Kaliq - Keep Ya Head Up lyrics

[Verse 1: Kaliq] A smile is a rare commodity in my community We're hurting so we purchase some new sneakers and the j**ellery 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 n***as 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 f** 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; n***a 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 [Hook] 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 [Verse 2: E-Dubble] Time takes a toll on everybody. Attend if the clock ticks Contently experiencing life from the mosh-pits 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 sh** 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 [Hook] 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 [Verse 3: Kaliq] 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 Is so [im]‘portant, f** them ??? 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 b**hin' up I did the dishes, still no pot to piss in, starving for some food for thought ‘Cuz it ain't government a**isted 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 Now victory is the usu'[al] 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 So I brave the shower, they don't [re]‘member the cowards The black rose from semen, soon you see the flowers [Hook] 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