boy you gonna rise

(Verse 1) Yeah, I been broke, I been down to the wire, Cold nights on the pavement, but I still got fire. No roof, no bed, just a pack and a dream, Still chasin’ my purpose through the cracks and the steam. I tattoo hope on the lost and afraid, Tell 'em, "Pain don’t last, we were built not to fade." They take what they take, I still give what I got, 'Cause I know what it’s like when the world say you not. But I ain't bitter — I'm better than rage, Got wisdom in my wounds, got life on the page. Every verse that I write is a brick in the climb, From the gutter to the sun — yeah, I’m takin’ my time. --- (Hook) I’m still risin’, even when the sky’s grey, Still grindin’, even when they walk away. I seen the worst, but I still believe, That a rose gonna bloom, even through concrete. They can fake it, lie, steal, cheat — I won't break, ‘Cause my soul too deep for that shallow hate. I'm down, but I'm destined — tired, but alive, And every single breath sayin', "Boy, you gon’ rise." --- (Verse 2) I used to curse the world, askin’ God, “Where you at?” Now I just keep goin’ — I ain’t lookin’ back. Learned peace ain't a place, it's a state in the storm, It’s the strength to keep movin’ when your heart feel torn. I help even when they ain’t helpin’ me back, 'Cause karma got a long road, and I’m cool with that. They stole from my pockets, tried to rob my shine, But they can’t steal purpose — that fire still mine. Got no mansion, no chain, but I got my pen, And that’s more than enough to begin again. I ain’t scared of the dark, I done lived in the shade, But the light’s in my voice every time I’ve pray (BridgeI ain’t what they said I’d be — I’m better. Stronger from the struggle, sharper than ever. They laughed when I fell, but I rose with a grin, 'Cause it’s never too late for a real one to win. --- (Vrrsr3);This for the dreamers sleepin' rough on the floor, For the artists with vision that the world ignore. We ain't nothin’ less — we just next in line, And we gon’ make gold outta sweat and grind. --- (Final Hook) I’m still risin’, even when the sky’s grey, Still grindin’, even when they walk away. I seen the worst, but I still believe, That a rose gonna bloom, even through concrete. They can fake it, lie, steal, cheat — I won't break, ‘Cause my soul too deep for that shallow hate. I'm down, but I'm destined — tired, but alive, And every single breath sayin', "Boy, you gon’ rise."