I gotta believe, through the ups and downsI gotta believe, gotta keep the hope aroundWe got to dream, keep on fighting, keep on movingKeep on rising, keep on doing what you loveBut you gotta believeThey spray paint my story on the walls of my city streetsLong Beach streets is where I pick up my beatsGot big shoes, the feel I need, beats that knockAnd our hustle's never done until we all reach the topAnd I believe my moms can change our humanityBorn to change the whole world, baby, don't be mad at meI'm from these streets too, I feel your painIf you lose it all, get up and do it againFrom the West Coast, don't go to the NYCIt's time we fight, cause we warriors fight for our familyFight for our familyAnd fight for our familyWe gotta believe, through the ups and downsI gotta believe, gotta keep the hope aroundWe got to dream, keep on fighting, keep on movingKeep on rising, keep on doing what you loveBut you gotta believeI gotta, gotta believe while I'm still breathingCouldn't believe it when you told me you were leavingMy whole city's looking at me, I'm not gonna let you goNot knowing that I'm dying inside, I'm dying insideThese other cats, they don't know how I be feelingI guess to you my whole life, it was so unappealingMy whole city's looking at me, not knowing that I'm dying insideI'm dying insideKeep on dreaming, keep on doing what you loveKeep on doing what you loveKeep on doing what you loveKeep on doing what you gotta believeThrough the ups and downsI gotta believeGotta keep the hope aroundWe got to dreamKeep on fighting, keep on movingKeep on rising, keep on doing what you loveBut you gotta believeAnd we can meet up at our favorite placeForgive and receive, bleed to this penHow's my friend doing from way back when?With her broken pastLove, it's a simple thing, you knowAnd love, it's a simple thing for bothLove, love, you gotta believeFrom me to you, I was needing youNow I'm bleeding too, and I'm sinking through youCries to my pillow just to believe in what I would doI let you into my heart, start it to amaze meLove, it's a simple thing, you knowLove, it's a simple thing for bothDon't let me downYeahThrough the ups and downsI gotta believeGotta keep the hope aroundWe got to dreamKeep on fighting, keep on movingKeep on rising, keep on doing what you loveKeep on doing what you loveBut you gotta believeBut you gotta believeBut you gotta believeBut you gotta believeBut you gotta believeBut you gotta believeBut you gotta believeBut you gotta believe