They said please do not run too fast
Stay off of the leaves
Do not play in the grass or climb the trees
You can't breathe
Let alone you get stung by bees
Lord jesus
Your chest just might freeze up
13 months old with a lung disease
That almost took my life twice
Brought me to my knees
A system not designed for you to achieve
Police squeeze library lies
Teacher deceives
But I rose to the top of my class like cream
Or the lakers in the 80s so worthy
I'm kareem
Not mtv but my sweet 16's
Married the mic a love supreme
I'm clear it was a miracle with way
I whetted the rhythm
Spiritual looking back at it
A lyrical exorcism
A half of the afro american dream
To rap or quarterback for the professional team
I'm still standing yeah
I'm still here I'm still standing
Still standing I'm still here
Still standing yeah still standing
Still standing I'm still here
Still standing yeah still standing
Still standing
I have no dead bodies to claim
Never been a trigger man
Crack never pedalled that
Opposite of jigga man
Doubled my expectancy
Can you believe it
Look no bullet wounds
Not paraplegic
Still standing like the pledge of allegiance
Moves made both emotional and strategic
My heart disintegrated into a million pieces
Listen that's life deal with it
Press reset download pain write a thesis
Performed for millions brazilian visas
I got
Transcontinental indigenous divas
That speak multiple languages for unspeakable reasons
And still there are places that I never been
Like the statue of liberty
My knees will never bend
Except for when I'm speaking to
God it feels like halftime
I'mma reach for the stars
I'm still standing
Still standing I'm still here
Still standing yeah still standing
Still standing I'm still here
Still standing yeah still standing
Still standing
Now I I've seen some heartbreak in my life
And some burdens almost broke
Me down once or twice
But I held on on to my faith
And I would never change a thing
That brought me here today
Cos it helped me grow
And it helped me know
Which way to go
And which way to not go
And I'm so grateful
Yeah I'm so grateful
Cos I'm still I'm still
Still standing
I'm still standing
I'm still standing
I'm still standing
I I'm still standing
So grateful
I'm still still standing
I'm so grateful
Still standing still standing
Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm
