Don't cry ya hear me Don't cry ya hear me Don't cry ya hear me Don't cry ya hear me now... Always do your best Looking in the mirror, while I'm talking to myself When you speak, bring it from your chest Life is tough, everyday is filled with the stress It's a test, sometimes you have to guess The choices are multiple, pick which one is less Problematic, automatic Listen to The Humdinger start with No Static Stay away from things that can turn to bad habits When it happens, the shit will feel like magic Abracadabra, but no hats with the rabbit I'm talking bout love where a glove before you grab it Be cautious of the trips that come with extra baggage Aim for the stars, never settle for the average Shit always adds up, so learn ya mathematics Played this song when I'm gone And always eat your cabbage Don't cry ya hear me Don't cry ya hear me Don't cry ya hear me Don't cry ya hear me now... Tell 'em that chicken and them grits was bullshit But that watermelon that's that good shit Get your bag think far from hood rich Ball try to keep ur bills small like Bushwick Be conscience of ur sixth sense Pick a side stand on it don't be on the fence These folk gone try to sleep on you like a chick flick Gotta keep one eye open like u Slick Rick (Ruler) Express ur individuality Set goals turn your dreams into reality Forget them hoes find a queen who can balance u And if u not attracting what u want change ya attitude Shit real purify ur spirit like it's distilled Never bite off more than u can chew that's a kid's meal Be sure you put one in the air when u hear Stille... (Stilley!) And oh yea God is real Don't cry ya hear me mmmmmm Don't cry ya hear me now Don't cry ya hear me mmmmmm Don't cry ya hear me now... So many tears have fell over the years It's hard being an older rapper losing ya peers I think about the people we lost and get chills We started out as kids just praying to get a deals We go back to the hood cause they tell us to keep it real End up in some drama that easily get you killed Seems like every week another mother is crying Hip hop ain't dead but rappers surely are dying Hop out the frying pan right into the fire You end up with a drug habit before you retire I remember KRS saying stop the violence Now 30 years later still hearing the sirens Another black rapper lay dead in the street Another call from my mama making sure it ain't me I refuse to just believe that this is how it's gon' be Wipe the tears from your eyes and just try believe