(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to Rise above, above
(Verse) She had her little with er, it was cold out She said aight I hate this then she rode out He aint answering his phone, she yells the fuck? Then told her daughter buckle up, yea thats for See she been stressin lately cuz this nigga she done been with for the 2 years Is now the reason for her last 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 dont 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 fuckin with Yolanda Yea girl, Yolanda Told you he shit but you aint listen, I was tryna (click) Hmm, hung up that phone and hop 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 the fights And long nights for what? niggas is all a lie She gon set it off, her daughter gon witness it all tonight,
(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to above, rise above
(Verse) She said she just finish school, could pay tuition Now she teachin 7 grade, make a difference Aye but the frustrated, said if they dont listen A ass like that, how the fuck they spposed to pay 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 just like her brother, she be havin to call his mother But she act she dont care, Where He aint here Now she frustrated, thinkin that she made the mistake of her life Underpaid, be havin to waitress at Six years of down the drain Drinking, tryna the pain with her girls, feelin sorry for the world Cuz aint no hope for the Well, that the truth? all your role models either rappin or they hoop, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to Rise above, above
(Outro) We got to