[Verse 1]
Fighting to make it out
Mud on my sneakers, still here
Cousin did eight, came back home
Seen his face and shed a tear
I was praying for the day
Now he at the table, back
Tryna keep my hands clean
When the whole block want me back
[Pre-Chorus]
I been close to the edge
Still I choose the right lane
Every good thing I touch
Get hit by that same pain
Brother died in fifteen
That one cut too deep
I still hear his last laugh
When the nights won't sleep
[Chorus]
Keep me up, keep me up
I don't wanna fall
Keep me up, keep me up
When the pressure calls
Keep me up, keep me up
I been scarred by it all
Keep me up, keep me up
I’m still standing tall
[Verse 2]
Tryna feed my mama right
Put some peace in the fridge
Two jobs, bad luck, long nights
Still I carry that bridge
Cousin telling me, “Stay up
Don’t let them pull you down”
He did years in a cage
Now he walking this town
I got dead friends in my rearview
Names carved in my chest
If I make it past this storm
Then I know I did my best
[Pre-Chorus]
I been close to the edge
Still I choose the right lane
Every good thing I touch
Get hit by that same pain
Brother died in fifteen
That one cut too deep
I still hear his last laugh
When the nights won't sleep
[Chorus]
Keep me up, keep me up
I don't wanna fall
Keep me up, keep me up
When the pressure calls
Keep me up, keep me up
I been scarred by it all
Keep me up, keep me up
I’m still standing tall
[Bridge]
If I cry, let it rain
Let it wash off the blame
I been carrying ghosts
With my name in their chain
But I won’t turn to dust
Won’t go back to that
I got love in my fists
And I’m done with the trap
[Chorus]
Keep me up, keep me up
I don't wanna fall
Keep me up, keep me up
When the pressure calls
Keep me up, keep me up
I been scarred by it all
Keep me up, keep me up
I’m still standing tall