(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to Rise above, above
(Verse) She had her daughter with er, it was cold out She said aight I hate this then 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 nigga she done been with for the past 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 to be on jet black She call, he dont back All he say is fall Nigga need 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 with 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 she fed up with this shit Thought this this was the one Thought I got at this shit Picking out Mr. Right, out through 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) Rise above, above You got to above, rise above
(Verse) She said she finish school, could barely pay tuition Now she teachin 7 grade, tryna a difference Aye but the frustrated, said if they dont listen A ass like that, how the fuck spposed to pay attention? Im fuckin wit you but for real she said they hopeless, a class of jokesters Creatin all the obstacles, impossible to Little niggas barely read, tryna give em what they And they dont 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 father? He here Now she frustrated, thinkin that she just the mistake of her life Underpaid, be havin to waitress at Six of college down the drain Drinking, tryna the pain Party with her girls, feelin for the world Cuz no hope for the youth Well, aint the truth? When all role models either rappin or they hoop, damn
(Chorus) above, rise above You got to Rise above, rise
(Outro) We got to