(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to above, rise above
(Verse) She had her daughter with er, it was cold out She said aight I hate this motherfucker she rode out He aint 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 with for the past 2 years Is now the reason for her last few tears She text, he text back When she see him she be tryina sex, he dont sex Its to be on jet black She call, he dont call All he say is back Nigga just need his space, so she to his place Cuz she just got a call from her home girl Who say he be creepin, he been with Yolanda Yea girl, Yolanda Told you he aint but you aint listen, I was tryna (click) Hmm, hung up phone and hop right up in that Honda Headed to his crib, she said she fed up this shit Thought this time was the one I got better at this shit Picking out Mr. Right, sticking out the fights And long for what? This 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, above
(Verse) She said she just finish school, could pay tuition Now she 7 grade, tryna 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 full of jokesters all the obstacles, impossible to focus Little niggas barely read, give em what they need And dont even try, one little boy, he caught her eye Cuz he looked just like her brother, she be havin to his mother But she act she dont care, Where He aint here Now she frustrated, thinkin that she just the mistake of her life Underpaid, be havin to waitress at Six years of college down the Drinking, drown the pain Party her girls, feelin sorry for the world Cuz aint no for the youth Well, aint that the When all role models either rappin or they hoop, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, above You got to Rise above, above
(Outro) We got to