Keep Ya Head Up Lyrics

Song	Keep Ya Head Up
Artist	Tupac
Album	The 10th Anniversary Collection
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[00:00.52]	Little something for my godson Elijah
[00:02.67]	And a little girl named Corin
[00:10.39]	Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
[00:13.57]	I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots
[00:16.37]	I give a holla to my sisters on welfare
[00:18.92]	2Pac cares if don't nobody else care
[00:21.78]	And I know they like to beat you down a lot
[00:24.60]	When you come around the block, brothers clown a lot
[00:27.47]	But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up
[00:30.48]	Forgive, but don't forget, girl, keep ya head up
[00:33.40]	And when he tells you you ain't nothin', don't believe him
[00:36.35]	And if he can't learn to love you, you should leave him
[00:39.24]	‘Cause, sister, you don't need him
[00:41.25]	And I ain't tryin' to gas you up, I just call 'em how I see 'em
[00:44.60]	You know what makes me unhappy?
[00:46.47]	When brothers make babies
[00:48.07]	And leave a young mother to be a pappy
[00:50.21]	And since we all came from a woman
[00:52.76]	Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
[00:55.54]	I wonder why we take from our women
[00:58.39]	Why we rape our women — do we hate our women?
[01:01.40]	I think it's time to kill for our women
[01:03.96]	Time to heal our women, be real to our women
[01:06.74]	And if we don't we'll have a race of babies
[01:09.62]	That will hate the ladies that make the babies
[01:12.28]	And since a man can't make one
[01:14.62]	He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
[01:18.21]	So will the real men get up?
[01:20.07]	I know you're fed up, ladies, but keep ya head up
[01:23.65]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:26.55]	Things are gonna get easier
[01:29.14]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:31.46]	Things'll get brighter
[01:34.26]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:37.13]	Things are gonna get easier
[01:40.50]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:42.93]	Things'll get brighter
[01:44.99]	Ayo, I remember Marvin Gaye used to sing to me
[01:48.35]	He had me feelin' like black was the thing to be
[01:51.09]	And suddenly the ghetto didn't seem so tough
[01:53.92]	And though we had it rough, we always had enough
[01:56.63]	I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules
[01:59.50]	Ran with a local crew and had a smoke or two
[02:02.14]	And I realize Mama really paid the price
[02:05.00]	She nearly gave her life to raise me right
[02:07.85]	And all I had to give her was my pipe dream
[02:11.21]	Of how I'd rock the mic and make it to the bright screen
[02:13.98]	I'm tryin' to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
[02:16.75]	It's hard to be legit and still pay the rent
[02:19.91]	And in the end it seems I'm headin' for the pen
[02:22.03]	I try to find my friends, but they're blowin' in the wind
[02:24.67]	Last night my buddy lost his whole family
[02:27.67]	It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity
[02:30.47]	It seems the rain'll never let up
[02:32.57]	I try to keep my head up and still keep from gettin' wet up
[02:36.05]	You know, it's funny, when it rains it pours
[02:38.66]	They got money for wars but can't feed the poor
[02:41.34]	Say there ain't no hope for the youth
[02:44.05]	And the truth is it ain't no hope for the future
[02:47.00]	And then they wonder why we crazy
[02:49.26]	I blame my mother for turnin' my brother into a crack baby
[02:53.07]	We ain't meant to survive, ‘cause it's a set-up
[02:55.70]	And even though you're fed up, huh, you got to keep ya head up
[02:58.90]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:01.43]	Things are gonna get easier
[03:04.45]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:06.20]	Things'll get brighter
[03:08.52]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:12.61]	Things are gonna get easier
[03:15.09]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:17.02]	Things'll get brighter
[03:19.74]	And uh, to all the ladies havin' babies on they own
[03:22.61]	I know it's kinda rough and you're feelin' all alone
[03:25.36]	Daddy's long gone and he left you by your lonesome
[03:28.41]	Thank the Lord for my kids even if nobody else want 'em
[03:31.92]	‘Cause I think we can make it; in fact, I'm sure
[03:34.86]	And if you fall, stand tall and come back for more
[03:37.67]	‘Cause ain't nothin' worse than when your son
[03:40.02]	Wants to know why his daddy don't love him no mo'
[03:42.71]	You can't complain you was dealt this
[03:45.20]	Hell of a hand without a man, feelin' helpless
[03:47.92]	Because there's too many things for you to deal with
[03:50.73]	Dyin' inside, but outside you're lookin' fearless
[03:53.66]	While tears is rollin' down your cheeks
[03:56.55]	You steady hopin' things don't fall down this week
[03:59.29]	‘Cause if it did, you couldn't take it
[04:01.75]	And don't blame me — I was given this world, I didn't make it
[04:05.18]	And now my son's gettin' older and older
[04:08.05]	And colder from havin' the world on his shoulders
[04:10.83]	While the rich kids is drivin' Benz
[04:13.25]	I'm still tryin' to hold on to survivin' friends
[04:16.00]	And it's crazy, it seems it'll never let up
[04:19.09]	But please, you got to keep ya head up

[00:00.52]	Little something for my godson Elijah
[00:02.67]	And a little girl named Corin
[00:10.39]	Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
[00:13.57]	I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots
[00:16.37]	I give a holla to my sisters on welfare
[00:18.92]	2Pac cares if don' t nobody else care
[00:21.78]	And I know they like to beat you down a lot
[00:24.60]	When you come around the block, brothers clown a lot
[00:27.47]	But please don' t cry, dry your eyes, never let up
[00:30.48]	Forgive, but don' t forget, girl, keep ya head up
[00:33.40]	And when he tells you you ain' t nothin', don' t believe him
[00:36.35]	And if he can' t learn to love you, you should leave him
[00:39.24]	' Cause, sister, you don' t need him
[00:41.25]	And I ain' t tryin' to gas you up, I just call ' em how I see ' em
[00:44.60]	You know what makes me unhappy?
