[Verse 1]
Wake up broke
Phone on two
Rent late
Fridge on few
Mama like, “Pray”
Homies like, “Move”
World on my back
Old pair shoes
Missed that call
Job fell through
Smile on my face
Eyes say truth
Scroll that feed
Everybody look rich
I’m stuck counting coins
On a bus that glitch
But I’m still here
Heart still loud
Can’t kill hope
Can’t crush proud
I’ve been kicked
I’ve been dragged, that’s facts
Still tie my laces
Still run laps
[Chorus]
Life go up
Life go down
One day king
Next day ground
I been lost
I been found
Still I ride these
Highs and lows right now
When it hurts
I don’t bow
I just breathe, then
Turn that pain to sound
Life go up
Life go down
But I rise up
Every time I hit the ground (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Got that call
Lil sis got grades
First in the fam
Cap and that stage
Tears in my eyes
Laugh in my chest
Sun through clouds
Rain looks blessed
But same week
RIP on a shirt
Black balloons
Tryna dance through hurt
We toast to the ones
Who ain’t get this view
Pour that love on the block
Like it heal us too
I done slept on floors
Shared one plate
Stared at the door
Like “I can’t be late”
Late to my purpose
Late to my faith
Then I learned every setback
Setting my pace
Now I thank God
For the cracks and scars
Let the dark nights talk
To my shooting stars (yeah)
[Chorus]
Life go up
Life go down
One day king
Next day ground
I been lost
I been found
Still I ride these
Highs and lows right now
When it hurts
I don’t bow
I just breathe, then
Turn that pain to sound
Life go up
Life go down
But I rise up
Every time I hit the ground (rise up)
[Bridge]
If you feel that weight
On your chest, don’t hide
Every fall that you take
Put strength inside
Every “why me?”
Turns to “try me” loud
We are made in the middle
Of the crash and the crowd (yeah, yeah)
[Chorus]
Life go up
Life go down
One day king
Next day ground
I been lost
I been found
Still I ride these
Highs and lows right now
When it hurts
I don’t bow
I just breathe, then
Turn that pain to sound
Life go up
Life go down
But we rise up
Every time we hit the ground (we rise)