I hold my head up just enough to see the skies And when we go we won't go slow we'll put up such a fight And you will be one day exactly what you are Just keep your head held high Kiss your fist and touch the sky
[Verse 1] I'm tired of the rain, tired of the pain Tired of being played But never tired of the game I tied up my shoes Never lied. I'm the truth Got feelings I don't express Until I'm live in the booth Nobody really cares about the shit I'm going through Until I make a song about it Then you're going through it too You see they bring hate to you Rap critics debating you Until you hit home on some shit that they relating to Then they're like "Damn man, that ni--a go hard b" But last week you said that you was soft, going R&B We live in a selfish world Broke ni--as, wealthy girls Ni--as turn sensitive I blame it on that twitter shit Ni--as supposed to be less talk more action Instead of sitting on yo ass And thinkin' 'bout the status What happened to the soldiers? The soul of the front line Captain Kirk up in the sky Man, you know I got mine
[Hook] I hold my head up just enough to see the skies And when we go we won't go slow we'll put up such a fight And you will be one day exactly what you are Just keep your head held high Kiss your fist and touch the sky
[Verse 2] I'll never slow down I'm a come and go ni--a They won't appreciate you Till you dead and gone ni--a I gotta reinvent myself At times I prevent myself From shinin' too hard on you ni--as Gotta tint myself I think about the life I live And where a ni--a goin' to Young Brett Farve But I know who the fuck I'm throwin' to You're chillin' in your 4-2 Play action force you to blitz Man I'm goin deep, all in yo bitch Ni--as cheap money talks Speak up, I don't read lips Got a list of people I don't fuck with Leave 'em pissed, tryna block my shine Puff Daddy in the eclipse Steven Spielberg with the words I don't need scripts You better stop 'em before he turn into a problem Being real and this young is abnormal With that being said, shit I'd probably be dead before I get to the top Either way I touch the sky, ni--a
[Hook] I hold my head up just enough to see the skies And when we go we won't go slow we'll put up such a fight And you will be one day exactly what you are Just keep your head held high Kiss your fist and touch the sky