(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to above, rise above
(Verse) She had her little with er, it was cold out She said aight I this motherfucker then she rode out He aint answering his phone, she yells the fuck? Then told her daughter buckle up, yea 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 text back When she see him she be sex, he dont sex back Its to be on jet black She call, he call back All he say is fall Nigga just need his space, so she headed to his Cuz she just got a call from her girl windin Who say he be creepin, he been fuckin with Yolanda? Yea girl, Told you he aint shit but you listen, I was tryna (click) Hmm, up that phone and hop right up in that Honda Headed to his crib, she she fed up with this shit Thought this time was the one Thought I got better at this Picking out Mr. Right, sticking out through the And nights for what? This niggas is all a lie She gon set it off, her daughter gon it all tonight, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, above You got to above, rise above
(Verse) She said she just finish school, barely pay tuition Now she teachin 7 grade, tryna make a Aye but the kids frustrated, said if dont listen A ass that, how the fuck they spposed to pay attention? Im fuckin wit you but for she said they hopeless, a class full of jokesters all the obstacles, impossible to focus Little barely read, tryna give em what they need And they dont even try, one boy, he caught her eye Cuz he looked like her brother, she be havin to call his mother But she act like she care, father? He aint here Now she frustrated, thinkin that she made the mistake of her life Underpaid, be to waitress at night Six years of down the drain Drinking, tryna the pain Party with her girls, feelin for the world Cuz no hope for the youth Well, that the truth? When all your role either rappin or they hoop, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to Rise above, above
(Outro) We got to