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Still I Rised


I come from a family that didn't have much Seems like each day the road would get tough The rain would never let up but through it all I kept my head up Because i new one day there would be a blue sky The problems kept coming I thought I would die But still I rised The odds were stacked against us They said we wouldn't make it The money wd had for went was not enough So at night I find myself sleeping on bathroom floors Didnt tell nobody about my situation I didnt want them to know what was going on behind my doors The problems kept growing more and more I wanted to give up I tried and tried But somehow still I rised So many nights I cried I could feel the pain from the inside We only had enough to get by I dont how but thank God im still alive I survived people counted us out But still we rised I was knocked down and pushed to the ground I was talked about I said im going to make it People had doubts Turned me down and said not this guy They told there lies but still I rised Still I rised I made alot of mistakes So many trails and tribulations I couldn't escape I thought my friends and family had my back But I ate by myself I was the only one with a plate In life there will be rainy days But eventually there will be a blue sky Pepw were surprised because still I rised Still I rised Life knocked me down But each time I got up stronger than before And each time people laughed and said more But I looked to God who was sitting high People judged me I was criticized But still I rised But still I rised People asked how did I make it All the pain didnt think I could take it They said anything you want to tell us What do you have to say? The same people that talked me down Want to know how I made it out I said no matter what obstacles life threw at me I fought threw them like Muhammad Ali I Kept my eye on the prize I trusted in Christ yall tried to bring me down But I survived and still I rised
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