(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to Rise above, above
(Verse) She had her little daughter er, it was cold out She said aight I hate this motherfucker she rode out He answering his phone, she yells what the fuck? Then told her buckle up, yea thats for safety See she been stressin lately cuz this nigga she done been with for the 2 years Is now the current reason for her last few She text, he dont text she see him she be tryina sex, he dont sex back Its hard to be on jet She call, he dont back All he say is fall just need his space, so she headed to his place Cuz she just got a call from her home windin Who say he be creepin, he been fuckin with Yolanda? Yea girl, Told you he aint shit but you aint listen, I was (click) Hmm, hung up that and hop right up in that Honda Headed to his crib, she she fed up with this shit this time this was the one Thought I got better at shit Picking out Mr. Right, out through the fights And long nights for what? niggas is all a lie She gon set it off, her daughter gon witness it all tonight,
(Chorus) above, rise above You got to Rise above, rise
(Verse) She she just finish school, could barely pay tuition Now she teachin 7 grade, make a difference Aye but the frustrated, said if they dont listen A ass like that, how the fuck they to pay attention? Im fuckin wit you but for real she said they hopeless, a class of jokesters Creatin all the obstacles, to focus niggas barely read, tryna give em what they need And they dont try, one little boy, he caught her eye Cuz he looked just her brother, she be havin to call his mother But she act she dont care, Where father? He aint Now she frustrated, that she just made the mistake of her life Underpaid, be havin to at night Six years of down the drain Drinking, tryna the pain Party with her girls, feelin sorry for the Cuz aint no hope for the Well, aint that the When all your models either rappin or they hoop, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to Rise above, above
(Outro) We got to