The Struggle Songtext
von Roots Manuva

You got to know
That the struggle
We gon′ struggle
You got to know
That the struggle
We gon' struggle

Mama said she loved me, seems like she did
But certain kind of love is kind of misguided
I see my popa go loco, mama go loco
The insane poor that was near and local
Could it been a set up, to make the sufferers
Get up and fight for the right to be we in that
Zone to zone, writing those poems
Drive the fact home, and reinvent, prevent the

Something of the most unlikely
Just might hang on to the truth and rightly
Switch that the future and jiggle it brightly
Shut away, run away from the slight that′s like we, yo


You got to know
That the struggle
We gon' struggle
You got to know
That the struggle
We gon' struggle

I′m a grown man now I got this family
Got these mouths to feed, got this clan to lead
But ain′t no one to show me shit

I gotta face that lonely shit

I gotta do something with my body
I treasure these things, but I treasure my body, ain't
Nothing like time to teach you
The wisdom blow, and the wisdom reach through
Just may find love for a foe, ain′t
Nothing like the know that know the all
And we may find ourself
With that gracious love for self


Sun shine and confidence, yeah
Trooper Superb with the self defense, yeah
And ain't no time for no pretence
Because we′re keeping it real, we're keeping it thorough
We represent, present the pride of the borough
We some grown man, we just got to show, man
Look at the life skills we hone, man
Find time to redefine your thug

You got to know
That the struggle
We gon′ struggle
You got to know
That the struggle
We gon' struggle

Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on

Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on
Where the struggle continues on

Where the struggle continues on

You got to know
That the struggle
We gon' struggle
You got to know
That the struggle
We gon′ struggle