Keep Ya Head Up-2Pac

[00:00.00] 作词 : Roger Troutman/2Pac/Stan Vincent/Daryl Anderson [00:00.79] 作曲 : Roger Troutman/2Pac/Stan Vincent/Daryl Anderson [00:01.59]Little something for my god son elija and a little girl named koreem [00:05.01]Some say tha blacker tha berry [00:13.38]Tha sweeter tha juice [00:14.52]I say, tha darker tha flesh and tha deeper tha roots [00:17.31]I give a hollar to my sisters on welfare [00:19.86]Tupac cares, but don't nobody else care [00:23.55]I know they like ta beat ya down a lot [00:25.68]And when ya come around tha block brothers clown a lot [00:27.66]But please don't cry, dry ya eyes [00:30.69]Never let up [00:31.56]Forgive but don't forget girl keep ya head up [00:34.74]And when he tells you you ain't nothin [00:36.21]Don't believe him [00:37.53]And if he can't learn ta love ya, you should leave him [00:40.56]Cuz sister you don't need him [00:42.57]I ain't tryin ta gash up, but i just callem how i see 'em [00:45.90]Ya know what makes me unhappy [00:47.64]When brothers make babies [00:48.99]And leave a young mother ta be a pappy [00:51.81]And since we all came from a woman [00:53.67]Got our name from a woman [00:55.11]And out game from a woman [00:57.36]I wonder why we take from our women [00:59.25]Why we rape our women [01:00.60]Do we hate our women ? [01:02.52]I think it's time ta kill for our women [01:04.80]Time ta heal our women [01:06.30]Be real to our women [01:08.10]And if we don't [01:08.82]We'll have a race of babies [01:10.41]That hate tha ladies that make tha babies [01:13.74]And since a man can't make one [01:15.60]He has no right ta tell a woman when and where ta create one [01:19.11]So will tha real men get up [01:21.42]I know your fed up ladies [01:23.46]But keep ya head up [01:25.62]Chorus [01:26.04]Eeewww child things are gonna get easier [01:31.59]Eeewww child things are gonna get brighter [01:37.20]Eeewww child things are gonna get easier [01:41.01]Eeewww child things are gonna get brighter [01:46.29]I remember marvin gay, usta sing ta me [01:49.14]He had me feelin like black was tha thing ta be [01:52.38]And suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tuff [01:54.87]I thought we had it rough, we always had enough [01:57.63]I often huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke tha rules [02:00.39]Ran with tha local crew and had a smoke or two [02:03.51]And realize momma really paid tha price [02:05.91]She nearly gave her life, ta raise me right [02:09.93]And all i had ta give her was my pipe dreams [02:11.97]Of how i'd rock tha mic and make it to tha big screen [02:15.06]I'm tryin ta make a dollar out of fifteen cents [02:18.18]It's hard ta be legit and still pay tha rent [02:20.70]And in tha end it seems i'm headin for tha penn [02:22.74]I try and find my friends, but they're blowin in tha wind [02:26.13]Last night my buddy lost his whole family [02:28.62]It's gonna take tha man in me [02:30.00]Ta conquer this insanity [02:31.74]It seems tha rain will never let up [02:33.54]I try ta keep my head up and still keep from getting wet up [02:37.29]You know it's funny when it rains it pours [02:39.45]They got money for wars, but can't feed tha poor [02:42.93]Sad there ain't no hope for tha youth and tha truth is [02:46.08]There ain't no hope for tha future [02:48.51]And then they wonder why we crazy [02:50.58]I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby [02:54.18]We ain't meant ta survive, cause it's a setup [03:27.72]And even though ya fed up [04:21.69]Ya got ta keep ya head up