[Repeated 6x, Repeated under hook]
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There was a little and a pur... [BEEP]
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Through two Suburbans and... [BEEP]
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[Hook x2]
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Word is bond, bond is life
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I give my life before my word shall fail
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A soldier's oath, freedom of death
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And I won't stop if I fail
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[Verse 1]
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If I fail get back, can't be soft got to be tough
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If I fall get back, can't be soft got to be tough
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If I fail get back, can't be soft got to be tough
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If I fall get back, can't be soft got to be tough
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Failure, it's not an option
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Real recognize real let's get it poppin'
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With mathematics you can solve any problem
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That's how we make it from the top to the bottom
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Keep ya head up homie and stay confident
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It's negativity around but I'm positive
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Cuz I'm givin' everything that I got to give
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Stayin' true to myself, that's how I keep it real
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[Hook x2]
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[Verse 2]
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If I fail then I'll rise
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Like a phoenix before yo eyes
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Out the ashes and from the dirt
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Report for duty and put in work
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Eternal life, an iron will
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Man sharpens man, steel sharpens steel
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The hate you gave, we turn to love
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Rest in peace, one thug one love
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[Verse 3]
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We can't be stopped if we don't give up
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Even though they hold us back we still find ways to come up
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A lot of people make promises with no plans to keep 'em
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But me, no matter what I'm ridin' till I get my freedom
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If I fail, then it's only a challenge to go harder
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Don't want to be no martyr so I adapt to things smarter
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It's death before dishonor
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And I put that on my son and my momma
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And don't take it as a threat, that's a promise
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[Hook x2]
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[Verse 4]
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If in my quest to achieve my goals
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I stumble or crumble or even lose my soul
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Those that knew me would easily co-sign
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That there was never a life as hard as mine
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No father, no money, no chance, no God
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I only follow my voice inside
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If it guides me wrong and I do not win
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I learn from mistakes and try to achieve again
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Dedicated to the youth, the truth is the seed
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The stronger the root, the stronger the tree
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If we eat from the fruit, the stronger we be
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If we do it today, tomorrow we free
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[Hook x4]
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[Spoken]
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Yeah, y'all put ya twos up for Tupac
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Dead Prez collaboration
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It's only two choices man, ball or fall
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Rose that grew from concrete
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And we still growin'
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If I Fail
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