All this weight that's put on my back
What's it gonna take to make it crack
It takes all I've got just to get by
Can't get ahead no matter what I try
Think everything I do is wrong
And that I have waited for too long
To do what's right and be a man
You could never understand

I won't break my stride
I'll never lose my pride

Well all I've got it's all for me
I won't live for your society
It takes all I've got just to make ends meet
So what I've got it belongs to me
And if I ain't got enough for you
What do you expect me to do?
The ones that matter stick by my side
And give me strength to stay in stride