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I've been tryna go up, but I've been down
Tryna find my way, won't make a sound
I've been tryna find my place, without a crown
Every night I pray, that God'll come around
I've been tryna go up, but I've been down
Tryna find my way, won't make a sound
I've been tryna find my place, without a crown
Every night I pray, that God'll come around
I've been tryna go up

I've been on the road that goes to no where
I've been told the mold was broke and that it's no fair
I've been told I'm too small, my voice is too light
I've been told I'm too wrong to ever do right
Now I'm tryna find a way to the promised land where milk and honey flows
Tryna get up out the hood and make it to a place unknown
Every time I close my eyes I see my dreams get crushed
But God said I've got a future, guess my sight's out of touch
The top of the mountain is where I'm trying to climb
But avalanches keep shaking me tryna waste all my time
They say life can give you lemons so they make lemonade
But what if life gives you a knife and says get out of my way
I've been looking for God, sometimes I fell really close
But when it feels like He ain't moving can't He feel like a joke
I've been tryna be a king but I ain't got a crown
I've been dreaming 'bout the top cause I just live knowing down
I'm tryna be the one to make sure momma is straight
That my wife ain't gotta work another job in her day
That my daughters know their father made sure they were okay
And that God'll know I did His will 'til I hit the grave
All this pain inside my heart, oh God I want it to end
This earth just brings hurt so man I wanna ascend
I wanna get out
But I feel like I bled out, miss me with all of that hope
It's a letdown
Gotta put all bets down, and just mend my soul
I've been hoping I could blast off and fly high like the moon
But yet my dreams just feel impossible like snowing in June
Can you smell what I'm cooking, It's like The Rock left me doomed
I'm looking up yelling for help but He's enjoying the view
It's like my soul is in a prison I just wanna escape
Hoping one day I'll be free, and I can see your face
But until that day comes, I'll keep the fight going strong
Cause in the end I will ascend and they gon' play this song

I've been tryna go up, but I've been down
Tryna find my way, won't make a sound
I've been tryna find my place, without a crown
Every night I pray, that God'll come around
I've been tryna go up, but I've been down
Tryna find my way, won't make a sound
I've been tryna find my place, without a crown
Every night I pray, that God'll come around
I've been tryna go up