Had to be Strong - Reconcile

I had to be strong, yeah

Had to be strong, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Drownin' in the rain, yeah

I was drownin' in the pain, yeah

Made it out in mud, I was sleepin' on the floor, I done been through all the

pain, yeah

Had to be strong, yeah

I had to be strong, yeah

I had to be strong, I wouldn’t make it on my own

Yeah I had to be strong, yeah

I had to be strong, yeah

I had to be strong, yeah

Comin' where we’re from, had to make it out the slum

Yeah we had to be strong, yeah

Cryin' on the phone, kept it G, though

I was hurtin, feel far from the gates listenin to Lito

It’s 4am, I’m up lurkin, I can’t sleep, though

We don’t talk about depression, 'cause that talk make you look weak though

I ain’t havin' it, on the inside hitter

I’ve been holdin' back tears, on the inside hitter

Tell the judge, I ain’t no savage, I just had to be strong

Residue on pots and pans, I was coming from the crumbs

Sleepin' on the floor, just a mattress, ain’t no furniture

Everywhere I look, I see hell and it’s burnin' me

Broken homes on broken homes, We had to be strong

Ain’t no parent in my home, my grandma had to be strong

When your money ain’t long, FPL be on the phone

And they threatening the lights, boy, you gotta be strong

Starin' at your baby, wonder where the money comin' from

Look, daddy gotta get it, said a prayer, and now let’s get it

Hard to lean on God, and still chase legal digits

When your bills ain’t addin' up, and you’re beefing over stamps

Been there, I was in the line, this dude didn’t have it

Two dollars short, he tryin' to buy his baby some Pampers

I know the hood medicating, hella drama unresolved

We don’t believe in getting help, this to everybody in a cell

May God be the strength you need to make it, yeah

Hood nation, I hope you’ll make it

Drownin' in the pain, yeah

I was drownin' in the pain, yeah

Made out in mud, I was sleepin' on the floor, I done been through all that pain,

yeah

Had to be strong, yeah

I had to be strong, yeah

I had to be strong, I would make it on my own

Yeah I had to be strong, yeah

I had to be strong, yeah

I had to be strong, yeah

Comin' where we’re from, had to make it out the slums

Yeah we had to be strong, yeah

Had to be strong, yeah

Had to be strong, had to be strong