Gotta get it, know I gotta get it
Got the sun settin' fast 'cause the winter always winnin'
And I'm so sick of class, always feeling like I'm in it
My mistakes never pass, goin' back to the beginnin', uh
I steal eyes, thats my prize
And to my surprise, a milli came to my side
'cause they recognize that all I do is try
And I ain't gonna hide what I got inside, uh
Put my mind in a cast, 'cause it's broke from past
Good things never last, bad things get a pass
Got scars on my back from the scratch in the past
If I got nothin' left, then what's left shouldn't last
If a life is so vast, then we shouldn't waste that
Keep your head up, pick yourself off the mat
And you gotta fight back, make a name, make it fast
Make a change that'll last and the pain's just a fad

Hold me down, I'll still make it
I won't be left out, a good time is waitin'
And I'll make me proud, just as time is fadin'
I'll look back and doubt that my time was wasted

Hold me down, I'll still make it
I won't be left out, a good time is waitin'
And I'll make me proud, just as time is fadin'
I'll look back and doubt that my time was wasted
I'm here to stay
I'm here to stay
I'm here to stay
I'm here to stay

Yeah, the ticket, man, is to listen, man, uh
Win a hand that you didn't plan, uh
The vision can give a better chance, uh
And I land on my feet, I stand up
Never gonna give up till my dreams' real
Never gonna give up till I'm a big deal
Never gonna give up till I can heal
Others who are givin' up in the real world
I don't wanna feel hate inside
I would rather try to live than die
I would rather tell the truth, not lie
That way I got nothin' to hide
I ain't never gonna let me down
Would rather face fears than a lesser me now
Staring back in the mirror, like you could've been proud
Oh, hell naw, I'ma make it somehow

Hold me down, I'll still make it
I won't be left out, a good time is waitin'
And I'll make me proud, just as time is fadin'
I'll look back and doubt that my time was wasted

Hold me down, I'll still make it
I won't be left out, a good time is waitin'
And I'll make me proud, just as time is fadin'
I'll look back and doubt that my time was wasted
I'm here to stay
I'm here to stay
I'm here to stay
I'm here to stay