Motherland

(Yxrrboy, different)

Yeah, came up from the motherland

Yeah, this the life I chose, ain't no other hand

Okay, we been through so much that they don't understand

Against the tough times, I know that we must stand

Against the tough times, I know that we'll make it through

Yeah, all you gotta do is just believe in you

Against the tough times, I know we gon' persevere

Yeah, but you can't show no fright, you can't show no fear

Yeah, we up in Cape Town, you know that it's late night

Yeah, I seen some things that leave you scarred, like a snake bite

Mama always told me I'll go far, I'll reach great heights

So I had to stay strong, yeah, I had to prove her right

Yeah, I took some punches in, but no I never lost the fight

I could never give it up, held on with all my might

Been a rockstar since I knew my left from right

I was gifted, yeah, inside of me there is a light

Don't matter if you came from Cape Town, don't matter if you're Congolese

Or if you're from Nigeria, or even if you're Japanese

We all came from one place, we came from the cradle

So we gotta show some love, and stop being hateful

Came up from the motherland

Yeah, this the life I chose, ain't no other hand

Okay, we been through so much that they don't understand

Against the tough times, I know that we must stand

Against the tough times, I know that we'll make it through

Yeah, all you gotta do is just believe in you

Against the tough times, I know we gon' persevere

Yeah, but you can't show no fright, you can't show no fear

Woah, woah

All I show is love, I can't show no fear

All I do is do more than enough, always persevere

I swear I got angels 'round my head when I pray and I'm down

Man I swear that it's been years since my God let me down

Lord I'm praying for my country, you've seen all the strugglin

You've seen all the violence, I know my people can't help it

I know that it's already hard to be selfless

I gave all my bread to my family and my blood

Cradle of the youth

Yeah, we all came from one place, made my way to you

I swear this ain't by chance

And yes, I've got some problems, but my blessings all I have

Let us live and strive for freedom boolin' in the motherland

Came up from the motherland

Yeah, this the life I chose, ain't no other hand

Okay, we been through so much that they don't understand

Against the tough times, I know that we must stand

Against the tough times, I know that we'll make it through

Yeah, all you gotta do is just believe in you

Against the tough times, I know we gon' persevere

Yeah, but you can't show no fright, you can't show no fear

RIP Nelson Mandela