Lyrics While I've Been - Eve , Mary J. Blige
To
all
the
youth
in
the
world
That
thinks
nobody
understands
Well
I
understand
that
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
I
grew
up
as
a
70's
baby
Brought
up
in
poverty
and
sin
Makin'
jokes
at
the
crazy
lady
Never
cared
how
she
was
dealin'
within
I
knew
all
the
words
to
Micheal
Jackson's
album
as
a
kid
And
when
it
came
to
the
biggest
crusher
Know,
he
wasn't
my
man
At
the
age
of
seven
years
old
A
strange
thing
happened
to
me
Before
I
even
saw
My
life
had
flashed
before
me
And
I've
got
the
mark
to
show
And
it
became
a
thing
of
beauty
So
I
gotta
let
you
know
That
my
life,
that
my
life
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
Now
mama's
workin'
hard
all
day
And
she
said
this
before
she
left
home
Take
care
of
your
little
brother
Have
the
place
cleaned
when
I
get
home
All
these
priorities
Me
and
Tanya
had
to
learn
to
be
grown
But
at
the
time
for
me
It's
like
grown
had
seemed
so
lone
Woke
up
when
I'm
seventeen
When
nothin'
goin'
for
me
Except
the
fact
that
I
sing
You
know
it
hurts
so
much
From
all
the
sights
that
I've
seen
From
abusin'
the
hold
in
trust
You
probably
couldn't
take
some
of
things
That
I've
lived
in
my
life
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
hard
in
the
street's
of
jungle
I'm
tellin'
you,
I'm
tellin'
you
Especially
with
your
pretty
colors
I'm
tellin'
you,
I'm
tellin'
you
To
stay
low
and
keep
it
humble
I'm
tellin'
you,
I'm
tellin'
you
Black
women
hold
it
down,
keep
your
feet
on
the
ground
Black
men
keep
searchin'
and
you'll
be
found
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
In
this
world
of
continuous
bullshit
and
full
clips
Seems
all
we
have
to
pass
down
is
bein'
useless
Broken
homes,
babies
all
alone,
parent's
never
there
No
food,
no
clothes
to
wear,
anger
everywhere
Ain't
no
values
bein'
taught,
no
productive
thoughts
Jealousy
rules
the
world,
take
shit
at
any
cost
Gotta
change
our
state
of
life,
keep
it
worth
livin'
God
gave
us
voices
to
speak
and
that's
our
way
of
givin'
It's
so
much
bigger
than
the
furs
and
the
jewels
What
about
encouragin'
the
youth
to
do
well
What
about
givin'
back,
what
about
unifying
Shit
we
all
black,
get
it
together
Everybody's
got
their
trials
and
tribulations
Learn
to
change
the
negative
to
positive
situations
Don't
hold
the
lessons
that
you
learn
Pass
it
on
and
accept
the
blessings
that
could
earn
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
been
hard
for
me
Trying
strugglin'
in
the
streets
But
where
I've
been,
is
no
longer
where
I'm
at
And
where
I'm
goin',
is
not
where
I'm
stoppin'
at
It's
been
hard
for
me
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