ISSA - The Strength (Prod. by Issa and Cody) lyrics

[Sample] "If you had the strength, to walk out that door" (x2) [Verse 1: Issa] What if you had the strength of a single mother Working nine to five and come home and cook for others? What if you had the strength to love your enemies Didn't hold grudges over bad memories? What if you had the strength to not gossip 'cause you realized you haven't cleaned your own closet? What if you had the strength to not be jealous But to be happy for those doing better? What if you had the strength to deal with problems in life With a natural mind, without getting high? What if you had the strength to swallow your pride Cut the hoes off and make your down chick your bride? Strength... Strength [Verse 2: Issa] What if you had the strength to be a single father With the painful reality that your daughter is gonna be a woman? What if you had the strength to be a celebrity Paparazzi all up in your sh**, won't let you breathe? What if you had the strength to turn down fifty million to tell them, shove it up 'they a** like Chappelle did? What if you had the strength to overcome addiction Cold turkey, locked up in a room like Coltrane did? What if you had the strength to give your last food to Somebody who needs it more than you do? What if you had the strength to be told a secret And actually keep it? Strength... Strength [Verse 3: Issa] What if you had the strength to be locked in the cellar For what you believed in like Nelson Mandela? What if you had the strength to talk less, listen more Margin for error less? What if you had the strength to be still Quiet the mind, open phone lines for the Divine? What if you had the strength to overcome comfortable Lust for something indestructible? What if you had the strength to be raised in foster homes With the feeling like no body wants you, left alone? What if you had the strength not to know your old man Wasn't there to be a dad but you gave him a second chance? Strength