The Way It Is

This song goes out to all my people in the struggle If you've ever been homeless and hungry And nobody would help you Just know that you’re not alone Because I know what it feels like To be looked at like you’re a nobody Or like your not good enough And they think they’re better than you I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is As I sit here With this pen and this pad Thinking about some things That I’ve been through In the past We never did have any cash But im glad And I thank God For the little bit that we had I thank God for my mom and dad They stuck with us Through all the hard times we had When I was doing bad They would always share And when I think They wouldn't make it They was always there When times was real tight Sometimes I would I still write With no lights on Because we didn't pay the bills right Nights filled with chilled bites I feel like a I'll life With pipe dreams and steel pipes When you’re brought up In the ghetto That's the struggle you feel Trying to let you know That the struggle is real When you’re brought up In the ghetto That's the struggle you feel Trying to let you know That the struggle is real That's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Sometimes I don't feel A real motivation to rhyme And it’s like forget it With this rapping No more wasting my time Im not a quitter but it’s bitter When your tasting a lime Sometimes you got to read In between the space and the line Inside that deep dark place In your mind Saying will you give up Or will you discover greatness inside So many obstacles impossible odds That's stacked on top of you Just keep on pushing That's all that I can do Hoping one day that it all pays off That's why I'm always working hard With no days off Because if you want to play the boss Then you got to pay the cost That's why I'm always in the kitchen With that hot tomato sauce I got to get it I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is Just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is I guess that's just the way it is If you’re feeling Down in the dumps right now Or like the walls are caving in on you Just take a look around you And try to appreciate What you do have And just know That it doesn’t rain everyday Tomorrow is full of opportunity So go seize the moment I believe in you That's the way it is