Pharoahe Monch, Jill Scott - Still Standing (W.A.R. We Are Renegades ) lyrics

Yeah, uh, c'mon

They said, please, do not run too fast
Stay off of the leaves
Do not play in the grass or climb the trees
You can't breathe
Let alone you get stung by bees
Lord Jesus, your chest just might freeze up
Thirteen months old with a lung disease
That almost took my life twice
Brought me to my knees
A system not designed for you to achieve
Police squeeze, library lies
A teacher deceives
But, I rose to the top of my class like cream
Or the Lakers in the 80s, so worthy
I'm Kareem not MTV, but my Sweet 16s
Married the mic, a love supreme
I'm clear it was a miracle the
Way I whetted the rhythm
Spiritual looking back at it
A lyrical exorcism
A half of the Afro-American dream
To rap or quarterback for a professional team
I'm still standing, yeah, I'm still here
I'm still standing

Still standing, I'm still here
(Still standing, yeah, still standing)
Still standing, I'm still here
(Still standing, yeah, still standing)
Still standing

Uh, I have no dead bodies to claim
Never been a trigger man
Crack, never pedalled that
Opposite of Jigga, man
Doubled my expectancy, can you believe it?
Look, no bullet wounds, not paraplegic
Still standing like the pledge of allegiance
Moves made both emotional and strategic
My heart disintegrated in a million pieces
Listen, that's life, deal with it
Press reset, download pain, write a thesis
Performed for millions, Brazilian visas
(I got) Transcontinental indigenous divas
That speak multiple languages
For unspeakable reasons
And still, there are places that I never been
Like the Statue of Liberty
My knees will never bend
Except for when I'm speaking to God
It feels like halftime
I'ma reach for the stars, I'm still standing

Still standing, I'm still here
(Still standing, yeah, still standing)
Still standing, I'm still here
(Still standing, yeah, still standing)
Still standing

Now I, I've seen some heartbreak in my life
And some burdens almost broke me
Down once or twice
But, I held on, on to my faith
And I would never change a thing
That brought me here today
'Cause it helped me grow and
It helped me know
Which way to go, and which way to not go
And I'm so grateful, yeah, I'm so grateful
'Cause, I'm still, I'm still

Still standing, I'm still here
(Still standing, yeah, still standing)
Still standing, I'm still here
(Still standing, yeah, still standing)
Still standing

Standing in the light standing in the light
Standing in the light