[Verse 1]
I'm overwhelmed by emotions, fuck all these sentimental shitLike that night I was sitting down at the stairway, quiet minutes
With myself, alone with no-one else, reminiscing the cool shit I've done
But then I realised I ain't got too much of that shit.. Lack of fun
Lack of funds, lack of firepower in my word armoury.. Guns,
Cigarettes, but I'm glad I never started smoking, hallucinatin'
About the sex and the drugs, the power and the mighty thugs
In a way I was blessed, always well-informed 'bout the rags and rugs
Sometimes I gaze upon the stars at night and wonder naively
If I were one of the stars that were destined to shine brightly
Though I may not be the dopest of all lyricists you'll meet
I'm still gonna the productive citizen the society needs
And no i'm not being humble, I know the limits to my strengths
I was never born to do the sciences, or apply the stats in maths
I honestly used to be filled with thoughts of envy, jealousy
Seein' the kids around me, everyone doin' well except me
Disillusioned with life, I did think about givin' it all up
But something in life told me to look on da bright side, chins up
Took a few moments, a few moments too much, reflecting thru' life
Life, life on a whole.. Maybe it wasn't my fault.. This system ain't right..
[Hook]
Don't give up.. Don't give up.. Don't give up.. Don't give up.. (x2)
(Yea you) don't give up.. Don't give up.. Don't give up.. Don't give up..
[Verse 2]
There's two possibilities when a dick doesn't fit a pussy
Or maybe the pussy doesn't fit the dick, obviously, you see
The system's flawed, everybody knows that unequivocally
But curiously nothing's been done to provide the remedy
All the talk 'bout reducing inequity and the income gap
Is like vacuum in a fuckin' bag, a concept you just can't grab
The media keeps tellin' us they implement the welfare
Then again I keep seein' people livin' in absolute despair
And the worse part of it all, you can't talk shit, yea keep your mouth shut
But you don't, and they repeat the same shit, havin' your message cut
Havin' your platform shut, "quiet and chew on your betel nut"
And fuckin' with more controversy in the form of cigarette butts
What the fuck, I only patriot if I serve national service?
Understand the need for equality, but whose interest is this?
Back to the days of monarchy authority hierachy,
You want me to think like a man, but behave like your pet monkey?
You can't have your cake and eat it man.. It's either this or that
You discourage multi-tasking, remember? It's as simple as that
So as I sing in tune and recall the moments I spit and rap
I teach myself to look thru' the loopholes and avoid the trap..
[Hook]
Don't give up.. Don't give up.. Don't give up.. Don't give up..
(Yea you) don't give up.. Don't give up.. Don't give up.. Don't give up..
[Outro]
People laugh and mock and scorn,yea they talk a lot and give that smirk
Fuckin' Asians, they don't understand the truth in my work..
It's a pity, 'black music' in they eyes, can't tell the truth from they lies
Rappin' in constellation, I'll shine the brightest, yea that'll be nice..