Village Of Pharaohs - High Esteem lyrics

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Oh, man, being a single father in school, uh, it’s tough

I tell you, ‘cause it’s just me, it ain’t nobody else

You know? And you just feel like you know, hey

I know what single moms feel like

It’s stressful ‘cause everybody depending on you

But in the end, man, it’s all about sacrifice, man

What you’re willing to give up, man, to gain something else

And in the end you just feel like it’s gonna be all worth it

That’s why you keep pushing on, that’s why pressing on

That’s why you keep doing what you gotta do

Go into a quiet place where I can clear my mind

Then focus on what I should do

So I can find a way to get up out of this circle of debt and poverty

Seems like these deep thoughts have been a part of me

Success is all I really want, the cash will come later

Gotta keep my mind on my goals, forget the paper and the fame

I gotta stop and think if I never would've done this would my life still be the same

But there's some things I can't change, that is out of my range

That is part of the game of living life on this plain

But I know I can do better, in my heart I know I can

I done made it this far and learned to be a man

In a house without a father who didn't even bother to attend my graduation

Or even had the patience to raise me as a son

But at least I got my mother and a couple of friends who down right to the end

So I keep my head high, yeah

Never low, gotta keep on my toes

So I keep my head high, yeah

You never know where life might go

So I keep my head high, yeah

Never low, gotta keep on my toes

So I keep my head high, yeah

You never know where life might go

So I keep my head high

Thank God for my father who was raised without a father

Who is raising me when he could've just left and said why bother

Dropped out of college, then he met my mother

Then he started a business to make life better for me and my brothers

Now looking at my father, look a tear he had

He taught me life ain't perfect so just try to dry your eyes

Then you lost your wife but you got your life

Then you got your head to pursue happiness tonight

Business card on fire, said you tried to retire

Said you getting too tired but the devil is a liar

Keep on building your empire, following your dreams

Always got your back and know I'm always on your team

And now I'm catching in old dreams that you sacrifice

When you gave me life and put your family first in life

And now you pray with me on your knees, knowing what you need

God knew I had to stand on you in order for us to reach our dreams

So I keep my head high, yeah

Never low, gotta keep on my toes

So I keep my head high, yeah

You never know where life might go

So I keep my head high, yeah

Never low, gotta keep on my toes

So I keep my head high, yeah

You never know where life might go

So I keep my head high

I'm going to a quiet place where I can clear my mind

I'm thinking about life and all the obstacles I've climbed

I'm out to find what life is, that's probably why I fight this moment

I'm on the third floor of my apartment, see, I started from the bottom

Ain't made shit yet, but I got this

I seem tired but I'm broke as fuck so I'm wired

To the game of life, I don't sleep at night so I'm trying to earn right now

‘Cause we don't last forever and my parents' money ain't getting better

So I'll never settle for anything under a billion

Seems really extreme, but that's how I feel

Feeling good, feeling great, everyone better wait, ‘cause I know that my paper will

You see the amount when I come to seal, this how I'm supposed to live

Life better when I'm Snoopy rich

I love my life and I know that you noticed it

When life gets hard, I work harder, we're gonna set a payout so I wait out

On the East coast pray that and I pray God

Don't take me with no A, y'all

And I pray y'all stop hating on my destiny

My family keep telling me this rap shit is for me

So I keep my head high, yeah

Never low, gotta keep on my toes

So I keep my head high, yeah

You never know where life might go

So I keep my head high, yeah

Never low, gotta keep on my toes

So I keep my head high, yeah

You never know where life might go

So I keep my head high

I keep my head high, high

I keep my head high, high

I keep my head high, high

If I had to paint a picture how I grew up in the system

That's working against my mental, I put it on instrumental

So I can stack some residuals, how I came from the pain

Oh, my private stake individual, make a name for my lane

Never cared if I'm famous if I'm getting my name's worth

And if you're slow you'll probably never get what I'm saying

‘Cause the game was entertaining but what good is entertainment

If it can't stimulate your mind with every statement

If people wanna be famous, but what good is being famous

If I can't buy the shit I desire without a payment

Sure as planets revolve I send a plan to evolve

I evolved from a dog to the motherfucking boss

This crazy game can throw you off, have you feeling like you’ve lost

But you said you'll be strong, never said you wouldn't fall

So keep your head above it all, stay involved, get it all

Spin this record till you hear the blessing within these bars

I'm gone

So keep your head high