Uh- thats right
 Reality checkin on in
 Street lights eh
 Scorpion yeah uh
 
 When I was young
 I use to dream of being rich
 Have alot of houses and cars
 Couldn't know which one was which
 And finding me a chick and getting hitched
 Living the fairy tale life perfect without a hitch
 You think that this would bring me happiness
 If at the end of every rainbow
 There was a treasure chest
 Sometimes having more is really less
 So take a look inside yourself
 You'll realize you're really blessed
 No matter how you're sad and blue
 There's always someone who has it worse than you
 Sometimes you gotta pay your dues
 So don't worry just push on through
 
 Keep'n it real
 Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future
 Though they know they gotta struggle
 Keep'n it real
 To all my homies working on the 9 to 5
 And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble
 Keep'n it real
 Although sometimes I know it seems impossible
 There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows
 Keep'n it real
 If things are as bad as they can be
 You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow
 
 I never got to have myself the house, the mansion, and the Benz
 I'm not the type of brother who be Ridex
 I got myself a girl but we be kickin' it as friends
 Is not enough for me now that depends
 Again- not everthing you want is everything you really need
 The standard of society is motovatived by greed
 Tell me are you prepared to follow
 Tell me, you prepared to lead
 So persevere and you'll suceed
 
 Keep'n it real
 Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future
 Though they know they gotta struggle
 Keep'n it real
 To all my homies working on the 9 to 5
 And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble
 Keep'n it real
 Although sometimes I know it seems impossible
 There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows
 Keep'n it real
 If things are as bad as they can be
 You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow
 
 All the harsh realities
 Appears to come in twos and threes
 Don't worry cuz
 There'll be a better day
 One thing I can promise you
 Just keep on keeping on
 I swear to you
 There's gonna be a brighter day
 
 Back in the days
 I use to dream of being rich
 Have alot of houses and cars
 Couldn't know which one was which
 And finding me a chick and getting hitched
 Living the fairy tale life perfect witout a hitch
 You think that this would bring me happiness
 If at the end of every rainbow there was a treasure chest
 Sometimes having more is really less
 So take a look inside yourself
 You'll realize you're really blessed
 No matter how you're sad and blue
 There's always someone who has it worse than you
 Sometimes you gotta pay your dues
 So don't worry just push on through
 
 Keep'n it real
 Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future
 Though they know they gotta struggle
 Keep'n it real
 To all my homies working on the 9 to 5
 And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble
 Keep'n it real
 Although sometimes I know it seems impossible
 There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows
 Keep'n it real
 If things are as bad as they can be
 You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow
 
 That's right, see me, yeah
 Give thanks fa wha you have, ya kno
 And when you think that its bad
 There's always somebody that's worse
 Kno what I'm sayin'
 Give Jah blessing, see me
 Wa-wa, Wa-wa
 Wa-wa, wa-wa