Phora - What It's Like lyrics

I know what it's like to feel so hopeless But you gotta keep going man Just stay focused, just stay focused,yeah, just stay focused Focus on the good sh**, forget about the past Focus on what you got, not the things you never had Cus it ain't that bad, as the world keeps spinning Either you dyin' or you livin' Ever since i can remember they said i couldn't do it Tatts all over told them my future was ruined But i told them "get to know me first yeah, I'm still human" Grandpa asked me "what the hell you think you doing?" I told him "i'm making music, you should take a listen I know i ain't the best but i ain't talking about no b**hes I'm talkin' about no cars or cooking crack in moms kitchen I'm talkin' about life and everything that's in my vision" Man i swear I'm so thankful for the things i was given Speak on what i learned, hoping i can make a difference Speak to my boy that keeps going back to prison At the end of the day you gotta pay for your decisions I swear man i miss him, never get the chance to visit Ask what my goal is, it's just to keep living, just keep living Yeah, it's just to keep living, just to keep .. I know what it's like to feel so hopeless But you gotta keep going man Just stay focused, just stay focused,yeah, just stay focused Focus on the good sh**, forget about the past Focus on what you got, not the things you never had Cus it ain't that bad, as the world keeps spinning Either you dyin' or you livin' Even when it's all bad, i still keep my head up It'll go away, i promise, life will get better And i hate to see my boy walking around with a Beretta Gotta watch his back he said our police don't protect us He ain't't got a girl cus he thinks he gon' get set up All that's on his mind is makin' that chedda And i said that's cool, but what you gonna do when you get it? Your gonna buy some weed Your gonna put it in the bank and get interest Listen, just think of yo' future If you got that money, don't think these cats will hesitate to shoot you Look, all I'm saying is be cool bro Never heard from him again,i hope he's cool tho I'm doing things i never thought of Came a long way from sleeping in my n***as honda Ask me for a quarter, i'll probably give you a dollar More you do good, less chance of meeting karma I try to stay away from drama, cus everywhere i go now Been so many places, but it's nothing like my hometown Heard some people hate us here, they don't even know us Yeah I'm still a kid but these n***as need to grow up And to tell you the truth, I'm the only person i can think of that's Buying kids from the hood, cheese burgers and sodas I just wanna make a change, man i swear The money and the fame ain't why I'm here, i been working so hard Y'all should be glad for me, instead of everyone turnin' they back on me But it's alright, yeah it's alright I know what it's like to feel so hopeless But you gotta keep going man Just stay focused, just stay focused,yeah, just stay focused Focus on the good sh**, forget about the past Focus on what you got, not the things you never had Cus it ain't that bad, as the world keeps spinning Either you dyin' or you livin'