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I've gotta tell you what's up I'm gonna keep my head up now I can mope around about it or I can do something about it I can give all I got to give do what I need to do to live Keep it positive I refuse to choose to carry the b-boy blues the battle some lose when they buy into the shame the blame and guilt cuz I'm built to be stronger gonna live longer defeat's gotta take a backseat not scared to speak on it I cannot change what is the creator's plan is not mine to mess with so I just live with the knowledge that no weapon formed against me shall prosper not the meds, the sickbeds, nor the doctors somebody once said diamonds are coals under maximum pressure breathing in positivity and lettin' go of all stressors yo, I be that black coal and pressure gives birth to divine rhymes and what's mine is mine to share so be aware my positivity got me so refined even the blind can find my shine I'm definitely gonna be ahh-ite my light's bright like my flo's tight once upon a time this black boy wasn't so optimistic started to believe the hype and buy into the statistics but I am not a number but a spirit with a soul, truth be told the negative began to show up in my lyrics so I quickly found myself staring death in the face and told that hater that my race was not his to chase cuz we fast positivity fuels enough gas to outlast the bigots who try to outcast no need to be negative about being positive so life wrote a bad script? do what I do: ad lib' freestyle like tomorrow is today if life's a game, then play everything's gonna be OK I once had to check the breath and get refreshed realize that I blessed regardless of the mess that's put here to test this is earth my god makes no mistakes this is not a curse shine baby shine you got a sheen called grace I'm gonna tell you what's up I've gotta keep my head up now I can mope around about it or I can do something about it I can give all I got to give do what I need to do to live Keep it positive.
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