(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 motherfucker then she rode out He aint answering his phone, she yells what the Then told her buckle up, yea thats for safety See she been stressin lately cuz this nigga she done been with for the 2 years Is now the current reason for her few tears She text, he dont text When she see him she be tryina sex, he dont sex Its to be on jet black She call, he dont back All he say is back Nigga just need his space, so she headed to his Cuz she just got a call her home girl windin 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 right up in Honda Headed to his crib, she said she fed up with shit this time this was the one Thought I got at this shit Picking out Mr. Right, out through the fights And long for what? This niggas is all a lie She gon set it off, her gon witness it all tonight, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, rise 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 to pay attention? Im wit you but for real she said they hopeless, a class full of jokesters all the obstacles, impossible to focus Little niggas barely read, tryna em what they need And they dont even try, one little boy, he 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 she just made the mistake of her life Underpaid, be havin to at night Six of college down the drain Drinking, drown the pain Party her girls, feelin sorry for the world Cuz aint no for the youth Well, that the truth? When all your role models rappin or they hoop, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, rise You got to above, rise above
(Outro) We got to