Survive

You don't know where I've been You don't know the pain that I've been through Walk around inside my skin And watch all of the judgement they gone show you You don't know what I had to do to survive You don't know what I had to do to survive You don't know what I had to do to survive A black man working hard to stay alive They say this the land of the free Ain't this suppose to be the home of the brave Why you tryna chain me down And kick me down when I stand up to the plate I won't let em take control I won't ever sell my soul no no The devil tryna get a hold on me Really tryna take a toll on me As I walk through the valley In the shadow of death I'm just praying to the lord that he orders my steps Crazy how some people say they wanna serve and protect Then turn around and put that noose on ya neck No remorse or regret You wont ever buy my silence Let's put an end to all the violence Despite the scars on my skin and my soul Through it all they gone still remain vibrant You don't know where I've been You don't know the pain that I've been through Walk around inside my skin And watch all of the judgement they gone show you You don't know what I had to do to survive You don't know what I had to do to survive You don't know what I had to do to survive A black man working hard to stay alive Working hard to stay alive In this world it's either do or die Working hard to stay alive In this world man I swear that's do or die