Keep Ya Head Up

Some say the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots I give a holler to my sisters on welfare Tupac cares if don't nobody else care I know they like to beat ya down a lot When you come around the block brothas clown a lot But please don't cry dry your eyes never let up Forgive but don't forget girl keep your head up And when he tells you ain't nuttin don't believe him And if he can't learn to love you you shold leave him Cause sista you don't need him And I ain't tryin to gas ya up I just call em how I see em You know it makes me unhappy When brothas make babies and leave a young mother to be a pappy And since we all came from a woman Got our name from a woman an our game from a woman I wonder why we take from our woman Why we rape our women do we hate our women I think it's time to kill for our women Time to heal our women be real to our women And if we don't we'll have a race of babies That will hate the ladies that make the babies And since a man can't make one He has no right tell a woman when and where to create one So will the real men get up I know you're fed up ladies but keep your head up Keep ya head up child things gonna get easier child thing are get brighter child things gonna get easier child thing are get brighter I remember Marvin Gaye used to sing ta me He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be And suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tough And though we had it rough we always had enough I huffed and puffed about ma curfew and broke the rules Ran with the local crew and had a smoke or two And I realize momma really paid the price She nearly gave ger life to raise me right And all had ta give her was my pipe dream Of how I'd rock the mic and make to tha bright screen I'm tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents It's hard to be legit and still pay tha rent And in end it seems I'm headin for tha pen I try find my friends but they're blowin in the wind Last night my buddy lost his whole family It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity It's seems tha rain'll never let up but try to keep my head up and still keep from gettin wet up you know it's funny when it rains it pours They got money for wars but can't feed the poor Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is it ain't no hope for tha future And then they wonder why we crazy I blame my mother for turning my brother into a crack baby we ain't meant to survive cauce it's a setup And even though you're fed up to keep your head up child things gonna get easier to keep your head up child thing are get brighter to keep your head up child things gonna get easier to keep your head up child thing are get brighter To all the ladies havin babies on they own I know it's kinda rough and you're feelin all alone Daddy's long gone and he left you by ya lonesome Thank the Lord for my kids even if nobody else want em Cause I think we can make it in fact I'm sure And if you fall stand tall and comeback for more Cause ain't nuttin worse than when your son wants to know why his daddy don't love him no mo You can't complain you was dealt this hell of a hand without a man feelin helpless Because too many things for you to deal with Dying inside but outside you're looking fealess While da tears is rollin down your cheeks Ya steady hopin things don't all down this week Cause if it did you couldn't take it and don't blame me I was given this world I didn't make it And now my son's getten older and older and cold From havin aworld don't show What a it's kiz on drivin Benz I'm still tryin to hold on to survivin my friends And it's crazy it seems it'll never let up but please you got to keep your head up