Survivor

When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see, yeah
When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see

And my heart is like
There's one thing poppa told me
If nothin' else in this world, it's how to survive
When I'm against all odds, and when the odds against me
I travel wherever my path may lead

Knowin' nobody got my back like me
I'm gonna survive
And if you walk in my shoes
Guarantee you'll be just like me

And my heart is like
And if you leave me alone in the V with the chrome
I won't hurt nothin', but I need to be alone
Nigga, just me and my Sam Cooke tapes
And my heart is like

And baby if you don't understand
Then I gotta let you go (yeah), go (I'm sorry baby), go
And my heart is like
I'm talkin' all along the way
With all I used to say, I almost couldn't take it
Said I wouldn't make it, to be twenty-one
I'ma stand up on my own two

And my heart is like
I've travelled high and low and
If there's one thing I know, I know, I know
I know how to survive

When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see, yeah
And my heart is like

When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see
And my heart is like

Nigga I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gon' hold me down
Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
And my soul is like
Homey I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gon' hold me down
Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
And my soul is like

Just livin' on the edge homie, ain't no joke
And nah baby bro, I don't smoke, but go ahead
Player
You can like that (player)

I'm good
And my soul is like
And baby, if you don't understand
Then I gotta let you go, go (I'm sorry baby), go

I remember when they hated on me but I made it, homie yeah
I remember when they hated on me, yeah
Don't smile at me now, yeah
And my soul is like

If you wasn't there for the bad, nigga don't come when it's good
Naw dawg, it ain't all good
Wonder what made him think she was still all good, yeah
And my soul is like

When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see, yeah
And my soul is like

When your mind ain't right, and it's hard to sleep
And you try to hide the pain, but your scars are deep
Nigga look me in my eyes and tell me what you see
And my soul is like

Nigga I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gon' hold me down
Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
And my heart is like
Homie I'm a soldier, ain't nobody gon' hold me down
Now that I'm closer, all the snakes play me closely now
And my heart is like

I can't think right now
I can't cope, can't drink, can't smoke, uh-uh
And my soul is like
I can't eat right now
I'm not healthy, I'm askin' you God help me like, please
Show me somethin'