Masta Ace Incorporated - Maintain Lyrics
Verse One: Masta AseI'm surrounded, by psychopathic, little fellasGhetto dwellasWith ammunition in their cellasAnd no remorse in their heartsWhen the shit starts it don't endUntil somebody's gone with the windAnd I'm tryin' to keep a level head so insteadOf goin' out to die, I write rhymes on my bedAnd little kids at the playgroundBetter stay downKeep duckin'Cause somebody else is buckin'Don't seem to be no relief from the beefOnly nigga round my way without the gold teethAnd the gold chain, with the whole name on my neckJewelries your worse enemy without a techI'm tryin' to maintain, but it ain't workin'Niggas keep lurkin'Through the darkness I see the Grim Reaper smirkin'Could it be that he's smilin' at meNot tryin' to see fatal injury, injuryWhat must I do to avoid the painIt seems insane, but I gotta maintainI can feel the pressure on my brainFeel the strainBut I gotta maintainCHORUS:Workin' hard may help ya maintainBe able to maintainBe able to maintainWorkin' hard may help ya maintainBe able to, be able toBe able to maintainWorkin' hard may help ya maintainBe able to maintainBe able to maintainWorkin' hard may help ya maintainBe able to, be able toBe able to maintainVerse Two: Lord DiggaBack in the days I use to do a little dirtNow that's comin' back around, and man it hurtsTo see everbody gettin' onBut I got to wait cause of the things I done wrongIn my life, I regret itBut the man upstairs won't let me forget itEverytime I think of doin' somethin' rightHere c
