I stay up even when it all goes down Even when it all goes down I get up never let me keep me down Never let em keep me down I'm smiling today cause I got it that way I stay up even when it all goes down Even when it all goes down I get up never let me keep me down Never let em keep me down I'm smiling today cause I got it that way I stay up Never thought I'd sound like this When I play my music for them, want to pound my fist It was back then never Now he's so clever It's why I got this tone in my voice like I be fed up All I need is one mic, one stage, one take, all gas no breaks Used to scrape my pennies together and now i'm riding with a full tank I came a long way And now i'm reclined in my leather chair pouring up crushed grapes Work horse mode, so they call me the mustang It's hard to enjoy the fruits of my labor I must say The truth is hard to swallow must avoid the tough taste And if they want beef, I leave a blood stain Your bitch wanna fuck on me, I'm just saying And I ain't scared of no man, I let my nuts hang And I just sing ya I stay up even when it all goes down Even when it all goes down I get up never let me keep me down Never let em keep me down I'm smiling today cause I got it that way I stay up even when it all goes down Even when it all goes down I get up never let me keep me down Never let em keep me down I'm smiling today cause I got it that way I stay up Should've saved this record for the outro Tomorrows never promised so I'll let them now know I'm from Chicago heating up no matter how cold Temperature can't get to us no matter how low Raised with thick skin Winter time, toss around the pigskin In the backyard, man that wind blow Even though our fingertips and nose was froze like an icicle Reminiscing watching snow fall down by the window We staying indoors, got nothing better to do we blowing endo And that was back before I ever had a download And that was back before I lifted up the ground floor They say it's a marathon not a race But I feel like I'm running I can't slow down my pace Never ever let my talent go to waste Only one way and that's through that I'm gonna break Ya, I stay up Ya, stay up