Down Here, Up There Lyrics - The Phoenix - Lyfe Jennings

Lord, it's a constant struggle down here 

Specially when all you know how to do is hustle down here 

Lord, it's a miracle, I'm still breathing down here 

Lord, it's a battle field down here 

Lord, it's easy to get killed down here 

So I keep my family near me down here 

And keep my bulletproof vest on 

Thank you, Lord, for making Teflon down here 

'Cause the ghetto has a way of manipulating the children 

Tricking them into believing that life has no meaning 

Down here, down here 

Lord, if you see my grandmother up there 

Tell her I know she's disappointed in me 

Hates to see me in and out of jail 

But tell her life ain't as heavenly here as it is up there 

I know it's probably lovely up there 

But tell her I ain't in no rush to get up there 

So I keep my pistols off safety 

At all cost I gotta protect and feed these babies 

Lately it's been hell 

Keeping my black ass from coming up there 

So I'm thankful every day and pray my enemies 

Don't roll down on me and send me kicking and screaming up there 

To my peoples trying to make it from down here 

To my peoples who done made it up there 

To my peoples trying to make it to up there 

From down here