[00:46.47]	When brothers make babies
[00:48.07]	And leave a young mother to be a pappy
[00:50.21]	And since we all came from a woman
[00:52.76]	Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
[00:55.54]	I wonder why we take from our women
[00:58.39]	Why we rape our women do we hate our women?
[01:01.40]	I think it' s time to kill for our women
[01:03.96]	Time to heal our women, be real to our women
[01:06.74]	And if we don' t we' ll have a race of babies
[01:09.62]	That will hate the ladies that make the babies
[01:12.28]	And since a man can' t make one
[01:14.62]	He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
[01:18.21]	So will the real men get up?
[01:20.07]	I know you' re fed up, ladies, but keep ya head up
[01:23.65]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:26.55]	Things are gonna get easier
[01:29.14]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:31.46]	Things' ll get brighter
[01:34.26]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:37.13]	Things are gonna get easier
[01:40.50]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:42.93]	Things' ll get brighter
[01:44.99]	Ayo, I remember Marvin Gaye used to sing to me
[01:48.35]	He had me feelin' like black was the thing to be
[01:51.09]	And suddenly the ghetto didn' t seem so tough
[01:53.92]	And though we had it rough, we always had enough
[01:56.63]	I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules
[01:59.50]	Ran with a local crew and had a smoke or two
[02:02.14]	And I realize Mama really paid the price
[02:05.00]	She nearly gave her life to raise me right
[02:07.85]	And all I had to give her was my pipe dream
[02:11.21]	Of how I' d rock the mic and make it to the bright screen
[02:13.98]	I' m tryin' to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
[02:16.75]	It' s hard to be legit and still pay the rent
[02:19.91]	And in the end it seems I' m headin' for the pen
[02:22.03]	I try to find my friends, but they' re blowin' in the wind
[02:24.67]	Last night my buddy lost his whole family
[02:27.67]	It' s gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity
[02:30.47]	It seems the rain' ll never let up
[02:32.57]	I try to keep my head up and still keep from gettin' wet up
[02:36.05]	You know, it' s funny, when it rains it pours
[02:38.66]	They got money for wars but can' t feed the poor
[02:41.34]	Say there ain' t no hope for the youth
[02:44.05]	And the truth is it ain' t no hope for the future
[02:47.00]	And then they wonder why we crazy
[02:49.26]	I blame my mother for turnin' my brother into a crack baby
[02:53.07]	We ain' t meant to survive, ' cause it' s a setup
[02:55.70]	And even though you' re fed up, huh, you got to keep ya head up
[02:58.90]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:01.43]	Things are gonna get easier
[03:04.45]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:06.20]	Things' ll get brighter
[03:08.52]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:12.61]	Things are gonna get easier
[03:15.09]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:17.02]	Things' ll get brighter
[03:19.74]	And uh, to all the ladies havin' babies on they own
[03:22.61]	I know it' s kinda rough and you' re feelin' all alone
[03:25.36]	Daddy' s long gone and he left you by your lonesome
[03:28.41]	Thank the Lord for my kids even if nobody else want ' em
[03:31.92]	' Cause I think we can make it in fact, I' m sure
[03:34.86]	And if you fall, stand tall and come back for more
[03:37.67]	' Cause ain' t nothin' worse than when your son
[03:40.02]	Wants to know why his daddy don' t love him no mo'
[03:42.71]	You can' t complain you was dealt this
[03:45.20]	Hell of a hand without a man, feelin' helpless
[03:47.92]	Because there' s too many things for you to deal with
[03:50.73]	Dyin' inside, but outside you' re lookin' fearless
[03:53.66]	While tears is rollin' down your cheeks
[03:56.55]	You steady hopin' things don' t fall down this week
[03:59.29]	' Cause if it did, you couldn' t take it
[04:01.75]	And don' t blame me I was given this world, I didn' t make it
[04:05.18]	And now my son' s gettin' older and older
[04:08.05]	And colder from havin' the world on his shoulders
[04:10.83]	While the rich kids is drivin' Benz
[04:13.25]	I' m still tryin' to hold on to survivin' friends
[04:16.00]	And it' s crazy, it seems it' ll never let up
[04:19.09]	But please, you got to keep ya head up

[00:00.52]	Little something for my godson Elijah
[00:02.67]	And a little girl named Corin
[00:10.39]	Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
[00:13.57]	I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots
[00:16.37]	I give a holla to my sisters on welfare
[00:18.92]	2Pac cares if don' t nobody else care
[00:21.78]	And I know they like to beat you down a lot
[00:24.60]	When you come around the block, brothers clown a lot
[00:27.47]	But please don' t cry, dry your eyes, never let up
[00:30.48]	Forgive, but don' t forget, girl, keep ya head up
[00:33.40]	And when he tells you you ain' t nothin', don' t believe him
[00:36.35]	And if he can' t learn to love you, you should leave him
[00:39.24]	' Cause, sister, you don' t need him
[00:41.25]	And I ain' t tryin' to gas you up, I just call ' em how I see ' em
[00:44.60]	You know what makes me unhappy?
