[Chorus]

I tried to tell ‘em but they never listened to me

They all wanted me to fall, soak in misery

I know they looking at me, feel ‘em staring at me

I bet they waiting on me now with their hands ready

I tried to tell ‘em but they never listened to me

They all wanted me to fall, drown in misery

Well I got something for ya, oh I ain’t gonna fall

I’ll be the one to get up then go beyond!

 

[Verse 1]

Back then I didn’t know what I was doing

I was young and confused, didn’t have no mission

I was just existing man, I wasn’t living

I was going with the flow, wasn’t making no difference

I just couldn’t see what was goin’ on in front of me

Held back by the things that I didn’t think I’d achieve

I just wanted to believe that I could do anything

And that nothing in the world would be able to stop me

Ha, well I guess that I was wrong

I wish I had known all of that before

I’ve had to pull myself together again and again

Without depending on anybody for a hand to lend

I’ve had to go out on my own, seperate from the bros

That told me they’d be there when they never even showed

I guess that you could say Imma done wasting time

You can waste your life but I ain’t wasting mine

 

[Chorus]

I tried to tell ‘em but they never listened to me

They all wanted me to fall, soak in misery

I know they looking at me, feel ‘em staring at me

I bet they waiting on me now with their hands ready

I tried to tell ‘em but they never listened to me

They all wanted me to fall, drown in misery

Well I got something for ya, oh I ain’t gonna fall

I’ll be the one to get up then go beyond!

 

[Verse 2]

Yeah, make no mistake

There are a few out there

That I’d do anything

To help ‘em out if they in need

If they need a place to be

Or if they just wanna simply escape

I’d be the one to take ‘em in with open arms

Only few can say that they have made it this far

And they the ones that stuck with the weight of it all

Through the fire and the flames, the rise and the fall

Back then we were all little rebels

Hit the Fruity Lexia, we drank until we seeing double

We were living for the day, weren’t thinking ‘bout tomorrow

And for that day at the mall, man, I hope you know I’m sorry

I wasn’t thinking straight at the time, that I know

But still, you stuck around and gave your all

Even though I was consumed by my mind

I just hope one day that I can rectify

 

[Chorus]

I tried to tell ‘em but they never listened to me

They all wanted me to fall, soak in misery

I know they looking at me, feel ‘em staring at me

I bet they waiting on me now with their hands ready

I tried to tell ‘em but they never listened to me

They all wanted me to fall, drown in misery

Well I got something for ya, oh I ain’t gonna fall

I’ll be the one to get up then go beyond!

 

[Verse 3]

This is for the brother that you never even knew

This is from a brother that’s trying not to lose

You to yourself, no, you’ll never be alone

Hope you know that I’ll always be right by the phone

Hope you know you have a family that love you

And they never wanna lose you to a battle with another

I can tell you right now that it hurts to think about it

I’ve been through it, I’ve dealt with it, I see you up and at it

I know you ain’t happy with the current situation

I mean, how can you be after everything that’s happened?

We all desire freedom, we all desire love

But why pursue it when it’s ripping you apart

I see it in your eyes, you’re struggling to breathe

Deep down you know, it wasn’t meant to be

I know we can’t change what’s happened in the past

But we can change the future if we take off the mask