Lyrics Rainy Days - Master Wiz

Not the lowest that I've ever been
But it's been a while since feeling this way
Long enough for me to write it down
Had to empty out my bank account just to pay the house bill
And still have unpaid bills stacked on the pile
And still I gotta smile for my kids
Long as I live I gotta give a hundred and ten percent
In lifting them up high
No lie, everyone in my bloodline
Can fly, who said the limit's the sky?
It doesn't apply to my family ties
Everything they deny we can do, we defy
Despite the odds against us and those who resist us
We can see our brightness shine even through closed eyes
So I keep my eyes on the ball
So when the sky falls
My arms can raise it up high like an icon
Good thing I got the kind of fam that I can rely on
Say goodbye to old ghosts like electrified ions

How long can I keep my head up high?
Carry on with life
I guess 'til I die
Too much time spent, time spinnin'
When time ends, we'll see the signs of the times we livin' in
How long can I keep my head up high?
Carry on with life, I guess 'til I die
Too much time spent, time spinnin'
When time ends, we'll see the signs of the times we livin' in

Yo, I lose my focus during these moments of brokenness if you
Probably noticed 'cause today how slow my flow is, but
I never let the coldest of the weather soak in
Plus, I'm in this boat with flotation device on ocean
Floatin' above the water, though it's the size of a sauna
Still it's filled with piranhas, which reveal my real persona
Which is the fact I ain't scared of nothin' but bats
Spiders, and rats
Besides that, I go tick for tack with you in fact
The things on my list will still get squashed flat
If it threatens my bag, go with the flow like Kayak
You be mad that you can't straighten it out like bad-back
I know I'm broke and can't afford the chiropractic practice
Stackin' mad chips 'cause me actin' like I'm broke with no dough
It's bat shit, but not as those acting mad rich
Livin' above they means
Just to have shiny things on the wrist to flash with

How long can I keep my head up high?
Carry on with life
I guess 'til I die
Too much time spent, time spinnin'
When time ends, we'll see the signs of the times we livin' in
How long can I keep my head up high?
Carry on with life, I guess 'til I die
Too much time spent, time spinnin'
When time ends, we'll see the signs of the times we livin' in

Now that I'm drownin' no longer, the hunger sound that was stronger
Before it died down, so why do you ponder and
Wonder what kept us under?
Was it rain and the thunder? Nah, was it because of the facts
Sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, cousins, cousins of mothers
Lovers, you name it, they blamin' each other, claimin' they covered
Aimin' to smother the flame under the same assumptions that came
Runnin' away the pain today, or maybe another
Others don't understand what we stand for
Stand for somethin' or stand for nothin'
Examples that are ample enough for us to be
A handful to the man-full of shit tryna trick us
Like we some damn fools
Like we stupid or somethin', useless or somethin'
Maybe 'cause our music is bumpin'
They think our brains ain't functionin'
You see, without you and me, they've accomplished nothin'
Waitin' for rainy days when they ask for help, I say, "Fuck em"

How long can I keep my head up high?
Carry on with life
I guess 'til I die
Too much time spent, time spinnin'
When time ends, we'll see the signs of the times we livin' in
How long can I keep my head up high?
Carry on with life, I guess 'til I die
Too much time spent, time spinnin'
When time ends, we'll see the signs of the times we livin' in