Be strong, like it’s your only choice

weak fold under pressure

Strive to only fold

the faces in your billfold 

Learned this

before I was ten years old

Grew to a man

through stories I never told

Adventures of a man 

who never dreamed of growing old

Trials and tribulations, uniting nations 

helping others fly above their stations

Be strong, hold on

like Pac said 

Doctor, doctor, my eyes stay dry

seen too much, can’t seem to cry

Stayin’ strong, unafraid of sufferin’

never worried when I’ll die

found peace in my breath

as long as there’s one in my lungs

I get another try