Uh - thats right  Reality check  You kno what I mean  Street lifes eh  Scorpion yeah uh    When I was young  I use to dream of being rich  Have alot of houses and cars   Couldn't know which one was which  And finding me a chick and getting hitched  Living the fairy tale life perfect without a ditch  You think that this would bring me happiness  If at the end of every rainbow   There was a treasure chest  Sometimes having more is really less  So take a look inside yourself  You'll realize you're really blessed  No matter how inside you're blue  There's always someone who has it worse than you  Sometimes you gotta pay your dues  So don't worry just push on through    Keep'n it real  Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future  Though they know they gotta struggle  Keep'n it real  To all my homies working on the 9 to 5  And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble  Keep'n it real  Although sometimes I know it seems impossible  There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows  Keep'n it real  If things are as bad as they can be  You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow    Keep'n it real  Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future  Though they know they gotta struggle  Keep'n it real  To all my homies working on the 9 to 5  And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble  Keep'n it real  Although sometimes I know it seems impossible  There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows  Keep'n it real  If things are as bad as they can be  You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow    And I forgot to have myself the house, the mansion, and the Benz  I'm not the type of brother who be making mad ends  I got myself a girl but we be kickin' it as friends  Is not enough for me now that depends  Again- not everthing you want is everything you really need  The standard of society is more devated by greed  Are you prepared to follow  Tell me are you prepared to leave  So persevere and you'll suceed    Keep'n it real  Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future  Though they know they gotta struggle  Keep'n it real  To all my homies working on the 9 to 5  And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble  Keep'n it real  Although sometimes I know it seems impossible  There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows  Keep'n it real  If things are as bad as they can be  You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow    [Hook]  All the harsh realities  Appears to come in two's and Three's  Don't worry cuz   There'll be a better day  One thing I can promise you  Just keep on keeping on  I swear to you   There's gonna be a brighter day    Keep'n it real  Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future  Though they know they gotta struggle  Keep'n it real  To all my homies working on the 9 to 5  And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble  Keep'n it real  Although sometimes I know it seems impossible  There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows  Keep'n it real  If things are as bad as they can be  You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow    Back in the days   I use to dream of being rich  Have alot of houses and cars  Couldn't know which one was which  And finding me a chick and getting hitched  Living the fairy tale life perfect witout a ditch  You think that this would bring me happiness  If at the end of every rainbow there was a treasure chest  Sometimes having more is really less  So take a look inside yourself   You'll realize you're really blessed  No matter how inside you're blue  There's always someone who has it worse than you  Sometimes you gotta pay your dues  So don't worry just push on through    Keep'n it real  Gotta big up all my peoples who be working on the future  Though they know they gotta struggle  Keep'n it real  To all my homies working on the 9 to 5  And doing right to keep themselves up out of trouble  Keep'n it real  Although sometimes I know it seems impossible  There ain't no need in drowning in your sorrows  Keep'n it real  If things are as bad as they can be  You can be sure there'll be a brighter tomorrow    That's right, see me, yeah  Give thanks fa wha you have, ya kno  And when you think that its bad  There's always somebody that's worse  Kno what I'm sayin'  Give Jah blessing, see me  Wa-wa, Wa-wa  Wa-wa, wa-wa