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.
