Nobody sings,nobody knowsWe are a secret,can't be exposedThat's how it is,that's how it goesAll from the others,we would shout at othersNow here's a story about a woman with dreamsSo picture perfect at 13 and Ebony Queenbeneath the surface it was more than just a crooked smilenobody knew about her secrets so I took a rapI could see her tears fall slow down her black jeepsetting quiet tears in the backseatso when she asked me what would you do if it was youcouldn't answer such a horrible pain to live throughI tried to trade places in the tragedyI couldn't picture three crazy in grabbing mefor just a moment I was trapped in the painLord come and take me for sick and violatedthey chased and they left me even though it wasn't meI can feel the grief thinking what your brains want that will make the pain go noYou gotta find a way to survive cuz they win when you're soBaby please don't cry,I've got to keep your head upEven when the road is hard,never give up Baby don't cry, I've got to keep your head upEven when the road is hard,never give up Baby don't cry, get him girlHe ain't gon' never change,I ain't no haterBut that nigga lost in the gameAfter the bright lights and big bangsHe probably could love it,but he in love with the strugglesEvery day, his mind on gettin' moreAnd never your feelings,he chasing millions for sureUh oh, now you about to have his babyAnother wild ass nigga that's gonna drive you crazyYou got too much more living to doWe're spending this for you cause you deserve more than what he's giving youBeautiful black, precious and complicated A new millennium, we'll see if I can find sheGot her more stuff than a steal when she come throughBaby take a little more time,love will find youAnd show us the sky blue,somebody other than meGonna give you everything you needWe are the secret,can't be exposed That's how we,that's how it goesI'm trying to do all that I can from jump Now you losing you was choosing the wrongman Dealt the wrong manYou was young and beautiful Lost and turned southBut you let that ign through to you I knew her since elementaryShe blew a kiss to me Wrote me a note and crayonWanting to get with me We was kidsNow she got three kids,they see they father ain't day nowKnow who he is,seen him last nightHomie roll an E-class,mad cheese in the stashStill at that beat,dad, I bring herTampons and flues, just to stop fluBut those, M-I-Cs, nothing really I could doI feel pity for you,you ain't even his wifeSeventeen with three kids,locked down for lifeShoulda chose me, she bought the FiestaGo off in the pressure,hell nah I won'tNow, baby please don't cryYou gotta keep your head upEven when the road is hardNever give up, baby don't cry You got to keep your head upEven when the road is hard,never give up Please don't cry You got to keep your head upEven when the road is hard,never give up Baby don't cry You got to keep your head upEven when the road is hard,never give up Please don't cryYou got to keep your head upEven when the road is hard,never give up Baby don't cry You got to keep your head upEven when the road is hard, never give upBaby don't...Cover...Cover...Cover...Baby don't...Cover...Cover...