It's been a long ride But I made it here with love I made it here with love Said I've been up and down and I've been through it all Took a while to know my heart Oh, yes it has, yeah Before a love like this you'll go Through the fire and valley lows But if you just hold on Please hold on, this love is strong It'll save you, please hold on It'll save you, save you Who can beat this crazy pain It can mess up everything It's the only way I know I'm paying for it, I'm changing for it Oh, oh, and it hurts But I'll make it worth Cause I'm no beginner, I'm a winner Pay dues, I know my purpose Thought they put my life on hold But I knew something they didn't know I know myself too much to ever throw Dark clouds are moving past you Oh, you gotta love yourself If you really wanna be with someone else You gotta feed yourself Before you feed somebody else You gotta stay open and don't be foolish Cause everybody don't mean you well You gotta love yourself Before you love somebody else Yeah, gotta love yourself Uh, know what I'm saying? I decided not to use my color as a handicap He a designer, artist, producer, and he rap Never found virtue from patience In the dark room just pacing Precious time is just wasting You do not what we facing I can now be complacent In my dark be courageous Now the kids just got shot They can't find it or save it Made it out of the basic Made it out of the underground From a time where you out of town Ain't my gun, you're down, blah There goes another round, blah There goes another round Came from the shot and wow Look what the *** they found A young legend Coming to shut the summer down You need to talk to me like you don't win your mother round Oh, you gotta love yourself If you really wanna be with someone else You gotta feed yourself Before you feed somebody else You gotta stay open and don't be foolish Cause everybody don't mean you well You gotta love yourself Before you love somebody else I don't feel no waste time Can't get restless in my soul Hold your heart, the world is cold Keep singing, don't you stop praying on it It will come to pass Don't worry about nothing God knows that you're worth it, you deserve it Ain't nothing else hurt you Thought they put my life on hold But I knew something they didn't know I know myself too much to ever fold Dark clouds are moving past you Oh, you gotta love yourself If you really wanna be with someone else You gotta feed yourself Before you feed somebody else You gotta stay open and don't be foolish Cause everybody don't mean you well You gotta love yourself Before you love somebody else Thanks for watching!