Hold On

mav - m a v
deztined - they say you gotta know pain to know joy
mav - i feel you
deztined-i been knowing alot of pain in my life
mav- me too dog
deztined - just pray to god for better days
mav - i mean thats all we can do right
deztined - do what you do keep your head up

when i feel your pain I know struggling
but never give up never at all
might be a single mother on your own two
working two jobs going to school
I know that daddys being daddy
breaking your back just to handle your biz
I know the roads getting tuff your alone
this is for mi gente
hold on hold on hold on hold
this is for mi gente
Her name was anna she was born in loredo / oldest of 6 in a world thats fatal
her dad was a veteran of world war two doing what ever he had to do to provide food
moms raised them kids like a full time job anna saw that and wanted to get out
she was focused a pluses in school and worked at the town store bagging groceries
pops was a hard worker building fences he jumped out of planes keeping this country defended
the same mexicano they would let in good schools segregated cause knowledge is a weapon
yet he still had a good life good kids good wife hard days good nights
our pain hood life yet he still had a good life put anna thru college mexicanas in a good light!

when i feel your pain I know struggling
but never give up never at all
might be a single mother on your own two
working two jobs going to school
I know that daddys being daddy
breaking your back just to handle your biz
I know the roads getting tuff your alone
this is for mi gente
hold on hold on hold on hold
this is for mi gente
this here for the latin rap pioneers/ charlie chase cold crush from the early 80 years
he paved the way for latin rap to be here so did kid frost, big pun and cypress hill career
they all helped me manage thru my own struggle so i never take for granted i make the music people lovin
this for all my mexicanos all my puerto ricans every single cuban and every argentienen
every single human in the same spot we in
recession got you stealing and your babysitter stealing
cuz her mother its abusin got her son shooting. daughters postituting
and all you got is music
her papi leaves her brusies dropped outta school no time to be a student a world of confusion
I also penned this for my gente in the pen
where all they got is life prision stripes and religion

when i feel your pain I know struggling
but never give up never at all
might be a single mother on your own two
working two jobs going to school
I know that daddys being daddy
breaking your back just to handle your biz
I know the roads getting tuff your alone
this is for mi gente
hold on hold on hold on hold
this is for mi gente