[Intro]
Homelessness is a serious issue all across the world man
But they don't talk about it
So when I'm like Jay Z rich, I'm wanna do something about it
We used to live at Venice Beach. Eat out the trash
We knew life was fucked up early on

{Verse 1: Demetrius]
Only seven I'm already grown
We never stayed anywhere very long
We never had a home of our very own
The weight of the world too heavy carry on
That's why you hear the pain in every song

[Verse 2: Julius]
I don't like to talk about my up bringing I don't bring it up 'cause it brings me down
Mama used to tell me never let them see you frown but we hid a lot of pain beneath these smiles

{Verse 3: Dice]
Just a poor little dude didn't know what to do
I couldn't find a job wasn't nearly old enough
Couldn't tell me that my road wasn't rough
I Had holes in my shoes I could feel the road was rough

[Verse 4: Kenny]
Walked around with the world on my shoulders but it's all good though man steel of shoulder shrugs
Daily asking for change all I had was some change I ain't nearly had them bill that fold enough
[Verse 5: Dice, Julius, Kenny, Demetrius]
We knew life would be fucked up early on
Only seven I'm already grown
We gotta turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones
Tell them negative thoughts leave you the hell alone
Gotta pedal on no Eddy Murphy or Martin Lawrence involved 'cause life was no joke
The jaws of life bite you like a Great white but like The Great White there might be some hope

[Chorus]
You can't give up give up on life even though you living through the homeless life
I know it gets tough when it's rough gotta fight
Little kids shivering in the middle of the night let me hear you say
I'm a winner not a quitter I'm a winner not a quitter I'm a winner never never quit na-na-na-na
I've been living out a ditch I done seen a lot of shit but I won't never ever quit na-na-na-na

{Verse 6: Demetrius]
I still remember that foster home I was the oldest so I was the father grown at nine years old
God left us all alone that's what it felt like no home to call our own

[Verse 7: Julius]
Yea I did a lot of stressing all I wanted was a blessing and I had a lot of questions I just wanted to know why
But I know I know God when you reach your lowest point you reach the most high

[Verse 8: Kenny]
No lie won't make it if you don't try, don't sink and watch the boat float by
Most probs give you strength it's a blessing life's a teacher listen when it gives you a lesson
[Verse 9: Dice]
I was wishing for breakfast hoping for dinner homeless and bitter but I won't be a quitter
You can be cold with no coat tryna cope while it snow in the winter just know you a winner

[Verse 10: Dice, Julius, Kenny Demetrius]
I was left all alone my daddy abandoned me
Having no home is bad for your sanity
I used to look trough the window at families happily gathering that would be sad to me
You not tryna win now win it to get out
You should never give in give up or give out
You just gotta begin to figure the shit out
And you can go from living in a box to penthouse

[Chorus]
You can't give up give up on life even though you living through the homeless life
I know it gets tough when it's rough gotta fight
Little kids shivering in the middle of the night let me hear you say
I'm a winner not a quitter I'm a winner not a quitter I'm a winner never never quit na-na-na-na
I've been living out a ditch I done seen a lot of shit but I won't never ever quit na-na-na-na

{Bridge]
Why are we still living this way hoah hoah hoah hoah
Why are we still living this way hoah hoah hoah hoah
Why are we still living this way hoah hoah hoah hoah
Why are we still living this way hoah hoah hoah hoah
You wanna give in cause your road is rough
You wanna give in cause your road is rough
Just keep telling yourself that you won't give up
Just keep telling yourself that you won't give up
You don't have a home you got no place to go but you still gotta hold your head high-i-i-i-i
You giving up hope at the end of your road keep sending them prayers to the sky-y-y-y-y
[Chorus]
You can't give up give up on life even though you living through the homeless life
I know it gets tough when it's rough gotta fight
Little kids shivering in the middle of the night let me hear you say