(Verse) Wake up, It's cold in his room
Looks like dad didn't pay the bills
They burn their garbage in their yard they call their land fill
Scavenge for wood to keep alive
Still he goes to school, tries his best
But no water means no shower means he goes in a mess
He doesn't look like the rest
Ran out of Axe to spray his chest
He gets teased, these kids are so merciless
Push him around like he's worthless
Full of panic and nervousness
Before his mom married this prick, he was the coolest kid!
Can't stand the way ruthless, useless
Pieces of sh**s get away with this
Snaps and chokes out a kid for messing with his sh**
Now he's the target of each a**ault
Puts his anger in every brawl
Still they try to take him out by jumping him in the stalls
Even his teacher's looks down
His smile is still a frown
Tries to stand up but this city is pushing him down
Sadly, school is his getaway
Like all weekdays are holidays
To get away from an abusive step day who's gone irate
(Chorus) I see you sweat, I know you ain't got nothing left, you're out of breath and you're letting it go to your head. You don't know hard, You've got no scars, You don't have heart, So wish upon a star and be happy of who you are. X2
(Verse) Happy is only a state of mind
Something that can be hard to find
How could you be happy with what you see, man you must be blind
Some places are alright
Some people can be nice
But what happens to those kids who are forced to fight?
Feel like we got to act rude
Out here nice people are food
To get taken advantage of and straight up screwed
Ya'll know what I'm talking bout
You either hustle, or you are devout
That's all you can do in a poor neighborhood full of doubt
But it's all made worse
When you're afraid of being hurt
And in your house is a sleeping, eating, walking curse
I got tired of being called a b**h
By this piece of sh**, good for nothing dick
So I fought back until I choked out the prick
Then he says he's gonna take me out back
Teach me a lesson, whoop my a**
That's what it took to get my mom to face the facts
Call me a f*ggot again
You can't fix that with a quick amen
But I'll fix it with my fists, and we can settle it like men
(Chorus) I see you sweat, I know you ain't got nothing left, you're out of breath and you're letting it go to your head. You don't know hard, You've got no scars, You don't have heart, So wish upon a star and be happy of who you are. X2
(Chorus2) I see you bleed, I know you have no fight left, you're out of breath and soon enough you may just be dead. You now know hard, you've now seen heart, hitting you from the start, so wish upon your scars and be happy of who you are
(Chorus2 & 1/2) I see you bleed, I know you have no fight left, you're out of breath and soon enough you may just be dead. You now know hard, you've now seen heart, hitting you from the start, so wish upon your scars and be happy you aren't f**ing dead!