Jermaine Dupri
The Struggle
Gotta let y’all know that I’m just staying alive
Cuz my cousin is in the pen and I’m just tryna survive
And I lost my auntie and I was just only four
And then I even told myself, I couldn’t take it no more
What you gotta realize, I just needed some love
Cuz heaven’s calling for me, so imma fly like a dove
What you gotta realize, this is gettin too real
We live in the real crazy world, we sayin what is the deal
Had to go through surgery, I was just 10 days old
They said I always cried a lot, that’s just from what I was told
And I seen my auntie go through so many things
I’m tryna feed my family, I’m tryna buy diamond rings
This is a marathon, imma do this for Nipsey
I gotta tell this to the world, they in the club getting tipsy
They always say, I need to go ahead and pray
But what they really need to know is that today is the day
Getting rejected, man I know that’s a struggle
Even my curiosity has also got me in trouble
Had a lot anger , I was like DMX
And the only person that was there for me was my baby Lex
What type of games are being played that’s how it’s going down
That’s just a person, place, or thing, I’m tryna name a noun
I lost my mentor back in 2018
I had a lot of mixed emotions that just couldn’t be seen
Cuz in this song, I’m tryna tell you my pain
I’m always talking to myself like is my living in vain
Ever since I did that people think that I’m crazy
But once I make a lot of money, imma drive a Mercedes