THE LIGHT UP Lyrics

I've been broke 22 years of my life Mama had two jobs, one day and at night

Double shift, the nursing home, this struggle ain't right

Four of us in one apartment just to keep on the lights

No mobility in poverty, but I be chasin' this dream

Till the end of this dream is gold and I can see what it means

Beauty in the struggle, hungry for success Been down at the bottom, I'ma be passing

This test How much do you want it, what you willing

To sacrifice

Been a man no little, nigga, after your prom night You a grown man, at 18, 21 means you too

Old For havin' no expectation, shit, my back

It be achin' Workin' stock at foot action, and my foot

It be achin' But enough of complainin', what you gonna

Do to

Fix your status in society, win the lottery probably scam, with your entire team for

The pot of greed

And I'm just lightin' up, feel my passion in my words

Sorrow in spoken word, man, I'm just lightin' up

My niggas tell me, Mike, it's comin' soon You need to chill, just lightin' up

But I won't lighten up Dreams and ambitions I need to fulfill, I

Can't lighten up

Yo, the flow majestic like some angel wings It's been a dream since my naps was in tangles

Cough medicine from playin' in the rain that's that Benadryl, it's Been a drill

For these past few years, and I can tell That the sun don't shine no more

I can tell my life is one of a kind But I'm drivin' blind, these bitches ain't shit

Some homies, ain't either Been lost in my thoughts, been trapped in

My mind And I can't find the way out

I look in the mirror, I look like my father I hate the qualities I have that I'ma carry

Over Slowly progressin', one step at a time

I truly hate when it rains, and I can't stand father time

Feel like they passin' me by Who I am, who do I wanna be

What is this entity that hovers over me Some theories about myself, ideas for the

Wealth Sufferin' success, I yet to picture myself

Losin' grip of reality, cause I'm raisin' the bar

Niggas stay playin' Gs, like the strings of guitars

More trapping for the future, less, Kendrick Lamars

This world could be yours, but it's truly yours.

Man, I'm just lighten up

Yeah, I'm just lighten up

Yeah, I'm just lighten up

Yeah, I'm just lighten up

Yeah, I'm just lighten up