Still I Rise

What if I spoke in rhymes all night, like I did when doing time and said I was living life right, when I stopped bangin' for the block that stopped paying when the gavel dropped, when I said fuck the world and got a cross tatted on my back like Pac, still affiliated from work I put in so respect never stopped, Lil G's still got love for me, still alive so I'm doing something right, just think and plan reactions, demons wearing skins of humans but I never lost sight, still friendly rather smile than frown at you, enemies confused, rather sip with you than get down on you, rather congratulate than clown you, piggyback when you getting it like they lost and found you, half shakes loose hugs but gotta keep em around you, reality is that's the shit that grounds you! Still I rise!