Hope (feat. Prince Mydas)

Yeah Uh, uh (uh-huh) (Oh, yeah) yeah, yeah Uh, uh, uh Uh, uh, uh, yeah Uh, uh I remember, wasn't so long ago We had a one room shack and the livin' was low And my mama by herself raised me and my bro Wasn't easy, but we did it with the little that go (oh, yeah) Worked hard, got us off to school every day And kept her eyes on the stars when the skies were gray Gave us pride to survive, really showed us the way Now I really understood what she was tryin' to say She said, "Son there'll be times when the tides are high And the boat may be rocky, you can cry Just never give up (never, never, never, never) And you can never give up" (never, never, never, never), uh-uh In this life you could lead if you only believe And in order to achieve what you need You can never give up (never, never, never, never) And you can never give up (never, never, never, never) (hold on) And this hope that keep me holding on (and on) (and on) And this hope that makes me carry on (on and on), on and on (uh, uh) Boom-boom, couldn't have made it alone I got a wonderful life, two kids on my own With a strong foundation that was carved in stone (oh, yeah) And my mama for the love that made my house a home Made me wonder some time if this was meant to be All this for a humble little guy like me And all I ever really wanted was a family To teach my kids the same value that she gave to me She said, "Son there'll be times when the tides are high And the boat may be rocky, you can cry Just never give up (never, never, never, never) And you can never give up" (never, never, never, never), uh-uh In this life you could lead if you only believe And in order to achieve what you need You can never give up (never, never, never, never) And you can never give up (never, never, never, never) And this hope (hope that keep me holding) That keep me holding on (hope that keep me holding, hope that keep me holding) (and on) (And on) (hope that makes me carry on) And this hope (hope that keep me holding) That makes me carry on (hope that keep me holding, hope that keep me holding) (On and on), on and on (hope that makes me carry on) (uh, uh, uh) We nah turn no stepper, things a go better Never let yourself be overcome by pressure Cool yah me bredda, have faith insteada Sit down an watch 'em all a fight one another Blaze like fire, we nah go retire (keep the hope alive) God nah sleep and a him a inspire (and yes, to survive) We fa reach higher (yeah, yeah), a that him require (yeah, yeah, yeah) We haffa mek a mark before a time expire And this hope (hope that keep me holding) (hope alive) That keep me holding on (hope that keep me holding, hope that keep me holding) (and on) (And on) (hope that makes me carry on) And this hope (hope that keep me holding) That makes me carry on (hope that keep me holding, hope that keep me holding) (On and on) (hope that makes me carry on) (uh, uh) And this hope (hope that keep me holding) (hope alive) That keep me holding on (hope that keep me holding, hope that keep me holding) (and on) (And on) (hope that makes me carry on) And this hope (hope that keep me holding) That makes me carry on (hope that keep me holding, hope that keep me holding) (On and on) (hope that makes me carry on) (uh, uh, uh) (This hope) you know I told ya Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh Hope keeps it alive, yeah, uh Only the strong survive, yeah (this hope) Hope keeps it alive, yeah, yeah (that keep me holding on) Hope keeps it alive, yeah Only the strong survive, yeah (yeah) Keep it carry on, keep it carry on, yeah (Oh, this hope) (she said, "Son there'll be times when the tides are high") uh-uh (That makes me carry on) (and the boat may be rocky, you can cry, just never give up) I'll keep it, carry on, yeah (you can never give up) I gotta carry on, gotta carry on and be strong (In this life you could lead if you only believe) (holding on, holding on, holding on) (And in order to achieve what you need, you can never give up) (oh, just holding on) You can never give up (just holding on)