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