[Verse 1]

Imagine growing up poor

It's only part of another story

The one that I hold really dearly

When I'm on fifth story

But I just wanna know what you felt

When you did deploy me

To another part of the town

When you couldn't afford me

But fuck it all, I was a kid that adamant

I know you always gon' cry and I ain't ever up having it

I'm really proud of it, had no reception on our telly

Had to tell you when you ain't never ever gon' let me

Hiding in shelter for 2 weeks with this canned food

Young hopeless kid with his dreams going to Cancun

Never reality when it struck

That I would ever make it home

Know it's fucked and I just wanted to give it up

Lining up for a week, just for a liter of milk

You slapped me if I ever messed around and it gon' spilled

And I'm sorry if I ever caused you pain and the burden

Deeper inside I just can't see that you were really up hurting

Bombs eventually scared the ruthless out of me

Young visionary was frightened so excuses a part of me

But I never had time to learn about all these manners

Became a man before I ever learnt about that Santa

[Hook]

But no matter what you had to go through

You've always got somebody here to hold you

My heart will find you

I'll be beside you

But no matter what you had to go through

You've always got somebody here to hold you

My heart will find you

Be right beside you

[Verse 2]

I was lost

Didn't know who the fuck to blame

Was it the government, was it somebody else in this game

Leaving dead bodies and innocent people burnt

It's not humility I learnt but rather agility that I worked

Not a lick of english when I moved over and it was really hard

Never complaining cause we were blessed and we were so far

Doing what we can as a family with a strong unit

Handing out papers at 11 and I was not fluent

Understanding it but always wanting a buic

But I always helped you out when you were sitting there viewing

6 o'clock news, fucken with the murder and war

I ignored that shit was just bumping that Tupac Shakur

It was helping me out

No matter what you could tell me

Always had to work hard

When I was up here and selling

While my people back home

They had to forcefeed

Couldn't afford things

Media covering up like a smokescreen

[Hook]

But no matter what you had to go through

You've always got somebody here to hold you

My heart will find you

I'll be beside you

But no matter what you had to go through

You've always got somebody here to hold you

My heart will find you

Be right beside you

[Verse 3]

All I ask is for forgiveness to whatever had happening

I did the best I could to provide

When I was just rapping

You saw that as a hobby at first

Until I made that shit work

Paradigm flip, thinking like a damn immigrant

But if you could go to another country and do it

Why can't I chase all my dreams

Make em' believe and learn it

But you always had the title of the toughest of mothers

And I thank you for it, taught me how to stand out from others

It's a trait that you can't get from nobody else

When we couldn't afford the emotions that I felt

Hungry to survive as a young kid with all these politics

Did the best I could to treasure it over the lotteries

And the fucken hypocrisys that I dealt with on the daily

And I always turn my back when you ever wanted to pay me

Cause I can't accept money from somebody that gave me lots

Promise when my stocks go up I'ma get you to the top

[Hook]

But no matter what you had to go through

You've always got somebody here to hold you

My heart will find you

I'll be beside you

But no matter what you had to go through

You've always got somebody here to hold you

My heart will find you

Be right beside you