Lose Hope

Step one trust ya'self, follow no one, step two when you fall
Just call on the one, step three understand who you be, time
To bandage ya knees no more dealin' with streets no more handelin'
Heat, step three means to banish defeat, legally understand how to
Manage to eat, step four open the door unlock dreams, the only way
To make it happen is to think supreme.

(Hook)
Would you lose hope cuz' you ain't got no cash
Would you lose hope cuz you was movin' too fast
Would you grab rope and make ya whole life vanish?

Step five love bein' alive love feelin' the vibe cuz' only you can
decide whether you live or die, love the rock & the roll don't be
the rock in the hole and quit jockin the dough and start jockin ya soul
look inside and start unlockin' ya goals, stop lookin' away cuz' a lot can unfold
in a single day be Lebron or Mello, step six let go of the bricks they too heavy
time to open ya mind let's get ready, step seven balance ya'self or fall down
cuz' everything that goes up must fall down feelin all alone cuz nobodies around stuck behind a wall cuz you wanna be down, no money on ya books chillin' with dummies and crooks now ya' caught in chaos cuz' you never stopped to look...

(Hook)
Would you lose hope cuz' you ain't got no cash
would you lose hope cuz you was movin' too fast
would you grab rope and make ya whole life vanish?

Step eight maintain and control ya' fate, gain change understand learn to hold ya weight
step nine be one of a kind use ya' mind don’t' follow everybody create ya' own path
don't ever bargain ya' freedom for the love of the cash cuz' the margin is small and
some things don't last, step ten learn nine again drill it in when you catch what I'm sayin' then stop and reel it in cuz' the bombs that I drop be ah realla' than Benjamin’s it be worth it in the end fa' sho,' step one one never be a dumb dumb you can be step one, just remember step one feel it, you only as good as ya' last thought and when you got no hope it leads to bad thoughts, runnin for chronic and coke because you can't cope, you'd rather sink than swim cuz' you can't float...

(Hook)
Would you lose hope cuz' you ain't got no cash
would you lose hope cuz you was movin' too fast
would you grab rope and make ya whole life vanish?

Last step, apply what you know, start dividin' ya' load so the weight on ya' shoulders will be easy to hold, crush all the boulders to get outa ya' hole have faith real faith or lose control, cuz' realistically things ain't as
bad as they seem, you ain't the only one that be battlin' things, but some of us turn nightmares to dreams, hope waits right there to add to ya' team, no fear just faith cuz' ya' chariot waits, be real sit back and know what it takes to make ya' goals manifest there be those that can attest I don't try to impress but address ways on gettin the best out of ya' days move drama outa ya way but still some don't understand what it is that I say keep hope alive to enjoy another day...

Hook)
Would you lose hope cuz' you ain't got no cash
would you lose hope cuz you was movin' too fast
would you grab rope and make ya whole life vanish?