(Chorus) Rise above, above You got to Rise above, above
(Verse) She had her little with er, it was cold out She said aight I hate this motherfucker then she out He answering his phone, she yells what the fuck? Then told her daughter buckle up, yea for safety See she been stressin lately cuz this she done been with for the past 2 years Is now the reason for her last few tears She text, he dont back When she see him she be tryina sex, he dont sex Its hard to be on jet She call, he dont back All he say is fall just need his space, so she headed to his place Cuz she just got a call from her girl windin Who say he be creepin, he been fuckin Yolanda Yea girl, Yolanda Told you he shit but you aint listen, I was tryna (click) Hmm, hung up that phone and hop up in that Honda Headed to his crib, she said she fed up with shit Thought this time was the one Thought I got at this shit Picking out Mr. Right, out through the fights And nights for what? This niggas is all a lie She gon set it off, her daughter gon it all tonight, damn
(Chorus) Rise above, above You got to Rise above, above
(Verse) She said she just finish school, could barely pay Now she teachin 7 grade, tryna make a Aye but the kids frustrated, said if dont listen A ass like that, how the fuck spposed to pay attention? Im fuckin wit you but for real she said they hopeless, a class of jokesters Creatin all the obstacles, impossible to Little niggas barely read, tryna give em what they And they dont even try, one boy, he caught her eye Cuz he looked just like her brother, she be to call his mother But she act like she care, father? He aint here Now she frustrated, thinkin that she just made the of her life Underpaid, be to waitress at night Six years of college the drain Drinking, drown the pain Party with her girls, feelin sorry for the Cuz no hope for the youth Well, aint the truth? When all your role models either rappin or they hoop,
(Chorus) Rise above, above You got to Rise above, rise
(Outro) We got to