Keep’n It Real (Hot Shot 2020)

look

sometimes you

curse the beat

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yo when i was young i used to dream of being rich

have a lot of houses and cars

couldn't know which one was which

and finding me a chicken getting hitch

living a fairy tale life perfect without a glitch

you think that this would bring me happiness

if at the end of every rainbow

there was a treasure chest

sometimes having more is really less

so take a look inside yourself

you realize you're really blessed

no matter how you're sad and blue

there's always someone who has it worse than you

sometimes you gotta pay your dues

so don't worry just push on through

keeping it real

gotta big up all my peoples

who be working on the future

though they know they gotta struggle

keeping it real

to all my homies working on the nine to five

and doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble

keeping it real

although sometimes i know it seems impossible

there ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows

keeping it real if things are as bad as they can be

you could be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow

my my my my my

i never got to have myself the house

the mansion or the benz

i'm not the kind of brother who'd be making mad ends

i got myself a girl but we be kicking it as friends

it's not enough for me it all depends again not

everything you want is everything you really need

the standard of society's motivated by greed

are you prepared to follow are you prepared to lead

so persevere and you'll succeed

keeping it real

gotta pick up all my peoples who be working

on the future though they know they gotta struggle

keeping it real

to all my homies working on the nine to five

and doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble

keeping it real

although sometimes i know it seems impossible

there ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows

keeping it real if things are as bad as they could be

you could be sure to be a brighter tomorrow

ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma yeah

all the harsh realities

appears to come in twos and threes

don't worry 'cause there'll be a better day

one thing i can promise you keep on keeping on

i swear to you there's gonna be a brighter day

keeping it real

gotta take up all my peoples who be working

on the future though they know they gotta struggle

keeping it real

to all my homies working

nine to ninety five

and doing it right to keep yourself up out of trouble

keeping it real

though sometimes i know it seems impossible

there ain't no need to drowning in your sorrow

keeping it real

things as bad as they could be

there'll be a brighter tomorrow

keeping it real

gotta take up all my peoples working

nine to nine to nine to five keep it real

all my homies doing right to get us out of trouble yeah

keep it real though sometimes i know yeah

there ain't no way no way no way no way

keep it real things as bad as they could be

there'll be a brighter tomorrow

oh my mama

my my my my my my my my

i keep it real

keep it real my baby i gotta keep it real with you

keep it real with you

keep it real yeah uh