Keep Ya Head Up (Album Version) Lyrics

Song	Keep Ya Head Up (Album Version)
Artist	Lyfe Jennings
Album	The Phoenix
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[00:11.630]	Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
[00:14.610]	I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots
[00:17.170]	I give a holler to my sisters on welfare
[00:20.060]	Tupac cares, if don’t nobody else care 2Pac
[00:23.090]	And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot
[00:25.680]	When you come around the block brothas clown a lot
[00:28.520]	But please don’t cry, dry your eyes, never let up
[00:31.560]	Forgive but don’t forget, girl keep your head up
[00:34.400]	And when he tells you you ain’t nuttin don’t believe him
[00:37.790]	And if he can’t learn to love you you should leave him
[00:40.740]	Cause sista you don’t need him
[00:42.550]	And I ain’t tryin to gas ya up, I just call em how I see em
[00:45.880]	You know it makes me unhappy (what’s that)
[00:47.810]	When brothas make babies,and leave a young mother to be a pappy
[00:51.960]	And since we all came from a woman
[00:53.580]	Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
[00:57.030]	I wonder why we take from our women
[00:59.290]	Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?
[01:02.750]	I think it’s time to kill for our women
[01:04.880]	Time to heal our women, be real to our women
[01:08.260]	And if we don’t we’ll have a race of babies
[01:10.660]	That will hate the ladies, that make the babies
[01:13.820]	And since a man can’t make one
[01:15.870]	He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
[01:19.360]	So will the real men get up
[01:21.450]	I know you’re fed up ladies, but keep your head up
[01:24.370]	Keep ya head up, oooo child things are gonna get easier
[01:31.110]	ooooo child things are gonna get brighter
[01:45.960]	Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me
[01:49.260]	He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be
[01:52.100]	And suddenly tha ghetto didn’t seem so tough
[01:54.970]	And though we had it rough, we always had enough
[01:57.780]	I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules
[02:00.530]	Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two
[02:03.220]	And I realize momma really paid the price
[02:06.230]	She nearly gave her life, to raise me right
[02:09.550]	And all I had ta give her was my pipe dream
[02:12.340]	Of how I’d rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screen
[02:15.640]	I’m tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
[02:18.420]	It’s hard to be legit and still pay tha rent
[02:20.960]	And in the end it seems I’m headin for tha pen
[02:23.160]	I try and find my friends, but they’re blowin in the wind
[02:26.310]	Last night my buddy lost his whole family
[02:28.470]	It’s gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity
[02:31.920]	It seems tha rain’ll never let up
[02:33.730]	I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up
[02:37.350]	You know it’s funny when it rains it pours
[02:39.770]	They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor
[02:43.010]	Say there ain’t no hope for the youth and the truth is （
[02:45.970]	it ain’t no hope for tha future
[02:48.670]	And then they wonder why we crazy
[02:50.700]	I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby
[02:54.430]	We ain’t meant to survive, cause it’s a setup
[02:55.980]	And even though you’re fed up
[02:57.300]	Huh, ya got to keep your head up
[03:20.760]	And uhh
[03:21.580]	To all the ladies havin babies on they own
[03:23.930]	I know it’s kinda rough and you’re feelin all alone
[03:26.440]	Daddy’s long gone and he left you by ya lonesome
[03:30.330]	Thank the Lord for my kids, even if somebody else want em
[03:33.560]	Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I’m sure
[03:36.100]	And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more
[03:39.110]	Cause ain’t nuttin worse than when your son
[03:41.320]	wants to kno why his daddy don’t love him no mo’
[03:44.260]	You can’t complain you was dealt this
[03:46.530]	hell of a hand without a man, feelin helpless
[03:49.280]	Because there’s too many things for you to deal with
[03:51.980]	Dying inside, but outside you’re looking fearless
[03:54.820]	While da tears, is rollin down your cheeks
[03:57.600]	Ya steady hopin things don’t all down this week
[04:01.070]	Cause if it did, you couldn’t take it, and don’t blame me
[04:03.840]	I was given this world I didn’t make it
[04:06.550]	And now my son’s getten older and older and cold
[04:09.780]	From havin the world on his shoulders
[04:12.280]	While the rich kids is drivin Benz
[04:14.530]	I’m still tryin to hold on to my survivin friends
[04:17.730]	And it’s crazy, it seems it’ll never let up, but
[04:21.670]	please... you got to keep your head up

[00:11.630]	Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
[00:14.610]	I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots
[00:17.170]	I give a holler to my sisters on welfare
[00:20.060]	Tupac cares, if don' t nobody else care 2Pac
[00:23.090]	And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot
[00:25.680]	When you come around the block brothas clown a lot
[00:28.520]	But please don' t cry, dry your eyes, never let up
[00:31.560]	Forgive but don' t forget, girl keep your head up
[00:34.400]	And when he tells you you ain' t nuttin don' t believe him
[00:37.790]	And if he can' t learn to love you you should leave him
[00:40.740]	Cause sista you don' t need him
[00:42.550]	And I ain' t tryin to gas ya up, I just call em how I see em
[00:45.880]	You know it makes me unhappy what' s that
[00:47.810]	When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy
[00:51.960]	And since we all came from a woman
[00:53.580]	Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
[00:57.030]	I wonder why we take from our women
[00:59.290]	Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?
