Rise Above Lyrics

Song	Rise Above
Artist	J. Cole
Album	Truly Yours, J. Cole
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[00:00.00]	Rise above, rise above
[00:04.61]	And you’ve got to
[00:05.97]	Rise above, rise above
[00:11.59]	She had a little daughter with her, it was cold out
[00:14.22]	She said “ah, I hate this ************,” then she rolled out
[00:16.88]	He ain’t answering his phone, she yells “what the ****?!”
[00:19.74]	Then told her daughter “buckle up, yeah, that’s for safety”
[00:22.16]	See she been stressin’ lately
[00:23.43]	‘Cause this ***** she done been with for the past two years
[00:26.06]	Is now the current reason for her last few tears
[00:29.40]	She text, he don’t text back
[00:31.16]	When she see him she be tryna *, he don’t * back
[00:34.17]	His heart be on jet black
[00:35.46]	She call, he don’t call back, all he say is “fall back”
[00:38.53]	A ***** just need his space, so she headed to his place
[00:41.42]	Cause she just got a call from her homegirl Rhonda
[00:44.31]	Who said he been creepin’, he been ******’ with Yolanda
[00:47.30]	“Yolanda? Yeah girl, Yolanda”
[00:49.58]	“Told you he ain’t **** but you ain’t listen, I was tryna” –
[00:52.56]	“Click” – hmmm, hung up that phone and hopped right up in that Honda
[00:56.25]	Headed to his crib, she said she fed up with this ****
[00:59.12]	“Thought this time this was the one, thought I got better at this ****”
[01:02.01]	“Pickin’ out Mr. Right, stick it out through the fights”
[01:04.99]	“And long nights, for what? These ****** is all alike”
[01:07.79]	She gon’ set it off, her daughter gon’ witness it all tonight, damn
[01:11.41]	Rise above, rise above
[01:15.88]	And you’ve got to
[01:16.96]	Rise above, rise above
[01:21.54]	She said she just finished school, could barely pay tuition
[01:24.81]	Now she teaches 7th grade, tryna make a difference
[01:27.80]	Aye, but the kids frustrate her, say that they don’t listen
[01:30.52]	A ass like that, how the **** they supposed to pay attention?
[01:33.48]	I’m ******’ with you, but for real, she say they hopeless
[01:36.39]	A class full of jokesters, creating all the obstacles, impossible to focus
[01:40.64]	Little ****** barely read, tryna give them what they need
[01:43.63]	And they don’t even try, one little boy, he caught her eye
[01:46.40]	‘Cause he look just like her brother, she be havin’ to call his mother
[01:49.38]	But she act like she don’t care – what father? He ain’t here
[01:52.41]	Now she frustrated, thinkin’ that she just made the mistake of her life
[01:56.04]	Underpaid, be havin’ to waitress at night
[01:58.20]	Six years of college down the drain, drinkin’, tryna drown her pain
[02:01.57]	Party with her girls, feeling sorry for the world
[02:04.20]	‘Cause ain’t no hope for the youth, well ain’t that the truth
[02:07.16]	When all your role models either rappin’ or they hoop, damn
[02:10.54]	Rise above, rise above
[02:14.85]	And you’ve got to
[02:16.33]	Rise above, rise above
[02:29.21]

