| Song | Keep Ya Head Up |
| Artist | Tupac |
| Album | Death Row Greatest Hits |
| [00:11.63] | Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice |
| [00:14.61] | I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots |
| [00:17.17] | I give a holler to my sisters on welfare |
| [00:20.06] | Tupac cares, if don’t nobody else care 2Pac |
| [00:23.09] | And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot |
| [00:25.68] | When you come around the block brothas clown a lot |
| [00:28.52] | But please don’t cry, dry your eyes, never let up |
| [00:31.56] | Forgive but don’t forget, girl keep your head up |
| [00:34.40] | And when he tells you you ain’t nuttin don’t believe him |
| [00:37.79] | And if he can’t learn to love you you should leave him |
| [00:40.74] | Cause sista you don’t need him |
| [00:42.55] | And I ain’t tryin to gas ya up, I just call em how I see em |
| [00:45.88] | You know it makes me unhappy (what’s that) |
| [00:47.81] | When brothas make babies,and leave a young mother to be a pappy |
| [00:51.96] | And since we all came from a woman |
| [00:53.58] | Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman |
| [00:57.03] | I wonder why we take from our women |
| [00:59.29] | Why we rape our women, do we hate our women? |
| [01:02.75] | I think it’s time to kill for our women |
| [01:04.88] | Time to heal our women, be real to our women |
| [01:08.26] | And if we don’t we’ll have a race of babies |
| [01:10.66] | That will hate the ladies, that make the babies |
| [01:13.82] | And since a man can’t make one |
| [01:15.87] | He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one |
| [01:19.36] | So will the real men get up |
| [01:21.45] | I know you’re fed up ladies, but keep your head up |
| [01:23.68] | |
| [01:24.37] | Keep ya head up, oooo child things are gonna get easier |
| [01:31.11] | ooooo child things are gonna get brighter |
| [01:45.24] | |
| [01:45.96] | Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me |
| [01:49.26] | He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be |
| [01:52.10] | And suddenly tha ghetto didn’t seem so tough |
| [01:54.97] | And though we had it rough, we always had enough |
| [01:57.78] | I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules |
| [02:00.53] | Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two |
| [02:03.22] | And I realize momma really paid the price |
| [02:06.23] | She nearly gave her life, to raise me right |
| [02:09.55] | And all I had ta give her was my pipe dream |
| [02:12.34] | Of how I’d rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screen |
| [02:15.64] | I’m tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents |
| [02:18.42] | It’s hard to be legit and still pay tha rent |
| [02:20.96] | And in the end it seems I’m headin for tha pen |
| [02:23.16] | I try and find my friends, but they’re blowin in the wind |
| [02:26.31] | Last night my buddy lost his whole family |
| [02:28.47] | It’s gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity |
| [02:31.92] | It seems tha rain’ll never let up |
| [02:33.73] | I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up |
| [02:37.35] | You know it’s funny when it rains it pours |
| [02:39.77] | They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor |
| [02:43.01] | Say there ain’t no hope for the youth and the truth is |
| [02:45.97] | it ain’t no hope for tha future |
| [02:48.67] | And then they wonder why we crazy |
| [02:50.70] | I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby |
| [02:54.43] | We ain’t meant to survive, cause it’s a setup |
| [02:55.98] | And even though you’re fed up |
| [02:57.30] | Huh, ya got to keep your head up |
| [02:58.18] | |
| [03:20.76] | And uhh |
| [03:21.58] | To all the ladies havin babies on they own |
| [03:23.93] | I know it’s kinda rough and you’re feelin all alone |
| [03:26.44] | Daddy’s long gone and he left you by ya lonesome |
| [03:30.33] | Thank the Lord for my kids, even if somebody else want em |
| [03:33.56] | Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I’m sure |
| [03:36.10] | And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more |
| [03:39.11] | Cause ain’t nuttin worse than when your son |
| [03:41.32] | wants to kno why his daddy don’t love him no mo’ |
| [03:44.26] | You can’t complain you was dealt this |
| [03:46.53] | hell of a hand without a man, feelin helpless |
| [03:49.28] | Because there’s too many things for you to deal with |
| [03:51.98] | Dying inside, but outside you’re looking fearless |
| [03:54.82] | While da tears, is rollin down your cheeks |
| [03:57.60] | Ya steady hopin things don’t all down this week |
| [04:01.07] | Cause if it did, you couldn’t take it, and don’t blame me |
| [04:03.84] | I was given this world I didn’t make it 别责怪我 |
| [04:06.55] | And now my son’s getten older and older and cold |
| [04:09.78] | From havin the world on his shoulders |
| [04:12.28] | While the rich kids is drivin Benz |
| [04:14.53] | I’m still tryin to hold on to my survivin friends |
| [04:17.73] | And it’s crazy, it seems it’ll never let up, but |
| [04:21.67] | please... you got to keep your head up |
