Rise and Fall

Verse 1

Woke up at dawn with a knot in my chest

Rent due tomorrow and the fridge is a mess

Them boys on the corner still calling my name

But I turned from the dark and I took a different lane

Verse 2

Paycheck to paycheck I'm grinding the nine-to-five

Writing rhymes on my lunch break just to stay alive

My pop said son you better learn to take the fall

I fell a hundred times and I still stand tall

Pre-Chorus

When the road gets rough

When the night gets long

I keep my fist up

And I sing my song

Chorus

Up and down like the tides in the sea

Never give up that's the code in me

Falls and rises that's how it's gotta be

Keep chasing dreams till they're reality

Post-Chorus

Up and up

Never give up

Up and up

Never give up

Drop

Chasing chasing chasing dreams

Chasing chasing chasing dreams

Verse 3

They told me rap was a dead-end street

But I heard the beat and I felt the heat

Mama cried when she saw my first tape

Said boy you got fire you just gotta escape

Verse 4

Every closed door pushed me toward the next

Every "no" just added fuel to the flex

I learned the lessons in the wreckage and the rust

Picked up my crown from the dirt and the dust

Pre-Chorus

When the road gets rough

When the night gets long

I keep my fist up

And I sing my song

Chorus

Up and down like the tides in the sea

Never give up that's the code in me

Falls and rises that's how it's gotta be

Keep chasing dreams till they're reality

Post-Chorus

Up and up

Never give up

Up and up

Never give up

Bridge

I come up I come down like a rollercoaster ride

But I never tuck tail and I never hide

Every scar on my hands tells a story I own

Chasing my horizon on this road I roam

Chorus

Up and down like the tides in the sea

Never give up that's the code in me

Falls and rises that's how it's gotta be

Keep chasing dreams till they're reality