[id:$00000000] [ti:Keep Ya Head Up] [ar:2Pac] [00:11.16]Some say the blacker the berry [00:12.60]The sweeter the juice [00:13.66]I say the darker the flesh [00:14.91]Then the deeper the roots [00:16.34]I give a holler to my sisters on welfare [00:18.70]Tupac cares and don't nobody else care [00:21.32]And uhh [00:22.38]I know they like to beat ya down a lot [00:24.76]When you come around the block [00:26.00]Brothas clown a lot [00:27.44]But please don't cry [00:29.06]Dry your eyes never let up [00:30.62]Forgive but don't forget girl [00:31.80]Keep ya head up [00:33.49]And when he tells you you ain't nothin' [00:35.30]Don't believe him [00:36.67]And if he can't learn to love you [00:38.42]You should leave him [00:39.10]'Coz sista you don't need him [00:41.29]And I ain't tryin' to gas ya up [00:43.29]I just call 'em how I see 'em [00:44.85]You know it makes me unhappy what's that [00:46.97]When brothas make babies [00:47.84]And leave a young mother to be a pappy [00:51.03]And since we all came from a woman [00:52.77]Got our name from a woman [00:53.84]And our game from a woman [00:55.08]I wonder why we take from our women [00:57.95]Why we rape our women do we hate our women [01:01.90]I think it's time to kill for our women [01:03.95]Time to heal our women be real to our women [01:06.58]And if we don't we'll have a race of babies [01:09.45]That will hate the ladies that make the babies [01:12.32]And since a man can't make one [01:14.96]He has no right to tell a woman [01:16.51]When and where to create one [01:18.02]So will the real men get up [01:20.01]I know you're fed up ladies but keep ya head up [01:24.15]Keep ya head up ooo [01:26.34]Child things are gonna get easier [01:29.15]Ooo child things are gonna get brighter [01:33.71]Keep ya head up ooo [01:36.64]Child things are gonna get easier [01:39.76]Ooo child things are gonna get brighter [01:45.13]Aiyyo I remember Marvin Gaye used to sing to me [01:48.37]He had me feelin' like black was the thing to be [01:51.18]And suddenly the ghetto didn't seem so tough [01:53.86]And though we had it rough we always had enough [01:56.55]I huffed and puffed about [01:57.92]My curfew and broke the rules [01:59.79]Ran with the local crew and had a smoke or two [02:02.23]And I realize momma really paid the price [02:05.09]She nearly gave her life to raise me right [02:07.47]And all I had to give her was my pipe dream [02:10.90]Of how I'd rock the mic [02:12.21]And make it to the bright screen [02:13.83]I'm tryin' to make a dollar out of fifteen cents [02:17.33]It's hard to be legit and still pay the rent [02:19.20]And in the end it seems I'm headin' for the pen [02:22.19]I try and find my friends [02:22.86]But they're blowin' in the wind [02:25.42]Last night my buddy lost his whole family [02:27.23]It's gonna take the man in [02:28.91]Me to conquer this insanity [02:30.59]It seems tha rain'll never let up [02:32.34]I try to keep my head up [02:34.09]And still keep from gettin' wet up [02:36.15]You know it's funny when it rains it pours [02:38.39]They got money for wars but can't feed the poor [02:41.39]Say there ain't no hope for [02:43.70]The youth and the truth is [02:45.13]It ain't no hope for the future [02:47.14]And then they wonder why we crazy [02:49.13]I blame my mother for turning [02:51.19]My brother into a crack baby [02:52.87]We ain't meant to survive 'coz it's a setup [02:55.50]And even though you're fed up [02:57.06]Huh ya got to keep ya head up [02:58.78]Keep ya head up ooo [02:59.71]Child things are gonna get easier [03:03.39]Ooo child things are gonna get brighter [03:09.02]Keep ya head up ooo [03:11.52]Child things are gonna get easier [03:15.32]Ooo child things are gonna get brighter [03:19.79]And uhh [03:20.41]To all the ladies havin' babies on their own [03:22.47]I know it's kinda rough and you're feelin' all alone [03:25.59]Daddy's long gone [03:26.84]And he left you by ya lonesome [03:28.33]Thank the Lord for my kids [03:30.14]Even if nobody else want 'em [03:32.08]'Coz I think we can make it in fact I'm sure [03:34.95]And if you fall stand tall and comeback for more [03:37.38]'Coz ain't nothin' worse than when your son [03:40.44]Wants to know why his daddy [03:41.81]Don't love him no mo' [03:43.06]You can't complain you was dealt this [03:45.18]Hell of a hand without a man feelin' helpless [03:47.12]Because there's too many things [03:49.61]For you to deal with [03:50.86]Dying inside but outside you're looking fearless [03:53.04]While tears is rollin' down your cheeks [03:56.66]Ya steady hopin' things don't all down this week [03:58.72]'Coz if it did you couldn't take it [04:01.91]And don't blame me [04:02.90]I was given this world I didn't make it [04:05.03]And now my son's gettin' older [04:06.77]And older and cold [04:08.58]From havin' the world on his shoulders [04:10.89]While the rich kids is drivin' Benz [04:12.89]I'm still tryin' to hold on to my survivin' friends [04:16.13]And it's crazy it seems it'll never let up [04:19.20]But please you got 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