Hold Up-MC Eiht

[ti:Hold Up] [ar:MC Eiht] [al:N' My Neighborhood] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.52]Hold Up - MC Eiht [00:01.45]Written by：Soultre/MC Eiht [00:02.52] [00:10.20]We sending this one out right here [00:11.31] [00:13.64]To all the young thug and young hustlers out there [00:15.65] [00:17.48]You know I'm sayin' grown up with their moms strugglin' [00:19.78]In the hood yo' I'm sayin' ya know how it is [00:21.38] [00:21.90]Trying to keep it tight you know I'm sayin' [00:23.47]Geah [00:24.15] [00:26.61]Born and raised a black youth no happy days [00:29.80]My moms and pops went they separate ways [00:32.67]Now she solo with half the dough and three kids [00:35.80]No house a damn tight situation we in [00:38.62]Hit the streets to look for work and pay [00:41.52]So her kids can have it better than she had one day [00:44.59]Try to teach me some rules get A's in school [00:47.66]Keep your head up high and don't run with the fools [00:50.51]That was the lesson always listen to moms [00:53.60]Bible she totin' always quotin' from psalms [00:56.29] [00:56.94]Young but I'm knowin' the right thang to do [00:59.44] [00:59.96]Know the things to say when times is blue [01:02.88]Times is hard and really unfortunate [01:05.81]I'm young and I really don't like the sh*t [01:08.24] [01:08.83]But I dream nice things when I sleep at night [01:11.70]When I grow up I'll make everything alright [01:14.52]Sing [01:14.78] [01:15.68]I know it's hard sometimes [01:17.18] [01:17.81]But if you can make a way you need to hold up [01:21.07] [01:21.61]I know a better way [01:23.19] [01:23.70]And if you can wait today it'll be alright [01:26.98] [01:27.69]I know it's hard sometimes [01:29.20] [01:29.80]But if you can make a way you need to hold up [01:33.07] [01:33.68]I know a better way [01:35.79]And if you can wait today it'll be alright [01:38.78]Now I'm 15 my life done hit a split screen [01:41.83]What used to be a good kid struck a bad gene [01:44.97]Bad dreams young thugs and crime scenes [01:48.04]Skip school saggin' my jeans and blow green [01:50.88]My moms don't know where I get the sh*t from [01:53.84]If you keep trippin' you know the outcome [01:56.39] [01:56.94]Laid up somewhere or in jail [01:59.94]Makin' collect calls tryin' to make bail [02:02.40] [02:03.03]Hell and you know how I struggle for the cheddar [02:05.90]Before I give it away better get it together [02:08.94]My guilty conscience sayin' not no listen [02:11.82]The other have tellin' me keep a good intention [02:14.41] [02:14.95]Aw sh*t a ni**a need a mind of his own [02:17.23] [02:17.92]Too much to deal with I really don't feel sh*t [02:20.85] [02:21.44]Young thug ready to take on the world [02:23.96]Who made my life take such a twirl [02:26.62]C'mon [02:26.78] [02:27.69]I know it's hard sometimes [02:29.15] [02:29.84]But if you can make a way you need to hold up [02:32.94] [02:33.60]I know a better way [02:35.21] [02:35.74]And if you can wait today it'll be alright [02:38.93] [02:39.70]I know it's hard sometimes [02:41.12] [02:41.78]But if you can make a way you need to hold up [02:44.92] [02:45.67]I know a better way [02:47.22] [02:47.81]And if you can wait today it'll be alright [02:50.67]Now my situation's changed no chains remain [02:53.82]Now I try to check out the game and cause pain [02:56.43] [02:57.07]Long live the days of homeboys and straps [02:59.57]Gang of tombstones for the ones that caught caps [03:02.92]Make snaps off raps reminiscin' of days [03:05.31] [03:05.96]Good part is shot up while more bounce plays [03:08.65]Missin' the days sometimes but keeps my eyes on the future [03:11.68]Keep my hands on my heat cause niggas might shoot ya [03:15.07]Rob a ni**a blind just like stevie [03:17.94]I used to do the same when a ni**a was greedy [03:20.72]But my come up was wrong flipped it now it's strong [03:23.66]Now I clocks snaps keep the street sh*t in my songs [03:26.67]Trying to make it up on a stage from doin' a bid [03:29.15] [03:29.65]Trying to make a better way like she did for my kids [03:32.16] [03:32.96]Right now watch out keep my nose to the grind [03:36.63]Yeah boy this world is mine [03:38.64]Geah [03:38.77] [03:39.63]I know it's hard sometimes [03:41.85]But if you can make a way you need to hold up [03:45.04] [03:45.65]I know a better way [03:47.25] [03:47.82]And if you can wait today it'll be alright [03:50.86] [03:51.68]I know it's hard sometimes [03:53.23] [03:53.84]But if you can make a way you need to hold up [03:56.95] [03:57.72]I know a better way [03:59.29] [03:59.82]And if you can wait today it'll be alright [04:02.94] [04:03.69]I know I know I know I know [04:06.00]I know I know I know oh [04:08.57] [04:09.65]I know I know I know I know [04:11.95]I know I know I know oh yeah [04:14.81] [04:15.68]I know I know I know I know [04:17.94]I know I know I know oh [04:20.61] [04:21.69]I know I know I know I know [04:23.94]I know I know I know oh yeah