| [04:23.67] |
| [00:11.63] | Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice |
| [00:14.61] | I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots |
| [00:17.17] | I give a holler to my sisters on welfare |
| [00:20.06] | Tupac cares, if don' t nobody else care 2Pac |
| [00:23.09] | And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot |
| [00:25.68] | When you come around the block brothas clown a lot |
| [00:28.52] | But please don' t cry, dry your eyes, never let up |
| [00:31.56] | Forgive but don' t forget, girl keep your head up |
| [00:34.40] | And when he tells you you ain' t nuttin don' t believe him |
| [00:37.79] | And if he can' t learn to love you you should leave him |
| [00:40.74] | Cause sista you don' t need him |
| [00:42.55] | And I ain' t tryin to gas ya up, I just call em how I see em |
| [00:45.88] | You know it makes me unhappy what' s that |
| [00:47.81] | When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy |
| [00:51.96] | And since we all came from a woman |
| [00:53.58] | Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman |
| [00:57.03] | I wonder why we take from our women |
| [00:59.29] | Why we rape our women, do we hate our women? |
| [01:02.75] | I think it' s time to kill for our women |
| [01:04.88] | Time to heal our women, be real to our women |
| [01:08.26] | And if we don' t we' ll have a race of babies |
| [01:10.66] | That will hate the ladies, that make the babies |
| [01:13.82] | And since a man can' t make one |
| [01:15.87] | He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one |
| [01:19.36] | So will the real men get up |
| [01:21.45] | I know you' re fed up ladies, but keep your head up |
| [01:23.68] | |
| [01:24.37] | Keep ya head up, oooo child things are gonna get easier |
| [01:31.11] | ooooo child things are gonna get brighter |
| [01:45.24] | |
| [01:45.96] | Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me |
| [01:49.26] | He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be |
| [01:52.10] | And suddenly tha ghetto didn' t seem so tough |
| [01:54.97] | And though we had it rough, we always had enough |
| [01:57.78] | I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules |
| [02:00.53] | Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two |
| [02:03.22] | And I realize momma really paid the price |
| [02:06.23] | She nearly gave her life, to raise me right |
| [02:09.55] | And all I had ta give her was my pipe dream |
| [02:12.34] | Of how I' d rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screen |
| [02:15.64] | I' m tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents |
| [02:18.42] | It' s hard to be legit and still pay tha rent |
| [02:20.96] | And in the end it seems I' m headin for tha pen |
| [02:23.16] | I try and find my friends, but they' re blowin in the wind |
| [02:26.31] | Last night my buddy lost his whole family |
| [02:28.47] | It' s gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity |
| [02:31.92] | It seems tha rain' ll never let up |
| [02:33.73] | I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up |
| [02:37.35] | You know it' s funny when it rains it pours |
| [02:39.77] | They got money for wars, but can' t feed the poor |
| [02:43.01] | Say there ain' t no hope for the youth and the truth is |
| [02:45.97] | it ain' t no hope for tha future |
| [02:48.67] | And then they wonder why we crazy |
| [02:50.70] | I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby |
| [02:54.43] | We ain' t meant to survive, cause it' s a setup |
| [02:55.98] | And even though you' re fed up |
| [02:57.30] | Huh, ya got to keep your head up |
| [02:58.18] | |
| [03:20.76] | And uhh |
| [03:21.58] | To all the ladies havin babies on they own |
| [03:23.93] | I know it' s kinda rough and you' re feelin all alone |
| [03:26.44] | Daddy' s long gone and he left you by ya lonesome |
| [03:30.33] | Thank the Lord for my kids, even if somebody else want em |
| [03:33.56] | Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I' m sure |
| [03:36.10] | And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more |
| [03:39.11] | Cause ain' t nuttin worse than when your son |
| [03:41.32] | wants to kno why his daddy don' t love him no mo' |
| [03:44.26] | You can' t complain you was dealt this |
| [03:46.53] | hell of a hand without a man, feelin helpless |
| [03:49.28] | Because there' s too many things for you to deal with |
| [03:51.98] | Dying inside, but outside you' re looking fearless |
| [03:54.82] | While da tears, is rollin down your cheeks |
| [03:57.60] | Ya steady hopin things don' t all down this week |
| [04:01.07] | Cause if it did, you couldn' t take it, and don' t blame me |
| [04:03.84] | I was given this world I didn' t make it bié zé guài wǒ |
| [04:06.55] | And now my son' s getten older and older and cold |
| [04:09.78] | From havin the world on his shoulders |
| [04:12.28] | While the rich kids is drivin Benz |
| [04:14.53] | I' m still tryin to hold on to my survivin friends |
| [04:17.73] | And it' s crazy, it seems it' ll never let up, but |
| [04:21.67] | please... you got to keep your head up |
| [04:23.67] |