[01:02.750]	I think it' s time to kill for our women
[01:04.880]	Time to heal our women, be real to our women
[01:08.260]	And if we don' t we' ll have a race of babies
[01:10.660]	That will hate the ladies, that make the babies
[01:13.820]	And since a man can' t make one
[01:15.870]	He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
[01:19.360]	So will the real men get up
[01:21.450]	I know you' re fed up ladies, but keep your head up
[01:24.370]	Keep ya head up, oooo child things are gonna get easier
[01:31.110]	ooooo child things are gonna get brighter
[01:45.960]	Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me
[01:49.260]	He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be
[01:52.100]	And suddenly tha ghetto didn' t seem so tough
[01:54.970]	And though we had it rough, we always had enough
[01:57.780]	I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules
[02:00.530]	Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two
[02:03.220]	And I realize momma really paid the price
[02:06.230]	She nearly gave her life, to raise me right
[02:09.550]	And all I had ta give her was my pipe dream
[02:12.340]	Of how I' d rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screen
[02:15.640]	I' m tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
[02:18.420]	It' s hard to be legit and still pay tha rent
[02:20.960]	And in the end it seems I' m headin for tha pen
[02:23.160]	I try and find my friends, but they' re blowin in the wind
[02:26.310]	Last night my buddy lost his whole family
[02:28.470]	It' s gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity
[02:31.920]	It seems tha rain' ll never let up
[02:33.730]	I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up
[02:37.350]	You know it' s funny when it rains it pours
[02:39.770]	They got money for wars, but can' t feed the poor
[02:43.010]	Say there ain' t no hope for the youth and the truth is
[02:45.970]	it ain' t no hope for tha future
[02:48.670]	And then they wonder why we crazy
[02:50.700]	I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby
[02:54.430]	We ain' t meant to survive, cause it' s a setup
[02:55.980]	And even though you' re fed up
[02:57.300]	Huh, ya got to keep your head up
[03:20.760]	And uhh
[03:21.580]	To all the ladies havin babies on they own
[03:23.930]	I know it' s kinda rough and you' re feelin all alone
[03:26.440]	Daddy' s long gone and he left you by ya lonesome
[03:30.330]	Thank the Lord for my kids, even if somebody else want em
[03:33.560]	Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I' m sure
[03:36.100]	And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more
[03:39.110]	Cause ain' t nuttin worse than when your son
[03:41.320]	wants to kno why his daddy don' t love him no mo'
[03:44.260]	You can' t complain you was dealt this
[03:46.530]	hell of a hand without a man, feelin helpless
[03:49.280]	Because there' s too many things for you to deal with
[03:51.980]	Dying inside, but outside you' re looking fearless
[03:54.820]	While da tears, is rollin down your cheeks
[03:57.600]	Ya steady hopin things don' t all down this week
[04:01.070]	Cause if it did, you couldn' t take it, and don' t blame me
[04:03.840]	I was given this world I didn' t make it
[04:06.550]	And now my son' s getten older and older and cold
[04:09.780]	From havin the world on his shoulders
[04:12.280]	While the rich kids is drivin Benz
[04:14.530]	I' m still tryin to hold on to my survivin friends
[04:17.730]	And it' s crazy, it seems it' ll never let up, but
[04:21.670]	please... you got to keep your head up

[00:11.630]	Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
[00:14.610]	I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots
[00:17.170]	I give a holler to my sisters on welfare
[00:20.060]	Tupac cares, if don' t nobody else care 2Pac
[00:23.090]	And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot
[00:25.680]	When you come around the block brothas clown a lot
[00:28.520]	But please don' t cry, dry your eyes, never let up
[00:31.560]	Forgive but don' t forget, girl keep your head up
[00:34.400]	And when he tells you you ain' t nuttin don' t believe him
[00:37.790]	And if he can' t learn to love you you should leave him
[00:40.740]	Cause sista you don' t need him
[00:42.550]	And I ain' t tryin to gas ya up, I just call em how I see em
[00:45.880]	You know it makes me unhappy what' s that
[00:47.810]	When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy
[00:51.960]	And since we all came from a woman
[00:53.580]	Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
[00:57.030]	I wonder why we take from our women
[00:59.290]	Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?
