What we gon` do right now is go back, way back
Bring in the groove
I wanna dedicate this to those who never made it
>From kindergarten to the 12th I never graduated
Yo but college wasn`t for some of us
So we joined the service
I seen a kid get murdered in Nam listening to Elvis
But on the out looking in
Things stay the same
But at the same vein
Looking out the whole world`s changed
So keep your head up
Don`t get caught up in the fast bucks
And find your mom crying while your lying in a black tux
Trust me
We don`t need no education says a young man
Sitting in class (sitting in class)
School is out 3 o`clock on the dot
He had beef with some kids and he got shot, oh Lord
Turn on the television
I`m watching Martin Luther King who had a dream, oh
So take this dream and apply it to your life
Even though we know the ghetto`s rough
But we got to
1 - Keep your head up
(Uh keep your head up)
Cause a new day will come
(Uh-huh, uh-huh)
And look towards the sun
(Look towards the sun)
Even when the darkness shall come
(Ooh) It`s real son
(Ooh) To my people living Life it`s real son
I turn the page
What`s the news today
People getting fired, walking on a wire
Looting on the streets cause the kid`s gotta eat
Oh, oh turn around and look at the hour glass
I gotta get it straight
Before it`s too late
Cause I don`t wanna be behind that gates
Keep your head up
(Uh keep your head up)
Cause a new day will come
(Uh-huh, uh-huh)
And look towards the sun
Even when the darkness shall come
2 - All my people in the back
Mama, mama
You know you raised me with no father figure
(Didn`t ya)
I wanna take this time to thank you
For giving me life, oh yeah
Mama, mama
You know you raised me with no father figure
(Didn`t ya)
I wanna take this time to thank you
Even though I`m doing Life
Alright
(Ooh) It`s real son, alright
(Ooh) Can`t flee
(Ooh)All my people doing time
(Ooh)People in the back playing cards
(Ooh)Don`t lose your money yeah
Yeah tell them don`t lose your money, c`mon, c`mon
Repeat 1
Repeat 2
(Ooh) For my people doing time (alright)
(Ooh) For my people doing time (alright)