Everyday Survival

Intro:

No

Sister you don’t know

Brother you don’t know

Sister you don’t know

Verse 1:

OG’s on the corner slangin antidote

Dope fiends on the way

So they can get a dose

Dope boys in the city

Beamers on the way

Gang members run the city

Tryna’ get the cake

As I watch this movie play

I hope to find my way

My teachers tell me dream big

But it’s far away

Kinda hard to see the light

When it’s dark everyday

Still I’m dreaming everyday

For a better way

See my mother bust her ass

For some minor change

And she coping with that pain

That needle in her vein

My daddy never gave a fuck

He packed his bags when I came

Left my mother by her lonely

She been mourning since that day

Bow my head and I pray

Pray for strength through pain

Be the man of the house

For my little brother

And my little sister

Shay and Jay

(Man)

(Uh)

But it’s a struggle everyday

Hook:

You don’t know the pain and struggle

(It’s a struggle everyday)

You don’t know the pain inside

Tryna’ make it out the jungle

(It’s a struggle everyday)

Don’t lose yourself inside to find

Verse 2:

(Man)

Wake up early

In the morning

Brush my teeth

Start the day

Get my brother

And my sister ready

We on our way

Even though

I woke up in the jungle

I’m feeling great

Last night

Gunshots woke the city

It’s a shame

Still I gotta keep moving forward

Keep my grades up

Been working on my jump shot

To get my game plush

Kevin Tatum long range

And my D is tuff

Only way is up

(Man)

But anyway

I make my way to school

As I make my way to class

Coach Smith

I see him waiting for me

Told me that he’s worried

And that he’s always praying for me

Practice at 4pm

But told me I should show up early

After school

Make my way to the gym

Coach Smith with a basketball

With the greatest grin

A lot drills done

Another day fulfilled

Just thankful that I have someone

To show me how to build

Hook:

You don’t know the pain and struggle

(It’s a struggle everyday)

You don’t know the pain inside

Tryna’ make it out the jungle

(It’s a struggle everyday)

Don’t lose yourself inside to find

Verse 3:

(Yeah)

Story of the young black male

Growing up in a city

Where it’s hard to prevail

Young King

Bigger than life schemes

Residing in a place

Where they carry big guns

Lotta lives lost

With unfulfilled dreams

No hope

No choices

Hope to find your way

Without taking the poison

See I relate

Cause I grew up in the same place

Never had my father

My mother in her own phase

Dealing with addiction

So I was passed around

Never had that happy home

Nights I was feeling down

So basketball

It became my safe haven

Something I can call my own

Without getting caged in

This life get hard

Still we gotta work to prevail

Keep our mind blissful

Through those moments of hell

Just glad I dodged prison

To see another day

Moral of the story

That there’s a better way

Hook:

You don’t know the pain and struggle

(It’s a struggle everyday)

You don’t know the pain inside

Tryna’ make it out the jungle

(It’s a struggle everyday)

Don’t lose yourself inside to find

And I hope you find it

For all young brothers

And all the young sisters all around the world

Don’t give up

There’s some light at the end of the tunnel

Just gotta keep searching

Just gotta keep seeking

Don’t lose yourself

Don’t give up