You've gotta look up don't look down on me You've gotta look up don't look down on me You've gotta look up don't look down on me Yeah! Disrespecting me won't keep you alive All the tricks you pulled and those you've tried You've gotta look up don't look down on me You've gotta look up don't look down on me You've gotta look up don't look down on me Yeah! I wake up in the morning and it's a quarter to five I breathe in deep to tell me I'm still alive The state in education will make a monkey out of me If I hang around any longer I'll be one of them If I don't fit for your invitation If I don't meet your expectation Your only thought demands to be treated Just give me one in five You've gotta look up, don't look down on me (repeat 4 times) Don't look down on me! Man you destroyed all you can Ain't nothing left for you to do now Aaaah, Aaaa Hang around the streets where I come from There taking calls cause they're angry I'm singing my song One mans victory is another jokers fun All the houses around me are now gonna show If I don't fit for your invitation If I don't meet your expectation Your only thought demands to be treated Just give me one in five You've gotta look up, don't look down on me (repeat 4 times) Don't look down on me! Don't look down on me! Don't look down on me! Don't look down on me!