THE LIGHT UP

I've been broke 22 years of my life Mama had two jobs, one day and at night

Double shift, the nursing home, this struggle ain't right

Four of us in one apartment just to keep on the lights

No mobility in poverty, but I be chasin' this dream

Till the end of this dream is gold and I can see what it means

Beauty in the struggle, hungry for success Been down at the bottom, I'ma be passing

This test How much do you want it, what you willing

To sacrifice

Been a man no little, nigga, after your prom night You a grown man, at 18, 21 means you too

Old For havin' no expectation, shit, my back