Violent aint what im trying to be    But this violence follows me    Never had money for a P.H.D    Now I get money when i make these beats    Give to my hood, Renovate these streets    Speak from my heart motivate my peeps    Everyday i struggle trying to find some peace    Never had shit, Never be shit    But i keep my head up    Nigga gotta get that cheese    Livin a dream    Its alright    But it aint all good, We misunderstood    So bound to repeat the same ol things    Same ol ghetto 20" rims on on the whip, gold chains, and a Diamond Ring    Smoking that shit, selling crack cocaine    Tatoo's of the dead homies    Mostly poor broke and lonley    Never made it past the age of 18    Thats why brothers like me get locked up, Man just live shackled, In handcuffs pants saggin    Packed up in the back of the wagon, Dawg get off me, Your killin me softly, Brush it off me, Speak like I know   But I gotta go    5-0, wanna freeze my pay roll (oh)    Its unlikely that i do the right thing like Spike, Nigga's too caught up    Look at all us, Want to ball up    to the club, in the mall up, till we fall up    Im lost trying to find my way back home    I’ve been gone for way too long,    I was a king, now im back claim my throne    my black pain and my black family that I was taken from       -Verse 2-      Always dreamin, Tired of scheming, Theres no hope for me    I'm born to struggle, That’s the only way I see    I just wanna do right    The Lord gave me this life    Everyday is a fight    But I still keep my head high       -Chorus-   Head up    Nigga gotta get that cheese    Livin a dream    Its alright    But it aint all good, We misunderstood    So bound to repeat the same ol things    Same ol ghetto 20" rims on on the whip, gold chains, and a Diamond Ring    Smoking that shit, selling crack cocaine    Tatoo's of the dead homies man      (Uh)    No time to think, Take a deep breath don’t forget to speak    Pray to the Lord my life to keep, Been through a lot of trouble way too deep    Down in my soul but I gotta flow speak    what I know always be quick, Never too slow    Trying to tell nigga’s how to run the show, How to do well, How to blow up    Nigga grow up, Throw your hands up, If you feel me    Po-po’s out still trying to kill me    The real me's, just still wondering why I have to try    At God I cry    Doing the very best I can,    I'm the man, Nigga yes I am Nigga   That I am, Nigga gotta be proud    gotta be loud, Never be quiet       (But)Violent aint what im trying to be    But this violence follows me    Never had money for a P.H.D    Now I get money when i make these beats    Give to my hood, Renovate these streets    Speak from my heart motivate my peeps    Everyday i struggle trying to find some peace    Never had shit, Never be shit    But i keep my head up    Nigga gotta get that cheese    Livin a dream    Its alright    But it aint all good, We misunderstood    So bound to repeat the same ol things    Same ol ghetto 20" rims on on the whip, gold chains, and a Diamond Ring    Smoking that shit, selling crack cocaine    Tatoo's of the dead homies       Chorus      (Yeahhhhh)   (Ooohhh)    (Yeah, Yeah)    (Oh,Keep your head up, Oh,Keep your head up)    (Oh)    (Keep your head up)    (Oh)    (Keep your head up)    (Yeah)    (Ooo)       (Yeah)    (Yeeeahhh)