Be Strong Lyrics

**Yeah, it's hard out here, yeah, yeah, it's hard.

But be strong, my dear, be strong, be strong!**

Nobody ever said that life was easy, believe me, I come from the dirt too.

The devil, he deceived me. I used to be an addict, strung out on the licks.

It's been a hard-knock life; I made a wall out of bricks.

And I tried to do it right, but being good don't work.

Now, COVID's got me hiding indoors going berserk.

And your boy right now is ready to start flipping,

Knowing my slick talk will get me clapped, but this kitchen got me vexed.

All I see is death all day, got me down on my knees all day.

I try to pray, but the tears and the breathing won't let me focus.

Lord, I wish you would clean this up, send the locusts.

I'm done; if you ain't gonna fix it, I'm out.

I got a razor to my wrist, a hundred percs in my mouth.

And I really don't give a damn, and I know that's wrong.

But I got nothing left, and I'm tired of being strong,

**Yeah, it's hard out here, yeah, yeah, it's hard.

But be strong, my dear, be strong, be strong!**

You say to be strong, tell me how, with all the hate being force-fed,

Plate by plate, in every state, all I hear and see is people dying and people crying.

Ain't no love in this world, no truth, only lying,

And the lions made it clear, they gon' choke us out

Until they make them damn words gasp out of our mouths.

And the truth is, I ain't trying to fuel flames,

But the pains since Memorial Day won't go away.

And I've tried to hold on; I've tried to remain calm.

I've tried to stay silent; inside I'm a time bomb.

And I know my slick talk will get me clapped, but I'm vexed,

That's why I wrote this; I'm trying to get it off my chest.

But I'm done; if you ain't gonna fix it, I'm out.

I got a razor to my wrist, a hundred percs in my mouth.

And I really don't give a damn, and I know that's wrong.

But I got nothing left, and I'm tired of being strong, be strong

**Yeah, it's hard out here, yeah, yeah, it's hard.

But be strong, my dear, be strong, be strong!**

**I wanna dedicate this to all the people that died, all the people that threw it away.

I've been there; I know it's hard out here, but you can't do it.

You can't do this; you just gotta be strong.**

I guess I can't lie, inside I wanna die.

I know that semi could bring me that sleep.

I wanna cry, but I gotta be strong

'Cause these chains are overrated in this rap game.

For real, it's overrated, but I love it.

My heart's been in it since I'm a kid.

It's my only outlet; I guess rapping is how I live.

And though it's my thing, it's a thing no less.

You need to find yours and release your stress

'Cause our days are all numbered in the end.

We die, and since that's the case,

Then at least we gotta try.

So I wrote this and got it all off of my chest

And now I ain't so vexed; I really do feel blessed.

But now I'm done; if you ain't gonna fix it, I will.

Just let me put away the razor and flush all these pills.

'Cause I really do give a damn, whether right or wrong.

And for as long as I'm alive, I'll continue to be strong,

**Yeah, it's hard out here, yeah, yeah, it's hard.

But be strong, my dear, be strong, be strong!**