Trouble be coming in so many ways

Women, drugs, money, power, greed, and jealousy


Even complacency be knocking at the door for all of us


I done been on every train but be damned not to get me again

Taking strides to be better than what I seen


Inner city blues painted pictures of murder scenes


Fiends and pre teens who believe

Money more than an edu-ma-cation


And "gangsta" the highest accolades to be graced with


At least I know I'm not to smoke a sweet if you laced it

Look at what I came from, but never estranged from


The things I was made from


Prepared for the obstacles whenever I faced them

But now I embrace them, waiting on a chance to show the growth


Toast to everybody who be doing the most


When they was giving the least to start the race

If life was a card game they gave us a short hand


Made us a marked man for hardships


But it also conditioned me to survive when the weather the harshest

World cold, hope you got ya sweater for it


%#@! I been dealing so I'm ready for it


That's why you gotta get up now

Everybody get up now


Get up now, get up now


(Chrous)

Ya gotta get up don't waste one moment


Ya gotta get up don't waste no time


Get up if you want to enjoy

Everything that the world provides


Everybody get up don't waste one moment


Ya gotta get up don't waste no time

Get up if you want to enjoy


Everything that the world provides


Everybody get up now

Everybody get up now


Ya gotta get up don't waste one moment


Ya gotta get up don't waste no time

Get up if you want to enjoy


Everything that the world provides

(Verse 2)


Now many people holla "Rise and Grind"

Now you know they lying but %#@! I make it in a matter time

Just a matter of mind over chatter


Mouths running like baby bladders

So many say they want to be, don't wanna become


And they wonder why the money run from

But never running into

I used to wonder it too, now I do what I do


And let it happen as it'll happen

A destiny manifested is partly divine blessing

Mostly the time spent in believing you was bound to receive it


And when it come to fruition they wondering how you did it

Doubting but I'll make em a witness

Doubting a GOD's son I pray they forgiveness


Show you the image of doing ya own thing

Living in pop culture playing ya own lane

Making ya own name, changing the whole game

Never afraid to go against the grain


Aye I'll show you the image of doing ya own thing

Living in pop culture playing ya own lane

Making ya own name, changing the whole game


Never afraid to go against the grain

Aye!

(Chorus)

Ya gotta get up don't waste one moment


Ya gotta get up don't waste no time

Get up if you want to enjoy

Everything that the world provides


Everybody get up don't waste one moment

Ya gotta get up don't waste no time

Get up if you want to enjoy

Everything that the world provides

Everybody get up now

Get up now, eh

Gotta get on up now, eh

Get up

(Verse 3)

Whoever knew one day that they would be that bum on the corner holding the sign that reads

We appreciate whoever can find a lil love in they heart to help us out

Seem like life made plans and left us out

Damn what's that about? Hard to think about

Knowing that a kid somewhere will grow up and end up right there

How does that happen to people is it the world is too challenging

Just couldn't handle it, just couldn't balance it?

The good, the bad, the wrongs, the rights, the up and downs

Smiles and frowns, pound for pound, everything was too much for em?

Did they not answer when opportunity looked for em?

Food wasn't cooked for em so they didn't eat

Is it a consequence of them deciding to sleep instead of up on they feet?

Go and get it know it aint gone be given

Don't know how many times I can say it

Gotta replay it and pray it be deep embedded in thought

Never forget your pride hold on to everything you was taught

Regarding life cuz its lessons that be hard to learn

Many ^!$$%s never listen till it start to burn and then they

Say they comprende when it's too late to change

Damn, you $#&@ed up a good thing that could've been

I wish you would've been up on yo %#@!

Damn my ^!$$% don't become a statistic, you gotta get up!

(Outro)

I show you the image of doing ya own thing

Living in pop culture playing ya own lane

Making ya own name, changing the whole game

Never afraid to go against the grain

Aye I'll show you the image of doing ya own thing

Living in pop culture playing ya own lane

Making ya own name, changing the whole game

Never afraid to go against the grain