I come from a life of over and over again, 

from waking up brushing my teeth, 

to rushing to school just to fall back asleep.

Come back home to do it all over again  

From playing with butterflies to punching a bag

Playing with sand to making a grand 

From pennies to bills 

just trying to make a mil

Born and raised upcountry

From riding bikes and falling off a tree

To struggling just to get up

Always tired like a rock

I come from a family that I barely know

That is slowly flowing away like a river

From feeling always safe

To being to I must make money just to be safe