| And I made it through, and I made it through the
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| Oh, and I made it through the rain and the cold through the dark all alone
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| My life hit rock bottom I had no where to go
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| And if I could turn back time and change the road that I chose
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| All the mistakes that I made, it burns a hole in my soul
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| And it took all that I had to get out of that hole
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| It took the birth of my sons to get back my control
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| So man I just went number one, ain’t going back to the dole
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| I’m stronger than ever, my enemies they thought I would fold, and yo
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| That’s why I’m standing up
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| I’m holding on to my life yo, I gotta be strong
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| Now watch me rise you won’t see me fall
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| I’m stronger now, we could take them all
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| So alone and confused and my soul was abused
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| And a hand came off the hangman to throw me the noose
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| It took the love of my family and my friends to show me the truth
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| I lived a lifetime of pain and I was only a youth
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| And its hard tryin' to swim in an ocean of fools
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| And I thought I’d catch a break, but I’d broken the rules
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| And my Aunt always told me take care of yourself
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| Lest the devil put a fork in the road that you choose
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| And even the strongest trees must grow from the roots
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| See a house without love ain’t no home it’s a roof
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| It’s shelter without warmth, man you know its the truth
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| And I feel most at home when I’m alone in the booth
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| And my flow is unstoppable this poem’s the proof
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| It’s poetry pen and paper my label is showing the fruits, right?
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| While I grow and improve and their all slow and observant
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| Exactly what you’ve learnt and your old and thrown at the curve
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| And if they’re showing concern, it’s not cause they care
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| It’s just cause they know what they owe in return
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| Time just feels like it’s taking me too long
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| Trials and tribulations are why I grew strong
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| That’s why I’m standing up
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| I’m holding on to my life yo, I gotta be strong
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| Now watch me rise you won’t see me fall
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| I’m stronger now, we could take them all
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| Oh, tell my mother that I love her like no other
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| I’m holding off in above we made it out of the gutter
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| Did I stutter?, I came with the good for my fam'
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| I came from the hood you got no choice but to plan
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| A way to make it out, somehow we’ll break away
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| From these chains like Che Fu we’ll never «Fade Away»
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| I came to stay made it through the rainy days
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| Never will I go astray came to take the pain away
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| That’s why I’m standing up, I’m holding on
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| I just made it through the storm, by all rights I should be gone
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| They said I’d never make it, I’ll prove them all wrong
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| I took the pain now for so long
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| And I’m still here and its my life and I’m not scared against
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| All odds I got here give me your best shot, yeah
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| 'Cause I can take it I was destined to make it
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| I was destined to forever burn in a fiery lake
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| That’s why I’m standing up
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| I’m holding on to my life yo, I gotta be strong
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| Now watch me rise you won’t see me fall
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| I’m stronger now, we could take them all |