(Chorus) Rise above, above You got to above, rise above
(Verse) She had her little daughter er, it was cold out She said aight I hate this motherfucker she rode out He aint answering his phone, she what the fuck? told her daughter buckle up, yea thats for safety See she been lately cuz this nigga she done been with for the past 2 years Is now the current reason for her few tears She text, he text back When she see him she be tryina sex, he dont sex Its hard to be on jet She call, he dont call All he say is fall just need his space, so she headed to his place Cuz she just got a call from her girl windin 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 that phone and hop right up in that Headed to his crib, she she fed up with this shit Thought this this 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 gon witness it all tonight, damn
(Chorus) above, rise above You got to Rise above, above
(Verse) She said she just finish school, could pay tuition Now she teachin 7 grade, tryna make a Aye but the kids frustrated, if they dont listen A ass like that, how the fuck they spposed to pay Im fuckin wit you but for real she said hopeless, a class full of jokesters Creatin all the obstacles, impossible to Little niggas barely read, tryna give em what need And dont even try, one little boy, he caught her eye Cuz he looked just like her brother, she be havin to call his But she act she dont care, Where He aint here Now she frustrated, thinkin that she just made the mistake of her Underpaid, be havin to at night Six of college down the drain Drinking, drown the pain Party with her girls, sorry for the world Cuz no hope for the youth Well, aint that the When all your role either rappin or they hoop, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, above You got to above, rise above
(Outro) We got to