I never went to bed.
DVD-RIP/1999/Still I Rise
“Now here’s a story bout a woman with dreams
So picture perfect at thirteen, an ebony queen
Beneath the surface it was more than just a crooked smile
Nobody knew about her secret so it took a while
I could see a tear fall slow down her black cheek
Sheddin quiet tears in the back seat; so when she asked me,
“What would you do if it was you?”
Couldn’t answer such a horrible pain to live through
I tried to trade places in the tragedy
I couldn’t picture three crazed ni**az grabbin me
For just a moment I was trapped in the pain, Lord come and take me
Four ni**az violated, they chased and they raped me
Even though it wasn’t me, I could feel the grief
Thinkin with your brains blown that would make the pain go
No! You got to find a way to survive
cause they win when your soul dies
[2Pac + H.E.A.T.]
Baby please don’t cry, you got to keep your head up”
The album, produced mostly in part by Randy Stretch Walker Shakurs closest friend and associate at the time and the Live Squad, generated two hits, Keep Ya Head Up and I Get Around, the latter featuring guest appearances by Shock G and Money-B of the Digital Underground.