[00:00.00]	Rise above, rise above
[00:04.61]	And you' ve got to
[00:05.97]	Rise above, rise above
[00:11.59]	She had a little daughter with her, it was cold out
[00:14.22]	She said " ah, I hate this ," then she rolled out
[00:16.88]	He ain' t answering his phone, she yells " what the ?!"
[00:19.74]	Then told her daughter " buckle up, yeah, that' s for safety"
[00:22.16]	See she been stressin' lately
[00:23.43]	' Cause this she done been with for the past two years
[00:26.06]	Is now the current reason for her last few tears
[00:29.40]	She text, he don' t text back
[00:31.16]	When she see him she be tryna , he don' t back
[00:34.17]	His heart be on jet black
[00:35.46]	She call, he don' t call back, all he say is " fall back"
[00:38.53]	A just need his space, so she headed to his place
[00:41.42]	Cause she just got a call from her homegirl Rhonda
[00:44.31]	Who said he been creepin', he been ' with Yolanda
[00:47.30]	" Yolanda? Yeah girl, Yolanda"
[00:49.58]	" Told you he ain' t but you ain' t listen, I was tryna"
[00:52.56]	" Click" hmmm, hung up that phone and hopped right up in that Honda
[00:56.25]	Headed to his crib, she said she fed up with this
[00:59.12]	" Thought this time this was the one, thought I got better at this "
[01:02.01]	" Pickin' out Mr. Right, stick it out through the fights"
[01:04.99]	" And long nights, for what? These is all alike"
[01:07.79]	She gon' set it off, her daughter gon' witness it all tonight, damn
[01:11.41]	Rise above, rise above
[01:15.88]	And you' ve got to
[01:16.96]	Rise above, rise above
[01:21.54]	She said she just finished school, could barely pay tuition
[01:24.81]	Now she teaches 7th grade, tryna make a difference
[01:27.80]	Aye, but the kids frustrate her, say that they don' t listen
[01:30.52]	A ass like that, how the they supposed to pay attention?
[01:33.48]	I' m ' with you, but for real, she say they hopeless
[01:36.39]	A class full of jokesters, creating all the obstacles, impossible to focus
[01:40.64]	Little barely read, tryna give them what they need
[01:43.63]	And they don' t even try, one little boy, he caught her eye
[01:46.40]	' Cause he look just like her brother, she be havin' to call his mother
[01:49.38]	But she act like she don' t care what father? He ain' t here
[01:52.41]	Now she frustrated, thinkin' that she just made the mistake of her life
[01:56.04]	Underpaid, be havin' to waitress at night
[01:58.20]	Six years of college down the drain, drinkin', tryna drown her pain
[02:01.57]	Party with her girls, feeling sorry for the world
[02:04.20]	' Cause ain' t no hope for the youth, well ain' t that the truth
[02:07.16]	When all your role models either rappin' or they hoop, damn
[02:10.54]	Rise above, rise above
[02:14.85]	And you' ve got to
[02:16.33]	Rise above, rise above
[02:29.21]

[00:00.00]	Rise above, rise above
[00:04.61]	And you' ve got to
[00:05.97]	Rise above, rise above
[00:11.59]	She had a little daughter with her, it was cold out
[00:14.22]	She said " ah, I hate this ," then she rolled out
[00:16.88]	He ain' t answering his phone, she yells " what the ?!"
[00:19.74]	Then told her daughter " buckle up, yeah, that' s for safety"
[00:22.16]	See she been stressin' lately
[00:23.43]	' Cause this she done been with for the past two years
[00:26.06]	Is now the current reason for her last few tears
[00:29.40]	She text, he don' t text back
[00:31.16]	When she see him she be tryna , he don' t back
[00:34.17]	His heart be on jet black
[00:35.46]	She call, he don' t call back, all he say is " fall back"
[00:38.53]	A just need his space, so she headed to his place
[00:41.42]	Cause she just got a call from her homegirl Rhonda
[00:44.31]	Who said he been creepin', he been ' with Yolanda
[00:47.30]	" Yolanda? Yeah girl, Yolanda"
[00:49.58]	" Told you he ain' t but you ain' t listen, I was tryna"
[00:52.56]	" Click" hmmm, hung up that phone and hopped right up in that Honda
[00:56.25]	Headed to his crib, she said she fed up with this
[00:59.12]	" Thought this time this was the one, thought I got better at this "
[01:02.01]	" Pickin' out Mr. Right, stick it out through the fights"
[01:04.99]	" And long nights, for what? These is all alike"
[01:07.79]	She gon' set it off, her daughter gon' witness it all tonight, damn
[01:11.41]	Rise above, rise above
[01:15.88]	And you' ve got to
[01:16.96]	Rise above, rise above
[01:21.54]	She said she just finished school, could barely pay tuition
[01:24.81]	Now she teaches 7th grade, tryna make a difference
[01:27.80]	Aye, but the kids frustrate her, say that they don' t listen
[01:30.52]	A ass like that, how the they supposed to pay attention?
[01:33.48]	I' m ' with you, but for real, she say they hopeless
[01:36.39]	A class full of jokesters, creating all the obstacles, impossible to focus
[01:40.64]	Little barely read, tryna give them what they need
[01:43.63]	And they don' t even try, one little boy, he caught her eye
[01:46.40]	' Cause he look just like her brother, she be havin' to call his mother
[01:49.38]	But she act like she don' t care what father? He ain' t here
[01:52.41]	Now she frustrated, thinkin' that she just made the mistake of her life
[01:56.04]	Underpaid, be havin' to waitress at night
[01:58.20]	Six years of college down the drain, drinkin', tryna drown her pain
[02:01.57]	Party with her girls, feeling sorry for the world
[02:04.20]	' Cause ain' t no hope for the youth, well ain' t that the truth
[02:07.16]	When all your role models either rappin' or they hoop, damn
[02:10.54]	Rise above, rise above
[02:14.85]	And you' ve got to
[02:16.33]	Rise above, rise above
[02:29.21]

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