The Struggle

Ladies and gentlemen
We live in a world full of malicious intent
Through these hard times, we go through two types of conflicts
First one is internal
What I mean by internal? I mean mind, body and soul
And then we go through external
That's you against the world
The Struggle

Tryna understand what I'm going through
Tryna stay strong just to make it through
Got no money and my pockets tapped out
Gotta hustle just to see their hands out
Always paying dues and never treat myself
Being broke ain't good for nobody health
Tryna stretch this $20 until next week
But I'm looking at the tank and gas is on E

Started realizing that my karma tryna make me sweat
Cursed with being stubborn so I ain't learned my lesson yet
Gotta keep on pushing but the feeling is getting old
Sometimes I feel like quitting but I really can't afford to
Ever had that bad feeling building up inside you
And once it comes out, it leave your whole world feeling cold
The Struggle, ooohhhhh
The Struggle, oohh-ohh

Ain't have none for awhile now
Been lonely for awhile now
Gotta ole' lady, she ain't picking up
Her phone, she keep texting me I'm messing up
Attack my pride, my manhood, my confidence
How can I make things work when she ain't making sense
And I got so much to say
Put my pride to the side just to save face
This ain't the love I want and need
This some hate that me wanna cheat
And when her hurtful words end
I turn to the bottle just to make amends

Started realizing that my karma tryna make me sweat
Cursed with being stubborn so I ain't learned my lesson yet
Gotta keep on pushing but the feeling is getting old
Sometimes I feel like quitting but I really can't afford to
Ever had that bad feeling building up inside you
And once it comes out, it leave your whole world feeling cold
The Struggle, ooohhhhh
The Struggle, oohh-ohh

The Struggle, before I go insane
Grab a beer, drink away the pain
The Struggle, why do people wanna piss me off
Take a bottle to the head until I doze off
The Struggle, when will this be over
Why God put this weight on my shoulders
The Struggle, need my ole' lady to hold me down
I wonder where she at now
The Struggle, tryna earn a check and make it stretch
Tax time is it here yet
The Struggle, who want these trials and tribulations
I'll give them up no hesitations

You see, the struggle is real, the struggle is slow
Been so long, the struggle is all I know
Even in his prime
Optimus Prime couldn't be optimistic during these hard times
Wake up just to be stressed
Still tryna figure out how to get blessed
Wait, you hear that
That's the sound of my feet dragging through this ruggish world
God put weight on my shoulders
I don't know how long I can keep going
Tired of the crabs in the barrel mindset
Tired of my good not being good enough
Tired of being tired
Need love from my family and friends
Need a decent check after the bills
Need some good loving
Need God to see me through
Need God to see me through
The Struggle