Why you wanna shoot up your school today Why you wanna shoot up your school today Think about it, think about it Think about it, think about it Think about it, think about it Think about it, think about it Hold on, be strong No matter what you're goin' through You know it's gon' be okay, okay, today Even when the earth quakes Like I said on BET, from the hood to the projects to the mansion So you got no excuse Stop blaming the recession Go harder for Haiti Send a text on your phone, Y E L E, 5 0 1 5 0 1 Every block, every school, dream initiation So build the world make it a better place Like Michael Jackson we don? t wanna see another 9-11 happen Wish I had talked to them teenagers, with them rpg's Goin' way head on with the navy seals I would've told them theres a better way Hold on,(ain't gotta be that way) be strong No matter what you? re goin through You know it's gon' be okay, okay, today, today Even when the earth quakes We gotta hold on, hold on, be strong, be strong I know that you don? t think that I can read your palms But I see the dawn, the dawn, beyond B'yond I can see the sunlight And if the rain falls down It ain? t nothing but a blessed day today The sun will shine after the rain dries (Mavado): To all mah thugs dat gone, memories live on, I guess See you at the crossroad So many cry when we die and they wonder if we're in the sky See you at the crossroad I see you in my dream, dat night, dat crime scene But don't worry, see you at the crossroad Remember we still a team and I know you can hear me now See you at the crossroad (Chorus) Hold on(ain't gotta be that way), be strong No matter what you're goin through You know it's gon' be ok, ok, today, today Even when the earth quakes We gotta hold on, hold on, be strong, be strong I know that you don't think that I can read your palms But I see the dawn, the dawn, beyond B'yond I can see the sunlight And if the rain falls down It ain? t nothing but a blessed day today The sun will shine after the rain dries She wants to know, she wanna know how long I been playin' As long as my mother, as long as my momma she been prayin' She bought me a guitar, she bought me a guitar at eleven She ain't want me be usin mac 11's When I sing, so when I said daddy was gone 'til November I knew, I knew that he wouldn't be back in November Cause I could've been the one in the bank with a shank With a pump and a ski mask But my bank is the stage, my 12 gauge is black *** Hold on,(ain't gotta be that way) be strong, be strong No matter what you're goin through You know it's gon' be ok, ok, today, today Even when the earth quakes We gotta hold on, hold on, be strong, be strong I know that you don't think that I can read your palms But I see the dawn, the dawn, beyond B'yond I can see the sunlight And if the rain falls down It ain't nothin' but a blessed day today The sun will shine, after the rain dries If the rain falls down It ain't nothin' but a blessed day today The sun will shine, after the rain dries Rain dries, rain dries