Still I Rise

Yeah…

Life hit hard but I still throw a grin,

Storms all around but I dance in the wind.

Check’s too small, rent too high,

But I stay fly, spirit won't die.

Up at 6, no breakfast, cold brew,

Boss on my back like I owe dude dues.

Baby mama trippin’, textin’ all caps,

Child support hit before I unwrap my snacks.

Week to week, barely gas in the tank,

Clockin’ in pain, still I walk that plank.

Friday night come, I sip to escape,

Then stumble through Saturday half awake.

But I don’t break, nah, I bend with grace,

Still crack jokes with a smile on my face.

Bills pile up, stress get loud,

But I keep my peace, head high and proud.

I vibe through the struggle, hustle with pride,

Even when I’m hurtin’, I still survive.

Pain in my chest, but hope in my eyes,

Every damn time, you know — still I rise.

Yeah, paycheck gone, but I still got soul,

Life ain’t fair, but I’m still on roll.

Turn setbacks into beats and bars,

Wear my flaws like battle scars.

I laugh through tears, make plans from pain,

Grind all week just to dance in the rain.

Saturday wildin’, Henny in hand,

Sunday regret but I still got a plan.

Pick up my son, tell him I’m tryna grow,

Ain’t perfect but love him more than he know.

No Benz, no mansion, no fame,

But I give him truth, not playin' no games.

One foot forward through chaos and noise,

Prayin’ for peace, but I still bring the voice.

But I don’t break, nah, I bend with grace,

Still crack jokes with a smile on my face.

Bills pile up, stress get loud,

But I keep my peace, head high and proud.

I vibe through the struggle, hustle with pride,

Even when I’m hurtin’, I still survive.

Pain in my chest, but hope in my eyes,

Every damn time, you know — still I rise.

They can’t dim what was lit from the start,

My shine too bright, got fire in my heart.

I talk to God when I feel that weight,

Then breathe in deep and just trust my fate.

So when you see me smile, know it came from hell,

Turned my losses into stories I tell.

Ain’t rich in cash, but I’m paid in peace,

Keep it movin’ ‘til all the madness cease.

Life tough, but I still survive,

Still got dreams, still alive…

Still I rise.

Still I rise.

Still I rise.

(Yeah... still I rise.)