Lil B — Real Life

[Intro] Keep your head up It's real life Keep your head up [Verse 1] I know your mom died and I feel your pain That’s why I’m sitting in the dark sparking up this flame And you lost your dad too And he’s still a soldier Please don’t let the grind stop Know that life ain’t over Seeing you cry some nights With your head down Hurt my heart like a stroke That you go unfed now Don’t let the pain crush your mind And yourself man I’mma hold you down for real It just crossed my mind How the days pass when you’re not looking But a death in your family got all the pictures crooked Plus your grandma and your grandpa Life is too short to be living with your head hung Keep it up Keep your head up Know that you could make it [Verse 2] Brother didn’t snitch and he took that bid He didn’t know what time was 'til he took that bid Just look him in his eyes Said two plus ten I ain’t know what math was But that’s two plus ten No one asked why he felt that pain Why he got so mad Loaded up and cocked that back Didn’t ask why he hit those licks His whole family dying Plus he scared that the drugs don’t mix And he mad that the drugs exist Whole family apart ‘cause the buzz is it And they rather get high than to hug their kids Man, I look him in his eyes and he hate that shit I did this for you, bro And everything is good Someone love you [Verse 3] Lady from the hood Swear she got no answer Gotta raise three kids But she got breast cancer And we know rent due when the bank won’t answer Wanna move out the hood and defeat that cancer I ask how she stay on her feet like dancers How she keep on adding paint to a life-size canvas She told me every day that you must take chances If you’re living in the past then there’s no enhancements She said life’s hard but the dreams do matter Only way to read books is if you move through chapters She said spread love of pain and promise And she died the next day That’s what made me honest It’s real life Take everybody like they’re a million dollars You never know [Verse 4] Girl Seventeen got to fix her posture Always getting beat down by her deadbeat father He’d say nice things But it’d be so awkward When he’d drink alcohol Then he’d slap her mama Now Girl Seventeen Call men imposters What he did to her mind caused way more drama She walked out the house Said no more drama Had to fend for herself So she stayed with partners She met a nice dude and his name was Seante And he ran a little game and proceed to boss her Because she want a man nothing like her father She would do anything for a dude that bothered Seante made her start having sex for dollars And it really hurt my heart every time I saw her Deep down inside all she want is a father So I never judge a book by its cover Girl Seventeen having sex for hours Staying up long nights Even missed a shower Had to deal with the pain off pills and powder Taking long drives home on the road for hours Sex with many men Even dealt with cowards Wouldn’t put the condom on ‘Cause he felt the power Seante got sick, had to call the doctor Said he didn’t feel well and his head was nauseus Girl Seventeen, started to get real cautious ‘Cause Seante never said what was in that office Seante came home looking like he lost it So Girl Seventeen went to kiss him He said, “Don’t touch me, I’m HIV positive” [Outro] Just make sure you use condoms And never judge a book by its cover That’s why, when I look at people now I don’t know what they’re going through You don’t know what anybody’s going through So you gotta respect it It's Lil B All these are real stories And I want to dedicate every verse to y'all I know all of us can relate to this Just let the beat cry for you, I'm crying for you But I gotta let this song cry