Meek Mill, Miguel - Stay Woke lyrics

How I keep from goin' under?
It's like a jungle outside
Sometimes I wonder how I
Keep from goin' under

We scream, "Black Lives Matter" but we
Still toting ladders
Watching our own brothers trying to get at us
Dreams get shattered when a
Scene full of crackers
And they charge you with some
Shit you ain't do
You like, "what happened?"
We go get lawyers to say shit
We don't know how to talk
They told us to hate each other
Before we learn how to walk
Mama taught you how to fight, fight, before
She taught you how to write, right
And daddy locked down in the
Cell, can't kiss you night, night
Monsters under the bed every night
Feel like it's fright night
Coke fumes in the air
Mama holding on that pipe tight
And you catchin' contact
But never mind that
In a world where Black is
Wrong and white right, it's like a combat
We go to war for our freedom
They say we equal i used to wanna play like
Randall and be an Eagle
I used to play the quarterback
My dog would go receiver
That was 'til the ball got flat by
A dope needle on the pavement
It's amazin'
This environment we was raised in
On them papers
One mistake and I'm gettin' caged in
You gotta feel me
Feel like the system tryna kill me
Got arrested and the charges
F1 for popping wheelies, stay woke

It was designed for us to fail
We still prevail through the hell
Yeah, can you believe it?
We're still undefeated
Though it was designed for us to lose
We'll still make it through
Nothing's impossible
Can you believe it? We're still undefeated

Picture me ten years younger with
Some tats on my face
Takin' a bunch of Xannys with
The strap on my waist
Pointin' it at the camera like
Mama ain't teach me manners
Tryna see mo' bills like I'm
Headed to Alabama, no, wait
I can't judge them
I'm just trying to understand them
'Cause I used to pop Percs
Pourin' purple in my Fanta
Had me swerving in my Phantom like
I'm runnin' from my dreams
I was headed for the slammer
I was plantin' all the seed
For them to bury me
I had my whole family mad at me
Fell deep in love with the
Game and it married me
Judge said, "I'll give you a chance
Just don't embarrass me"
Motivatin' these little niggas is
Like a charity
Community service even though they
Knew we was workin'
They did this to me on purpose
'cause I ain't movin' too perfect
I stay away from them clowns
Watch how I move through the circus
'Cause they be weighing you down, even some
Of them dudes in your circle, stay woke

Though it's designed for us to fail, yeah
We still prevail through the hell, yeah
Can you believe it? We're still undefeated
Though it was designed for us to lose
Nothing, nothing, nothing's impossible, no
Can you believe it? We're still undefeated

How can I pledge allegiance to the flag
When they killin' all our sons
All our dads? I come from a place
When you kill your own brother you can brag
Like he got bodies, but that's a fad, no
That's a fact
I'm screamin' out at your corner, nigga
That's a trap
Screamin' out at your homie, nigga
That's a rat
Catch a case with him, bet he crack
The odds against you and they double stacked
Stay woke bought my mom a new crib
That's some gangster shit
Niece and nephews walking around
Wearing minks and shit
Kept the hood motivated
This the thanks I get?
Try to Ja Rule the kid on some Wanksta shit
But that's impossible 'cause
I'm unstoppable
The label can't drop me, nigga
I'm too valuable
You thought I would lose but I
Won and that bothered you
Still movin' 'round in Philly just
Like the mobsters do
When I talked to Em and Hov, they said
"I'm proud of you you stood tall back when
Everyone doubted you"
My reply is, "I did what I gotta do
And I need that verse 'fore you retire too"
Jumping all the obstacles, I'm way too wavy
Said I would lose boy you way too crazy
Pick and choose either fame or the money
Fame will make you crazy
And the money will make them
Bad bitches say, "Thank you, baby"
You're welcome