2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up

Izvajalec besedila pesmi je 2Pac.

Little somethin for my godson Elijah and a little girl namedCorinne

[Verse One:]

Some say the blacker the berry, thesweeter the juice
I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots
Igive a holler to my sisters on welfare
Tupac cares, and don't nobody elsecare
And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot
When you come aroundthe block brothas clown a lot
But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never letup
Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up
And when he tells youyou ain't nuttin don't believe him
And if he can't learn to love you youshould leave him
Cause sista you don't need him
And I ain't tryin to gasya up, I just call em how I see em
You know it makes me unhappy (what'sthat)
When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy
Andsince we all came from a woman
Got our name from a woman and our game from awoman
I wonder why we take from our women
Why we rape our women, do wehate our women?
I think it's time to kill for our women
Time to heal ourwomen, be real to our women
And if we don't we'll have a race ofbabies
That will hate the ladies, that make the babies
And since a mancan't make one
He has no right to tell a woman when and where to createone
So will the real men get up
I know you're fed up ladies, but keep yourhead up

[Chorus]

Keep ya head up, oooo child things aregonna get easier
ooooo child things are gonna get brighter[2x]

[Verse Two:]

Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye,used to sing ta me
He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be
Andsuddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tough
And though we had it rough, wealways had enough
I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke therules
Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two
And I realize mommareally paid the price
She nearly gave her life, to raise me right
And allI had ta give her was my pipe dream
Of how I'd rock the mic, and make it totha bright screen
I'm tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
It'shard to be legit and still pay tha rent
And in the end it seems I'm headinfor tha pen
I try and find my friends, but they're blowin in the wind
Lastnight my buddy lost his whole family
It's gonna take the man in me to conquerthis insanity
It seems tha rain'll never let up
I try to keep my head up,and still keep from gettin wet up
You know it's funny when it rains itpours
They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor
Say there ain't nohope for the youth and the truth is
it ain't no hope for tha future
Andthen they wonder why we crazy
I blame my mother, for turning my brother intoa crack baby
We ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setup
And even thoughyou're fed up
Huh, ya got to keep your headup

[Chorus]

[Verse Three:]

And uhh
To allthe ladies havin babies on they own
I know it's kinda rough and you're feelinall alone
Daddy's long gone and he left you by ya lonesome
Thank the Lordfor my kids, even if nobody else want em
Cause I think we can make it, infact, I'm sure
And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more
Causeain't nuttin worse than when your son
wants to kno why his daddy don't lovehim no mo'
You can't complain you was dealt this
hell of a hand without aman, feelin helpless
Because there's too many things for you to dealwith
Dying inside, but outside you're looking fearless
While tears, isrollin down your cheeks
Ya steady hopin things don't all down thisweek
Cause if it did, you couldn't take it, and don't blame me
I was giventhis world I didn't make it
And now my son's getten older and older andcold
From havin the world on his shoulders
While the rich kids is drivinBenz
I'm still tryin to hold on to my survivin friends
And it's crazy, itseems it'll never let up, but
please... you got to keep your head up

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