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	Current version of Tupac Shakur Lyrics Keep Ya Head Up (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/0-9/2pac/keep-ya-head-up/) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Tupac Shakur Lyrics Keep Ya Head Up (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/0-9/2pac/keep-ya-head-up/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	Little somethin' for my godson Elijah						Little somethin for my godson Elijah and	1
2	And a little girl named Corinne						a little girl named Corinne	2
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2							[Verse One:]	2
	Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice						Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
	I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots						I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots
	I give a holler to my sisters on welfare						I give a holler to my sisters on welfare
3	Tupac cares, if don't nobody else care						Tupac cares, and don't nobody else care	3
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	And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot						And uhh, I know they like to beat ya down a lot
	When you come around the block brothas clown a lot						When you come around the block brothas clown a lot
	But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up						But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up
	Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up						Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up
4							And when he tells you you ain't nuttin don't believe him	4
2	And when he tells you you ain't nutting don't believe him							2
	And if he can't learn to love you you should leave him						And if he can't learn to love you you should leave him
5	'Cause sista you don't need him						Cause sista you don't need him	5
6	And I ain't trying to gas ya up, I just call em how I see em						And I ain't tryin to gas ya up, I just call em how I see em	6
7							You know it makes me unhappy (what's that)	7
8	You know it makes me unhappy, what's that						When brothas make babies, and leave a young mother to be a pappy	8
3	When brothas make babies							3
4	And leave a young mother to be a pappy							4
	And since we all came from a woman						And since we all came from a woman
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	Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman						Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
	I wonder why we take from our women						I wonder why we take from our women
	Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?						Why we rape our women, do we hate our women?
	I think it's time to kill for our women						I think it's time to kill for our women
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	Time to heal our women, be real to our women						Time to heal our women, be real to our women
	And if we don't we'll have a race of babies						And if we don't we'll have a race of babies
	That will hate the ladies, that make the babies						That will hate the ladies, that make the babies
	And since a man can't make one						And since a man can't make one
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	He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one						He has no right to tell a woman when and where to create one
	So will the real men get up						So will the real men get up
	I know you're fed up ladies, but keep your head up						I know you're fed up ladies, but keep your head up
9	Keep ya head up, ooo child things are gonna get easier						[Chorus]	9
8	Ooo child things are gonna get brighter							8
10	Keep ya head up, ooo child things are gonna get easier						Keep ya head up, oooo child things are gonna get easier	10
11	Ooo child things are gonna get brighter						ooooo child things are gonna get brighter [2x]	11
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4							[Verse Two:]	4
	Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me						Aiyyo, I remember Marvin Gaye, used to sing ta me
12	He had me feeling like black was tha thing to be						He had me feelin like black was tha thing to be	12
	And suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tough						And suddenly tha ghetto didn't seem so tough
	And though we had it rough, we always had enough						And though we had it rough, we always had enough
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	I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules						I huffed and puffed about my curfew and broke the rules
	Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two						Ran with the local crew, and had a smoke or two
	And I realize momma really paid the price						And I realize momma really paid the price
	She nearly gave her life, to raise me right						She nearly gave her life, to raise me right
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	And all I had ta give her was my pipe dream						And all I had ta give her was my pipe dream
	Of how I'd rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screen						Of how I'd rock the mic, and make it to tha bright screen
13	I'm trying to make a dollar out of fifteen cents						I'm tryin to make a dollar out of fifteen cents	13
	It's hard to be legit and still pay tha rent						It's hard to be legit and still pay tha rent
14							And in the end it seems I'm headin for tha pen	14
15	And                                                     in the end it seems I'm headpin for tha pen						I try and find my friends, but they're blowin in the wind	15
11	I try and find my friends, but they're blowing in the wind							11
	Last night my buddy lost his whole family						Last night my buddy lost his whole family
	It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity						It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity
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	It seems tha rain'll never let up						It seems tha rain'll never let up
16	I try to keep my head up, and still keep from getting wet up						I try to keep my head up, and still keep from gettin wet up	16
	You know it's funny when it rains it pours						You know it's funny when it rains it pours
	They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor						They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor
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	Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is						Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is
17	It ain't no hope for tha future						it ain't no hope for tha future	17
	And then they wonder why we crazy						And then they wonder why we crazy
	I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby						I blame my mother, for turning my brother into a crack baby
18							We ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setup	18
14	We ain't meant to survive, 'cause it's a setup							14
	And even though you're fed up						And even though you're fed up
	Huh, ya got to keep your head up						Huh, ya got to keep your head up
19	Keep ya head up, ooo child things are gonna get easier						[Chorus]	19
15	Ooo child things are gonna get brighter							15
20	Keep ya head up, ooo child things are gonna get easier						[Verse Three:]	20
16	Ooo child things are gonna get brighter							16
21	And uhh, to all the ladies having babies on they own						And uhh	21
22	I know it's kinda rough and you're feeling all alone						To                                                 all the ladies havin babies on they own	22
5							I know it's kinda rough and you're feelin all alone	5
	Daddy's long gone and he left you by ya lonesome						Daddy's long gone and he left you by ya lonesome
	Thank the Lord for my kids, even if nobody else want em						Thank the Lord for my kids, even if nobody else want em
23							Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I'm sure	23
17	'Cause I think we can make it, in fact, I'm sure							17
	And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more						And if you fall, stand tall and comeback for more
24	'Cause ain't nutting worse than when your son						Cause ain't nuttin worse than when your son	24
25	Wants to know why his daddy don't love him no mo'						wants to kno why his daddy don't love him no mo'	25
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	You can't complain you was dealt this						You can't complain you was dealt this
26	Hell of a hand without a man, feeling helpless						hell of a hand without a man, feelin helpless	26
	Because there's too many things for you to deal with						Because there's too many things for you to deal with
	Dying inside, but outside you're looking fearless						Dying inside, but outside you're looking fearless
27							While tears, is rollin down your cheeks	27
28	While tears, is rolling             down your cheeks						Ya steady hopin things don't all down this week	28
29	Ya steady Chopin things                                don't all down this week						Cause if it did, you couldn't take it, and don't blame me	29
19	'Cause if it did, you couldn't take it, and don't blame me							19
	I was given this world I didn't make it						I was given this world I didn't make it
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	And now my son's getten older and older and cold						And now my son's getten older and older and cold
30	From having the world on his shoulders						From havin the world on his shoulders	30
31	While the rich kids is driving Benz						While the rich kids is drivin Benz	31
32	I'm still trying to hold on to my surviving friends						I'm still tryin to hold on to my survivin friends	32
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	And it's crazy, it seems it'll never let up, but						And it's crazy, it seems it'll never let up, but
33	Please you got to keep your head up						please... you got to keep your head up	33

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