Sa-Roc — Rain and Sunshine

[Intro: Sa-Roc] This is for those that look like me [Verse 1: Sa-Roc] I rebel against the system with my fist up in the misty air Pull my collar up and walk alone and missed the shifty glares Since my peoples made the choice to name me after Ms. Shakur I've traversed inside her footsteps trying to navigate her course Born in the heartache, molded out of sorrow Momma fed me with the spoon of silver, had to borrow Scuffin' to get by just waiting for the hope to follow Guess what? It nеver came So we just prayеd until tomorrow, girl Why you so nappy headed? Why don't you brush it out That ghetto pressure was crucial, it had me stressing out I never knew I was different 'til they point it out Black in a White world, that shit they never thought about Spell was thick, casted in spilt blood Seemed hate had won the last, messed around and finally killed love But I knew, like raps, and Badu, and incense That I was just paying dues like a tenant pay rent, yes sir [Chorus] We living through the rain and the sunshine That's why we never paying 'em no mind We coming up stronger babe We fighting 'til the end of time We living through the rain and the sunshine That's why we never paying 'em no mind We coming up stronger babe We fighting 'til the end of time [Verse 2: Sa-Roc] One day, I will turn out to be a great individual Paid in gold bullions and checks for residuals Came from concrete to full-blown like perennials Star hittin' them plain sight, it's quite subliminal I had to see the worst to find the best in my verse Lose my heart to find the courage to invest into my words They said it can't be done why don't you taste the dream with us We slaved our lives away but we believe in God we trust I believe in Me, actually I believe in We I believe we blinded by the very eyes that we choose to see with Analyze the lies, but keep the hidden truth a secret A shame to open up about the skeletons we sleep with This position salty fought and black for our position Attack the closest to us take it easy on the opposition Mad those folks refuse to see us While they spend their whole lives trying to be us And that's real [Chorus] We living through the rain and the sunshine That's why we never paying 'em no mind We coming up stronger babe We fighting 'til the end of time We living through the rain and the sunshine That's why we never paying 'em no mind We coming up stronger babe We fighting 'til the end of time [Verse 3: Sa-Roc] I want the world to stand still, façade to turn real Blind faith to dissipate so man can exercise his will We kneel into a man when it's the man that's making deals Selling souls for notes of tender, painting canvases with tears and sweat From toiling backs with a knack to shoulder burden Babies learn to live with the lack but soul deserving So Imma keep on dropping for folks that still on the block And that never do nothin' different than cutting and cookin' rock For the cousins that bought a bag, smoking incense to a glass pipe Hoping they can get they whole pass in just a past life For you, for daddies pushing swings a little higher For soldiers locked up in cages, for daring to be a fighter I admire you all, heroes in street clothes No booths the costumes that garner hardy applause Just the best of 'em, shine beyond the rest of 'em We just some stranded Earthlings destined for the light of the stars [Chorus] We living through the rain and the sunshine That's why we never paying 'em no mind We coming up stronger babe We fighting 'til the end of time We living through the rain and the sunshine That's why we never paying 'em no mind We coming up stronger babe We fighting 'til the end of time