(Chorus) Rise above, above You got to Rise above, above
(Verse) She had her little daughter er, it was cold out She said aight I hate motherfucker then she rode out He aint his phone, she yells what the fuck? Then her daughter buckle up, yea thats for safety See she been stressin lately cuz this nigga she done been with for the past 2 Is now the reason for her last few tears She text, he dont text When she see him she be sex, he dont sex back Its to be on jet black She call, he dont back All he say is back Nigga just need his space, so she to his place Cuz she just got a from her home girl windin Who say he be creepin, he been fuckin with Yea girl, Yolanda Told you he aint shit but you listen, I was tryna (click) Hmm, hung up that phone and hop right up in Honda Headed to his crib, she she fed up with this shit Thought this this was the one Thought I got better at shit Picking out Mr. Right, sticking out through the And long for what? This niggas is all a lie She gon set it off, her daughter gon witness it all tonight,
(Chorus) above, rise above You got to Rise above, rise
(Verse) She said she just school, could barely pay tuition Now she teachin 7 grade, make a difference Aye but the kids frustrated, said if they dont A ass like that, how the they spposed to pay attention? Im wit you but for real she said they hopeless, a class full of jokesters Creatin all the obstacles, to focus Little niggas barely read, tryna give em they need And they dont even try, one boy, he caught her eye Cuz he looked just like her brother, she be havin to his mother But she act like she care, Where father? He here Now she frustrated, thinkin that she made the mistake of her life Underpaid, be havin to at night Six years of college the drain Drinking, drown the pain Party with her girls, feelin for the world Cuz aint no hope for the Well, aint the truth? When all your models either rappin or they hoop, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, above You got to above, rise above
(Outro) We got to