Step Up

My family never let up So even when I'm down I know I gotta get up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" Gotta step up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" My family never let up So even when I'm down I know I gotta get up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" Gotta step up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" My family been strong yeah I'm forever grateful People do us a wrong yeah That's really distasteful Hard to pray to God when I ain't Feelin tha most faithful Hard to play a song when I ain't Feelin tha most playful I get stuck inside my head I'm never let out Reread what I done read Yeah I'm never let out My head feel like a box With a lock Who got the key In you or me I'm just searchin for the answers Hopefully I can find them Somewhere, sometime, somehow Oh man How I wish that time was now Step up, step down One's up, one's down Who's left, whos down Hard to make real one's Who stick around I done had so many people leave And I'm only 17 Second guessing everything Lord, forgive me The straight and narrow set up But it's easier to lean The dirt inside my mind I wish that I was clean Wish that I could change Easy as some jeans From the world my struggle hides In my music I confide In my music where I find What I need, what I mean Who I was, and who I'll be My family never let up So even when I'm down I know I gotta get up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" Gotta step up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" Keep it honest in my vocals Keep it honest in my life Steppin up to the mic So you can know just what it's like To be me Dealin with some I try to be the open ear So people can confide in me But, I got nobody really near I feel like I'm hiding me From the world But I'm all inside my music I feel like I'm all or nothin And the wrong is what i'm choosin I hate I play your game Cause I always end up losing I always end up cruisin Down the wrong Can't be long till I end it Can't believe I'm scared to be myself So no one gets offended My family never let up So even when I'm down I know I gotta get up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" Gotta step up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" My family never let up So even when I'm down I know I gotta get up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" Gotta step up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" My family never let up So even when I'm down I know I gotta get up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up" Gotta step up Learned it as a kid "Lil man you gotta step up"