Stand up

Sometimes, you've got to fight for yourself I've had to stand for myself, fight for myself As young as four, threw a fist at my bullies And they backed off Knew since then there's peeps that'll hurt you Knock you, hound you, break you Got to defend yourself though Never been the one to start a fight But what do you do when trouble keeps Coming? Tell me Hard to comprehend the need to cheat your Fellow humans But we've been taught to shut down our traps And that's the reason why these elders lack The sense to account for their deeds And that's the reason why the youth don't Feel the need respecting they greed It's time to stand up, stand up for your right No one is coming, then help yourself first And if you don't do, they'll keep on stepping Your head is the mark, and if this goes on Long enough Your spirit is broken, forced to submit There'll be no pieces for you to pick up But for God's sake people depend on Your courage Don't let them down by giving up soon Put your best foot forward and always Remember to stand your ground Yeah, stand your ground, don't be scared Take the lead, go in front, come on now You've got to set the records straight You might ruffle some feathers up But it don't matter, as long as you're Coming out on top Take the win for yourself You should also know that if you got to Stand up for your right, you got to be right Done washed my hands and came for equity That's why the force is with me And that's on God Best way to lose guard is to give way to The bribes, the theft, the snitching, backbiting Deception If you give way, your power is gone Lose ability to stand, lose agility to fight And that's on you Can we continue to fold our hands and Watch everywhere burn to the ground? Can we continue to turn our backs Watch the next generation go astray? Can we continue to play deaf and dumb till All good things turn to bad? Remember to watch your back There's peeps like wolves in sheep clothing They come round, pretending they got you They may throw you in the face of danger You need to read the tell-tale signs of betrayal They may fail ya Can be the difference between victory and Defeat, nevertheless you need to stand your Ground Yeah, stand your ground, don't be scared Take the lead, go in front, come on now You've got to set the records straight You might ruffle some feathers up But it don't matter, as long as you're Coming out on top Take the win for yourself