Neva Give Up

[Intro]
Hey yo Blue, let’s hit ‘em in the head
Hey yo, to all my fam you know what I’m sayin’?
Cause I love all of y’all

[Verse]
I remember back in the day
My family went all out to get paid
127 Wyckoff Street (Brooklyn baby)
Where we never got sleep
Peeps hustling dope and leak
Abuela kept her havana [?] on the stove
And a hot loaf of bread from Cross Street Bakery
With the bomb busted cakey
The whole fam had a gangsta role
Abuelo and Tia always in a number hole, gamblin’
And all my cousins out battlin’ and scramblin’
And some of them lived with us
We would laugh, cry, sing, and fuck together
For better or for worse
Through sickness and thirst
Actin’ up in Church
But we still made God first
So I pray that we stay tight in a loving way
No matter how hard it get keep ya head up
And never give up

[Chorus]
Never give up your hopes
Never give up your dreams
Never give up no matter how hard it seems
Life is a dream in itself, which should be sought not bought
So yo, keep your head up

[Verse]
Wondering who wake next, fam tense
Hustlin’ and strugglin’ to pay bills
And daddy van never made it up hills
But it took the whole fam to the lagos
Where we had barbecues and [?]
Penny tacos
And my aunts would have us hangin’ out late
Even took us out on dates
Kept us in handball courts
Listenin’ to music of all sorts
But y’all die for them show oldies
Sippin’ on Copa, wiser forties, a bunch of locas
While pops and uncle be thumpin’ on congas
Throw up, from too much Bacardi
And just when the party got lively
You know there had to be a fight
Damn, who fuckin’ up the night?
Let’s keep it tight, and never give up

[Chorus]
Never give up your hopes
Never give up your dreams
Never give up no matter how hard it seems
Life is a dream in itself, which should be sought not bought
So yo, keep your head up

Never give up your hopes
Never give up your dreams
Never give up no matter how hard it seems
Life is a dream in itself, which should be sought not bought
So yo, keep your head up

[Verse]
Rest in peace to my cousins Christina and little Jackie
The biggest tragedy that had the whole family
Memories don’t live like people do
We’ll always ‘member you
Now we all grown
Strugglin’ to maintain happy homes
Some of us keep in touch
And some of us don’t give a fuck
Stuck on crack, dope and alcohol
I hope God forgive and help all of y’all
I always say a prayer, and light candles
For my cousins, cause I love ‘em
You better call me, when you need me
And let me know that you love me and miss me
Stay fully aware and never be scared
Of life’s trials and tribulations
Keep a tight foundation
You the next generation
To come up, hey yo cuzzo, never give up

[Chorus]
Never give up your hopes
Never give up your dreams
Never give up no matter how hard it seems
Life is a dream in itself, which should be sought not bought
So yo, keep your head up

And never give up your hopes
Never give up your dreams
Never give up no matter how hard it seems
Life is a dream in itself, which should be sought not bought
So yo, keep your head up

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah, 1997
Deranged father
Hurricane G
No lie

[Chorus]
Never give up your hopes
Never give up your dreams
Never give up no matter how hard it seems
Life is a dream in itself, which should be sought not bought
So yo, keep your head up

And never give up your hopes
Never give up your dreams
Never give up no matter how hard it seems
Life is a dream in itself, which should be sought not bought
So yo, keep your head up