 Gotta keep your head up, man Hold your chin up, gotta keep your head up, man Gotta keep your head up, man Hold your chin up, gotta keep your head up It can be super, stressful At times, man, we all know that shit Life can be super, stressful At times, man, we at times You gotta let it go Don't wipe your face, bro, blow your nose I know this life can be pretty stressful But it get better along down the road I'ma tell you about the time I was broke And when I had to learn how to flow When my relationship was going down fast Like somebody poke holes in my boat Like reaching under the bed, I was feeling low For how long, I don't need no But I stayed hard working at my dream Even when the folks took a nigga as a joke I still had faith even when I seen the ones I love running out of hope Still gon' make sure they run clean Like I just got a cop painted with soap Pockets with cricket, but now they so straight They used to sleep on me, but now they awake All that hard work and staying up late Made it harder till the night that I'm great Gotta think out every night that I pray Ask them for these, show me the way How to get to them by the day Now let hard times just fall At times, man Life can be super, stressful At times, man, we Just for that minimum wage Gotta put up what they boss says Everyday to be not getting a raise How do my people getting put in a cage Or put in a grave? Kids growing up without a father figure In the streets where they play Love without guidance, get older Fall in love with the violence He been trying to release that pain Shot dead, but I left in the rain Mama feeling like that she the blame Buy things she can never change And there's so many people with similar stories That this shit is a shame I meant this shit is a chain When we gon' try to break this cycle, yo And try to make the world a better place For our kids, kids That's what I would like to know Just like I thought, silent Life can be super, stressful At times, man