KEEP ON
You ever wake up in the morning
And wonder if this is it
Ever have a hole in your chest
But nothing seems to fit
Like you're not living your life
To a full hundred percent
And if you ever got a chance
Then you wouldn't let it slip
I've been in that position
And I could tell you how it is
But if you've never lived it
You could never comprehend
So, If you don't know me
Don't tell me where I've been
You don't know my full story
But I can give you the gist
Everything that I want
Bet I'm gonna get
Everyday's my birthday
Yeah I buy my own gifts
And I work for every dollar
Penny pinching every cent
And if piggy gets in my way
I'll break em for the bacon
Didn't use to have money
So I learned to save it
Didn't use to have dreams
So I began to hate them
Then I heard this music
Hip hop nonstop playing
Invested in myself
Hey look mom I made it
Keep on
When the going gets tough
You gotta, keep on
When you down in the rough
No matter what you bleed
You ain't ever bleed enough
When you get knocked down
Get yo ass back up
Keep moving
Keep going
Keep grinding
Keep hustling
Keep moving
Keep going
Keep grinding
Keep hustling
Whatchu know about paying bills
When you are just a kid
Whatchu know about fearing
For you life by the age of ten
Thinking to yourself that
Any second it could end
So what's the point of living
If my life can't begin
I was thinking that
Every night when I would sleep
Inside my tiny head
I would cry and I would scream
Beaten to be a man
Before I even reached my teens
I'm not exaggerating
Where I'm from that's a normal thing
Four schools in four years
Moved between two states
Never got to keep my friends
I was just the new face
Got bullied and beat down
I let loose all my rage
Hit that bitch in the jaw
Threw my knee through his rib cage
When all there is you
And you standing by yourself
Man it's hard to not believe
That you're living in Hell
Fear, anger, sadness
Circle like a carousel
The only thing that matters
Is how hard you'll rebel
You gotta, keep on
When the going gets tough
You gotta, keep on
When you down in the rough
No matter what you bleed
You ain't ever bleed enough
When you get knocked down
Get yo ass back up
Keep moving
Keep going
Keep grinding
Keep hustling
Keep moving
Keep going
Keep grinding
Keep hustling
I know what it's like
And how it feels to be ashamed
Moving into a motel
My home during 8th grade
Whatchu think it was like
When the other kids would say
"Hey let's hang out
We can all come chill at your place"
That shit struck a chord
And it was the spark to my flame
And I swore to myself
I'd never live there again
So I went hard
I want, no I have to be great
I have to be the best
There is not another way
Life ain't ever easy
Believe me, I know that
The second you give up
It's over, no come backs
So when you're in a corner
Buck up, and hit back
Keep hitting till your fist bleeds
No fucks given it's combat
I'm not rapping bout all this
So it comes off as a brag
I'm not rapping whining bout
All that crap I didn't have
I'm trying to get a point across
To anybody who would ask
That you can still be great
If you're the only one who has your back
You gotta, keep on
When the going gets tough
You gotta, keep on
When you down in the rough
No matter what you bleed
You ain't ever bleed enough
When you get knocked down
Get yo ass back up
Keep moving
Keep going
Keep grinding
Keep hustling
Keep moving
Keep going
Keep grinding
Keep hustling
No matter what you bleed
You ain't ever bleed enough
When you get knocked down
Get yo ass back up
Keep moving
Keep going
Keep grinding
Keep hustling
Keep moving
Keep going
Keep grinding
Keep hustling