[00:46.47]	When brothers make babies
[00:48.07]	And leave a young mother to be a pappy
[00:50.21]	And since we all came from a woman
[00:52.76]	Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
[00:55.54]	I wonder why we take from our women
[00:58.39]	Why we rape our women do we hate our women?
[01:01.40]	I think it' s time to kill for our women
[01:03.96]	Time to heal our women, be real to our women
[01:06.74]	And if we don' t we' ll have a race of babies
[01:09.62]	That will hate the ladies that make the babies
[01:12.28]	And since a man can' t make one
[01:14.62]	He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
[01:18.21]	So will the real men get up?
[01:20.07]	I know you' re fed up, ladies, but keep ya head up
[01:23.65]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:26.55]	Things are gonna get easier
[01:29.14]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:31.46]	Things' ll get brighter
[01:34.26]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:37.13]	Things are gonna get easier
[01:40.50]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[01:42.93]	Things' ll get brighter
[01:44.99]	Ayo, I remember Marvin Gaye used to sing to me
[01:48.35]	He had me feelin' like black was the thing to be
[01:51.09]	And suddenly the ghetto didn' t seem so tough
[01:53.92]	And though we had it rough, we always had enough
[01:56.63]	I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules
[01:59.50]	Ran with a local crew and had a smoke or two
[02:02.14]	And I realize Mama really paid the price
[02:05.00]	She nearly gave her life to raise me right
[02:07.85]	And all I had to give her was my pipe dream
[02:11.21]	Of how I' d rock the mic and make it to the bright screen
[02:13.98]	I' m tryin' to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
[02:16.75]	It' s hard to be legit and still pay the rent
[02:19.91]	And in the end it seems I' m headin' for the pen
[02:22.03]	I try to find my friends, but they' re blowin' in the wind
[02:24.67]	Last night my buddy lost his whole family
[02:27.67]	It' s gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity
[02:30.47]	It seems the rain' ll never let up
[02:32.57]	I try to keep my head up and still keep from gettin' wet up
[02:36.05]	You know, it' s funny, when it rains it pours
[02:38.66]	They got money for wars but can' t feed the poor
[02:41.34]	Say there ain' t no hope for the youth
[02:44.05]	And the truth is it ain' t no hope for the future
[02:47.00]	And then they wonder why we crazy
[02:49.26]	I blame my mother for turnin' my brother into a crack baby
[02:53.07]	We ain' t meant to survive, ' cause it' s a setup
[02:55.70]	And even though you' re fed up, huh, you got to keep ya head up
[02:58.90]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:01.43]	Things are gonna get easier
[03:04.45]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:06.20]	Things' ll get brighter
[03:08.52]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:12.61]	Things are gonna get easier
[03:15.09]	Keep ya head up, ooh, child
[03:17.02]	Things' ll get brighter
[03:19.74]	And uh, to all the ladies havin' babies on they own
[03:22.61]	I know it' s kinda rough and you' re feelin' all alone
[03:25.36]	Daddy' s long gone and he left you by your lonesome
[03:28.41]	Thank the Lord for my kids even if nobody else want ' em
[03:31.92]	' Cause I think we can make it in fact, I' m sure
[03:34.86]	And if you fall, stand tall and come back for more
[03:37.67]	' Cause ain' t nothin' worse than when your son
[03:40.02]	Wants to know why his daddy don' t love him no mo'
[03:42.71]	You can' t complain you was dealt this
[03:45.20]	Hell of a hand without a man, feelin' helpless
[03:47.92]	Because there' s too many things for you to deal with
[03:50.73]	Dyin' inside, but outside you' re lookin' fearless
[03:53.66]	While tears is rollin' down your cheeks
[03:56.55]	You steady hopin' things don' t fall down this week
[03:59.29]	' Cause if it did, you couldn' t take it
[04:01.75]	And don' t blame me I was given this world, I didn' t make it
[04:05.18]	And now my son' s gettin' older and older
[04:08.05]	And colder from havin' the world on his shoulders
[04:10.83]	While the rich kids is drivin' Benz
[04:13.25]	I' m still tryin' to hold on to survivin' friends
[04:16.00]	And it' s crazy, it seems it' ll never let up
[04:19.09]	But please, you got to keep ya head up

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