Hope

Yeah, uh uh

Yeah yeah

Uh uh uh

Uh uh uh

I remember wasn't so long ago

We had a one room shack and the living was low

And my mama by herself, raised me and my bro

Wasn't easy but she did it with the little that flowed

Worked hard got us off to school everyday

Keep our eyes on the star though the skies were gray

Gave us drive to survive really showed us the way

Now I really understand what she was trying to say

She said, "Son there'll be times when the tides are high

And the boat may be rocky, you can cry

Just never give up

And you must never give up

In this life you can lead if you only believe

In order to achieve what you need

You can never give up

You can never give up"

And it's hope that keeps me holdin' on and on

It's just hope that makes me carry on, on and on

Homegrown couldn't have made it alone

I got a wonderful life, two kids of my own

With a strong foundation that was carved in stone

Thank my moma for the love that made my house a home

Makes me wonder sometimes if it was meant to be

All this for a humble little guy like me

An' all I ever really wanted was a family

To teach my kids the same values that she gave to me

She said, "Son there'll be times when the tides are high

And the boat may be rocky, you can cry

Just never give up

And you must never give

In this life you can lead if you only believe

In order to achieve what you need

You can never give up

You can never give up"

And it's hope that keeps me holdin' on and on

It's just hope that makes me carry on, on and on

Ah ah ah

We nah turn no stepper, things a go better

Never let yourself be overcome by the pressure

Cool yah me bredda, have faith instead

Sid dung and a watch and all a fight one another

Blaze like fire, nah go retire

God nah sleep and a him inspire

We fi reach higher a that him require

Haffi mek we mark before the time expire

And it's hope that keeps me holdin' on and on

It's just hope that makes me carry on, on and on

And it's hope that keeps me holdin' on and on

And it's hope that makes me carry on, on and on

Hope that keeps me carry on

And it's hope, that keeps me holdin' on

It's hope that makes me carry on

Hope, holdin' on, holdin' on