[01:02.750]	I think it' s time to kill for our women
[01:04.880]	Time to heal our women, be real to our women
[01:08.260]	And if we don' t we' ll have a race of babies
[01:10.660]	That will hate the ladies, that make the babies
[01:13.820]	And since a man can' t make one
[01:15.870]	He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
[01:19.360]	So will the real men get up
[01:21.450]	I know you' re fed up ladies, but keep your head up
[01:24.370]	Keep ya head up, oooo child things are gonna get easier
[01:31.110]	ooooo child things are gonna get brighter
[01:45.960]	Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me
[01:49.260]	He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be
[01:52.100]	And suddenly tha ghetto didn' t seem so tough
[01:54.970]	And though we had it rough, we always had enough
[01:57.780]	I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules
[02:00.530]	Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two
[02:03.220]	And I realize momma really paid the price
[02:06.230]	She nearly gave her life, to raise me right
[02:09.550]	And all I had ta give her was my pipe dream
[02:12.340]	Of how I' d rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screen
[02:15.640]	I' m tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents
[02:18.420]	It' s hard to be legit and still pay tha rent
[02:20.960]	And in the end it seems I' m headin for tha pen
[02:23.160]	I try and find my friends, but they' re blowin in the wind
[02:26.310]	Last night my buddy lost his whole family
[02:28.470]	It' s gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity
[02:31.920]	It seems tha rain' ll never let up
[02:33.730]	I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up
[02:37.350]	You know it' s funny when it rains it pours
[02:39.770]	They got money for wars, but can' t feed the poor
[02:43.010]	Say there ain' t no hope for the youth and the truth is
[02:45.970]	it ain' t no hope for tha future
[02:48.670]	And then they wonder why we crazy
[02:50.700]	I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby
[02:54.430]	We ain' t meant to survive, cause it' s a setup
[02:55.980]	And even though you' re fed up
[02:57.300]	Huh, ya got to keep your head up
[03:20.760]	And uhh
[03:21.580]	To all the ladies havin babies on they own
[03:23.930]	I know it' s kinda rough and you' re feelin all alone
[03:26.440]	Daddy' s long gone and he left you by ya lonesome
[03:30.330]	Thank the Lord for my kids, even if somebody else want em
[03:33.560]	Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I' m sure
[03:36.100]	And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more
[03:39.110]	Cause ain' t nuttin worse than when your son
[03:41.320]	wants to kno why his daddy don' t love him no mo'
[03:44.260]	You can' t complain you was dealt this
[03:46.530]	hell of a hand without a man, feelin helpless
[03:49.280]	Because there' s too many things for you to deal with
[03:51.980]	Dying inside, but outside you' re looking fearless
[03:54.820]	While da tears, is rollin down your cheeks
[03:57.600]	Ya steady hopin things don' t all down this week
[04:01.070]	Cause if it did, you couldn' t take it, and don' t blame me
[04:03.840]	I was given this world I didn' t make it
[04:06.550]	And now my son' s getten older and older and cold
[04:09.780]	From havin the world on his shoulders
[04:12.280]	While the rich kids is drivin Benz
[04:14.530]	I' m still tryin to hold on to my survivin friends
[04:17.730]	And it' s crazy, it seems it' ll never let up, but
[04:21.670]	please... you got to keep your head up

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