worst gotta hustle from the dirt
Little hommie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shortie, keep ya head up, yeah
Feel like I was put here on Earth
To rise from the dirt overcome that hurt
With a joyous burst
So the more I fly, the more I search
And all I know is I need more
So I endure any affliction
My addiction is the love
Overdose on those emotions
I’ve been goin on, my side rolls in the cup
Hustle, hustle i can change all
My tomorrows with this book
Broken family, need some stitches
And them riches, nip and tuck
But, I always be the same on the close
Switching up i ain’t never bitchin’ up
I did the dishes, still no pot to piss in
Starving for some food for thought
‘Cuz it ain’t government assisted
Feelin’ resistance
So I practice this persistence
Is calling dark in these streets
I see the light in the distance
Gotta go out and get it
I couldn’t wait for permission
Proposition from politicians
Got my brother sentenced
That paragraph in the past
This chapter the future
Used to bein' a loser
Celebrating evevation
Never dream of this interleaving
Cream to my descendants
Go sharing my resemblance
Pay my dues, pay my pendence
And them? turn to power
Now I’m the man of the hour
Thanks to my devotion, now all I do is devour
Life is like dessert
No longer bitter and sour
The black rose from semen
Soon you see the flowers
Situations change it won't always be the same
Wanna win then you gotta play the game
Little homie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shawty, keep ya head up, yeah
Talk to 'em
I know that shift hurts overtime, gotta work
It's the worst gotta hustle from the dirt
Little hommie keep ya head up, yeah
Eh, shortie, keep ya head up, yeah