[Verse 1] Out the ’burbs If you ain’t heard, then you’re trippin’ The hood hard as it is, and we make it look easy This life heavy as it gets, still we make it look easy Know the world watchin’ now, and we make it look easy Proud of who I am and the things that I’ve been through Proud of where I came from, look what I made it to But life still hard as it gets, I can’t make it look easy Know the world watchin’ now, still can’t make it look easy ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Still can’t make it look Still can’t make it look Still can’t make it look easy ⸻ [Chorus] But I hold on, hold on Even when the nights feel long Yeah, I hold on, hold on Tryna stay brave, tryna stay strong And I know, I know Life don’t always go the way it’s shown But I hold on, hold on Yeah, I hold on, hold on ⸻ [Verse 2] Lost my cousin on his birthday, messed me up (Yeah) In the streets you either goin’ to Heaven or not People talkin’, throwin’ dirt on my name I’ma keep grindin’, I don’t stress over things I’m too cool for all the drama and the tension In my zone, yeah, I’m focused on my mission I don’t hang with everybody, they ain’t close to me I be peepin’ all the fake love that they show to me Too busy tryna get it on my lonely Don’t ask me for a thing, you don’t know me Here to take care of the family Kids gotta eat, I can’t be selfish Life heavy as it gets, can’t make it look easy Know the world watchin’, still can’t make it look easy ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Still can’t make it look Still can’t make it look Still can’t make it look easy ⸻ [Chorus] But I hold on, hold on Even when the nights feel long Yeah, I hold on, hold on Tryna stay brave, tryna stay strong And I know, I know Life don’t always go the way it’s shown But I hold on, hold on Yeah, I hold on, hold on ⸻ [Verse 3] Had some nights when I was prayin’ for a breakthrough Felt the pressure on my back, tryna stay true People talkin’ like they know what I been facin’ But they never walked the roads that I been pavin’ I’ve been fightin’ for my peace, it’s a battle Tryna calm a mind that always wanna rattle Still I rise, keep my feet on the pavement Ain’t no quittin’ in my soul — that’s my statement ⸻ [Verse 4] Mama told me, “Keep your faith, keep your heart right” I’ve been learnin’ how to breathe in the hard nights Walkin’ through the fire, movin’ with direction Even when I fall, I get up with correction People doubted me, but now they see me growin’ Took a while, now the purpose really showin’ I’ve been workin’ every day like it’s my only Tryna build a future bigger than the old me ⸻ [Verse 5] Late nights thinkin’ ‘bout the ones who didn’t make it Got me humble, got me thankful, gotta face it Every blessing feel like somethin’ I’ve been earnin’ Every setback just another chance for learnin’ I’ve been climbin’, I’ve been pushin’ just to stay afloat Tryna be the man my family and my people know I’m committed to the mission, never switchin’ Focused on the ones I love — that’s my vision ⸻ [Bridge] These heavy roads don’t break me They shape me, they raise me Every scar on my soul still saved me Yeah, I’m walkin’ through the fire, but it won’t take me No, it won’t take me ⸻ [Final Chorus] So I hold on, hold on Even when the nights feel long Yeah, I hold on, hold on Tryna stay brave, tryna stay strong And I know, I know Life don’t always go the way it’s shown But I hold on, hold on Yeah, I hold on, hold on
