Sonta - Stay Up Lyrics

Running an endless race
Feel like I'm running in place
A gun on my waist
And I might run in your safe
I might as well
The accusation is the color of the face
It's the most repetitive story
But it's always the case
Oh well
If I end up in a casket or a cell
Don't let them tarnish my legacy
The truth will get revealed I pray
And I never sold drugs
Never stole because I was greedy
I took it because I was needy
No don't let them paint me as a thief
I'm a product of the street
From the bottom of beneath
An apocalyptic scene
It's surprising that I dream
After all that I have seen
Tomorrows just a wish
Praying Heavens what it seems
Because I'm hanging off a ledge
That was meant to lose my grip
If the world is in His hands
Hope he catches me if I slip
Because I'm running from my race
And other races who are races
I believe it when they say that life's a Trip
Stay up

The rain doesn't last too long
Heard them say the pain will only Make you strong
So you gotta stay up
Life ain't fair but you gotta play along
Either that or give in
Nigga you better stay up
A saint is just a sinner
Who didn't let the devil keep him at The bottom
So he got up
Man, you gotta stay up
Stay up stay up stay up stay up
Stay up stay up stay up stay up

The rain doesn't last too long
Heard them say the pain will only Make you strong
So you gotta stay up
Life ain't fair but you gotta play along
Either that or give in
Nigga you better stay up
A saint is just a sinner
Who didn't let the devil keep him at The bottom
So he got up
Man, you gotta stay up
Stay up stay up stay up stay up
Stay up stay up stay up stay up
It's better to die on your feet
Than live on your knees, Nigga
For Real

This shit was never in our favor
The system was created for those people to enslave us
Jogging in your neighborhood
Those crackers go and chase you
Take your life because they hate you
Fake freedom They have given us
Don't cater to that white man and Let's see how fast he makes up
A story to get those people to replace You
The money only magnifies the evil in His nature
A powerful position only shows you What he's made of
Won't look you in the eye unless he Has a loaded gun
What do you think thatI'm gonna Do?
Motherf*cker, I'm gonna run
If he shoots me in the back
I'm gonna have an open casket
At least I know that way my Mama Gets to see her son
It shouldn't be a thought
But this is the reality there is
Parent's losing babies
Aint no parents for the kids
I'ts apparent we don't share the same Views or the cares
Where you aint afraid of dying
But you're only scared to live
But you've gotta stay up

The rain doesn't last too long
Heard them say the pain will only Make you strong
So you gotta stay up
Life ain't fair but you gotta play along
Either that or give in
Nigga you better stay up
A saint is just a sinner
Who didn't let the devil keep him at The bottom
So he got up
Man, you gotta stay up
Stay up stay up stay up stay up
Stay up stay up stay up stay up

The rain doesn't last too long
Heard them say the pain will only Make you strong
So you gotta stay up
Life ain't fair but you gotta play along
Either that or give in
Nigga you better stay up
A saint is just a sinner
Who didn't let the devil keep him at The bottom
So he got up
Man, you gotta stay up
Stay up stay up stay up stay up
Stay up stay up stay up stay up