(Intro) [D-Mac]

Life  is all about moments they say

Comes  a moment in your life when you look back on it

This happened for me I was sipping some tea

Like damn, I been through some shit

Still  here though, Still here though, you feel me

(Verse  1) [D-Mac]

I lived longer than i thought I would, Keem wasn't as lucky

It  still fuck with me trust me

I must be here for a reason, I'm trying to answer my calling

Some wanna see me falling off like orange leaves in the Autumn

I wanna shine like the summer, which one of these is my seasons

You  know I come from the bottom, we hustle til' we're not breathing

I talk to God every evening I put my life in his palms

I read my proverbs and psalms, I go and write me songs

I picture life as a star, and never want it

I think my house is haunted, feel the demons panting on my neck

Damn I need a check, hard times have you thinking, man I'll rob me a nigga

Yeah the wallet, watch, and keys, give it all to me nigga

What's a job to a nigga, who wants to ball like the nigga

On the gram getting likes, from the girls thats his type

Wants the Jays before they drop

Wants the chain with all the rocks

Wanna do your thang so they can know your name up in the spot

Get it all and then you notice the fame is all you've got

You'll see how different it is with you when you're able and you're not

You'll see how quick the people switch up and they change like they forgot

They've moved on to someone else, dog if you do nothing else

(Chorus) [D-Mac]

Through it all, stand tall

You gotta stand tall, through it all

(Verse 2) [D-Mac]

Money comes and goes like hoes, life has a deeper meaning

I hit the blunt then wonder what they'll say the day I leave here

Who's gon' front like they're sad for the media?

And who's life will never be the same? I can relate to that pain

This frigid world will leave your chest empty

Show up to school your classmate's desk is empty

It messes with you mentally, you tell yourself that eventually

Thats gon' be me, so we don't plan too far ahead

Behind bars or dead could be tomorrow, damn

Pray and hope it'll all be fine

Feels like we're living on borrowed time

Trying to find a spot of warmth in this heart of mine

Getting high to numb the pain, the hood is like the hunger games

Odds ain't in our favor though, and we don't get no empathy

As a cub was taught this game ain't never built on sympathy

And I ain't seeking for pity Im planning an escape

I know decisions that I make, will determine my fate

Calculated risks I take with my life at stake

But who else gon' put some food on my plate

My stomach's growling it aches

I had to sit and watch while everyone ate

I had to just wait my turn thats my word never hate

(Chorus) [D-Mac]

Through it all, stand tall

You gotta stand tall, through it all

(Verse 3) [D-Mac]

My Uncle Tony died from aids so Im cautious with women

My Uncle Derrick lost his vision but told me I gotta watch these niggas

They're either lusting your lady, or eyeing your pockets

They're either angry you made it, or dying to top it

My skin is black and the odds are against me

Guilty til Proven innocent only God can defend me

I'd rather be judged by twelve, well, I'd rather not

Sit up in a courtroom or be stopped by a crooked cop

Flunked math 10th grade, too focused on metaphors

Anyway how was algebra gon' help with my credit score

How is calculus in college gon' help me manage my funds

Why is it I leave the house and I live like I'm on the run

Fear of walking from the store being stopped and then getting shot

In the ghetto one morning I realized I'm left here to rot

Government assisted, but yet so unassisted

Went and wrote a rap because this stuff's been instrumental to who I've become

Cold hearted telling you to Stay Warm

Feeling hopeless trying to keep the faith going

Wanna save the world jump in the booth and throw the cape on

Close to giving up but pushing through to keep the day going

Cuz

(Chorus) [D-Mac]

Through it all, stand tall

You gotta stand tall, through it all, through it all

(Outro) [D-Mac]

We gon' have them highs and lows, but we shall not break and shalt not fold

Through it all we stand tall, head held high, faith in God