[Hook: HHP & Reason]

Wa bona ntwana, never give it up at all

Man up and stand up

Remember you started a long time ago

Ha gona sepe se se difficult at all

And if they got a problem let em know

(I guess its time to move on)

Wa bona ntwana, never give it up at all

Man up and stand up

Remember you started a long time ago

Ha gona sepe se se difficult at all

And if they got a problem let em know

Let em know

[Verse 1: Reason]

I remember being poor

Not so long ago, scrubbing on my grandmama floor

Counting all the hoes

That's been there since I was four

Wishing I could eat the chip on my shoulder

To make me strong

It was mean times with grandmoms

And my uncle Raymond

Had a steady day job

Blew it all when it paid off

Worst of all he got laid off

Washed up with no Sta-Soft

I got myself some education

Just so I don't stay starving

Cause I remember when they cut the power off

Fridge was empty anyway so nothing would go off

Living off primus and coal stove

Just to be warm

Fry some chicken feet

And use the oil as gravy sauce

Now, room service at five stars

Puffing joints out the hotel window

In Cape Town or Nairobi

I declare on my invoice

37 calling the room asking to thank God that we on

[Hook: HHP & Reason]

Wa bona ntwana, never give it up at all

Man up and stand up

Remember you started a long time ago

Ha gona sepe se se difficult at all

And if they got a problem let em know

(I guess its time to move on)

Wa bona ntwana, never give it up at all

Man up and stand up

Remember you started a long time ago

Ha gona sepe se se difficult at all

And if they got a problem let em know

Let em know

[Verse 2: Reason]

This is the pain I've endured

I remember being broke son

Pops working to the bone son

My mind telling me flow son

My grind telling me own up

Your ass ain't gon blow up

Don't talk jack just crawl back

In that backpack and get a real Job

Damn, mama told me life was hard

But she didn't say no more

Cause I never listened at all

'Til I had to borrow money for transport

To record my verse on street music

That minute I got the call (Now I'm gone)

Ah, looking back at all my shortfalls

I Look forward to a lot more

Like world tours and encores

I mean what else is next after

You open up award shows

With bars known by every 16 year old at your mall

So all in all here's to spitting bars

In bottles stores, and moving onto climbing charts

And hanging with the biggest stars

Although it's way bigger than living large

I'm living off the art God gave to my heart

And now I'm feeling more

[Hook: HHP & Reason]

Wa bona ntwana, never give it up at all

Man up and stand up

Remember you started a long time ago

Ha gona sepe se se difficult at all

And if they got a problem let em know

(I guess its time to move on)

Wa bona ntwana, never give it up at all

Man up and stand up

Remember you started a long time ago

Ha gona sepe se se difficult at all

And if they got a problem let em know

Let em know

[Bridge: Nova]

Stand as tall as time

Cause these skies bear witness

To how mere dust can rise to meet God in the air

There lies your story from grime to glory

Struggles turned scripture inscribed into your spine

To remind your backbone of what you've always known

The ground is not your home

Straighten up and fly right

Endure and keep on you are the celebration

Never a funeral march or swan song

This 808 of your heart beats only triumphs from the war

March on 'til life hands you an applause

For the curse and the cause

For the fight and the flaw

For the sleepless nights of dreams

That dance victory to your door

Keep resilience at your core

And a church in your palms

You're the future that is fashioned from

Fight and freedom song

Stay low keep firing

And it won't be too long if you endure

Marry Swagdeline