I Believe

Ms. Price used to tell me, «Don't give up
Every time you fall down, pick you up»
I miss her dearly, pray to God that she hear me
To me, you’re not gone, you’re still here in my haunted home
I never had a chance to tell you I was sorry for the bad things
That filled your heart now with sad pain
Thank you for adoptin' me
If it wasn’t for you, there’s no tellin' what woulda happened to me
Yea, I know you tried to raise me right
Whether right or wrong, you was still there for me, standin' strong
The way you treated me like flesh and blood
The love that you showed had me addicted like a personal drugs
And right now, today, I still shed tears
You had to go away, wish I could bring you back every day
Some people never get over loved ones that they lose
Man, this world is full of blues
I believe, it’s gonna be a better day
I believe, there’s gotta be a better way
Yes, I believe, gotta be a better way, a better day
Oh, I believe, gotta be a better day, a better way
I know you see me goin' thru a lot
Tryna stay focused, while the haters wanna see me got
All I wanna do is feed mine, they don’t see it that
They lookin' at me like I’m doin' crime
But what they fail to realize, I don’t owe 'em nothin'
And the ones I got love for, throw up somethin'
I can feel it when you’re lookin' down, prayin' for me
Like you’re standin' by my side, with your hand on me
And the talks that we had, momma, in my dreams
When you told me, «Stay surrounded by a solid team»
So, now I pick and choose who I be around
The ones I know got my family when I’m underground
Back then, I was young and I didn’t listen
Guess I was movin' too fast, couldn’t pay attention
And the words that you told me float away like a breeze
Now I believe
I believe, it’s gonna be a better day
I believe, there’s gotta be a better way
Yes, I believe, gotta be a better way, a better day
Oh, I believe, gotta be a better day, a better way
Reminiscin' on the days, goin' to ralph bunch
Just a innocent kid with a sack lunch
And the school called home, need to have a meetin'
Said I’m havin' trouble spellin, writin' and my readin'
Then they told you that they wanna run some tests on me
The results that they came with put some stress on me
When they said I had a learnin' disorder
And they need to hold me back for this quarter
I started cryin', then you laid my head on your shoulder
Told me, «Baby, don’t cry, the world not over»
Sit me down, explained all about my past
How my mother and my father left me like I’m trash
And then my social worker said I was a crack baby
Teary-eyed, feelin' like I’m goin' crazy
Then you told me, «Never give up» to achieve
Look at me now, I believe
I believe, it’s gonna be a better day
I believe, there’s gotta be a better way
Yes, I believe, gotta be a better way, a better day
Oh, I believe, gotta be a better day, a better way