Intro
Little Something for my God son Elija and a little girl named Koreem
Verse 1
Some say the blacker the berry, tha sweeter tha juice. I say tha darker tha flesh and tha deeper tha roots. I give a holler to my sisters on welfare, Tupac cares if don't nobody else care. I know they like ta beat ya down a lot, and when they come around tha block brothers clown a lot. But please don't cry dry ya eyes, never let up, forgive but don't forget girl keep ya head up. And when he tells you, you ain't nothin don't believe him. And if he can't learn to love ya you should leave him, cuz sister you don't need him. I ain't tryin ta gash up, but I just call 'em how I see 'em. Ya know what makes me unhappy, when brothers make babies, and leave a young mother ta be a pappy. And since we all came from a woman, got our name from a woman and out game from a woman. I wonder why we take from our woman, why we rape our woman, do we hate our woman? I think it's time ta kill for our woman, time ta heal our woman, be real to our woman. And if we don't we'll have a race of babies, that will hate tha ladies, that make tha babies. And since a man can't make one, he has no right ta tell a woman when and where ta create one. So will tha real men get up, I know your fed up ladies, but keep ya head up.
Chorus
(Keep ya head up) Eeewww child things are gonna get easier (Keep ya head up). Eeewww child things are gonna get brighter. (Keep yah head up) Eeewww child things are gonna get easier. (Keep ya head up) Eeewww child things are gonna get brighter.
Verse 2
(Hey yo) I remember Marvin Gaye, usta sing ta me, he had me feelin' like black was tha thing ta be. And suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tuff, I thought we had it rough, we always had enough. I often huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke tha rules, ran with tha local crew and had a smoke or two. And realize momma really paid tha price, she nearly gave her life, ta raise me right. And all I had ta give her was my pipe dreams of how I'd rock tha mic and make it to tha big screen. I'm tryin ta make a dollar out of fifteen cents, It's hard ta be legit and still pay tha rent. And in tha end it seems I'm headin' for tha penn, I try and find my friends but they're blowin in tha wind. Last night my buddy lost his whole family, it's gonna take tha man in me ta conquer this insanity. It seems tha rain will never let up, I try to keep my head up and still keep from getting wet up. You know it's funny when it rains it pours, they got money for wars but can't feed tha poor. Sad there ain't no hope for tha youth and tha truth is, there ain't no hope for tha future. And then they wonder why we crazy. I blame my mother for turning my brother into a crack baby. We ain't meant ta survive cause it's a setup. And even though ya fed up, ya got ta keep ya head up.
Chorus
(Keep ya head up) Eeewww child things are gonna get easier. (Keep ya head up) Eeewww child things are gonna get brighter. (Keep ya head up) Eeewww child things are gonna get easier. (Keep ya head up) Eeewww child things are gonna get brighter.
Verse 3
And ah... To all tha ladies having babies on they own, I know it's kinda ruff and ya feeling all alone. Daddies long gone and he left ya by your lonesome, thank tha Lord for my kids even if nobody else wants them. Cause I think we can make it, in fact for sure, and if we all fall, stand tall and comeback for more. Cause there ain't nothin' worse then when your son wants ta know why his daddy don't love him no more. Ya cant complain you was dealt this, hell of a hand without a man, feeling helpless. Because there's too many things for you ta deal with, dying inside, but outside your looking fearless. While the tears is rollin' down your checks, ya steady hopein' things don't fall this week. Cause if it did ya couldn't take it, and don't blame me, I was given this world I didn't make it. And now my sons getten' older and older and cold from havein' tha world on his shoulders. While tha rich kids is drivin' Benz, I'm still tyin' ta hold on to my survivin' friends. And it's crazy, it seems it'll never let up, but please. Ya got ta keep ya head up.
