Bring in the groove

 I wanna dedicate this to those who never made it
 >From kindergarten to the 12th I never graduated
 Yo but college wasn't for some of us
 So we joined the service
 I seen a kid get murdered in Nam listening to Elvis
 But on the out looking in
 Things stay the same
 But at the same vein
 Looking out the whole world's changed
 So keep your head up
 Don't get caught up in the fast bucks
 And find your mom crying while your lying in a black tux
 Trust me

 We don't need no education says a young man
 Sitting in class (sitting in class)
 School is out 3 o'clock on the dot
 He had beef with some kids and he got shot, oh Lord

 Turn on the television
 I'm watching Martin Luther King who had a dream, oh
 So take this dream and apply it to your life
 Even though we know the ghetto's rough
 But we got to

 1 - Keep your head up
 (Uh keep your head up)
 Cause a new day will come
 (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
 And look towards the sun
 (Look towards the sun)
 Even when the darkness shall come

 (Ooh) It's real son
 (Ooh) To my people living Life it's real son

 I turn the page
 What's the news today
 People getting fired, walking on a wire
 Looting on the streets cause the kid's gotta eat
 Oh, oh turn around and look at the hour glass
 I gotta get it straight
 Before it's too late
 Cause I don't wanna be behind that gates

 Keep your head up
 (Uh keep your head up)
 Cause a new day will come
 (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
 And look towards the sun
 Even when the darkness shall come

 2 - All my people in the back
 Mama, mama
 You know you raised me with no father figure
 (Didn't ya)
 I wanna take this time to thank you
 For giving me life, oh yeah
 Mama, mama
 You know you raised me with no father figure
 (Didn't ya)
 I wanna take this time to thank you
 Even though I'm doing Life
 Alright

 (Ooh) It's real son, alright
 (Ooh) Can't flee
 (Ooh)All my people doing time
 (Ooh)People in the back playing cards
 (Ooh)Don't lose your money yeah
 Yeah tell them don't lose your money, c'mon, c'mon

 Repeat 1

 Repeat 2

 (Ooh) For my people doing time (alright)
 (Ooh) For my people doing time (alright