Humble Pie
Written by James Ross
and Jaake Castro
No ma’am
yes ma’am
yes
that’s what you taught me
You’d say in them books
that’s where you ought to be
Gotta admit
This is probably very hard for you
When he came out
shit
I wanted to come out too
But you called him names
And said he was the blame
Locked lips
Silent cries
I knew you’d be ashamed
Fear took control
Yeah it crushed me to my soul
No arms to run to
No one to grab and hold
Afraid to be me
Afraid to live free
But then you told me to be
Anything I want to be
Do you remember that?
Every time you said that?
I gotta know
Tell me
did you really mean that?
Baby be true
(Be true)
baby be true to you
Baby be true
(Be true)
baby be true to you
Hold it all in
Don’t want to hurt ya
Hide the truth
Never hurt the one that birth ya
The way you look at me
I say just let it be
There’s no connection or trust
Whenever you say to me
Baby be true
(Be true)
baby I’m here for you
Baby its true
(It’s true)
baby I’m here for you
Gotta keep going
Gotta make it through
(Baby live for you)
Gotta live ya life
Live in ya truth
(No matter where you go)
Live for yourself
Do it for your health
(Know that I got you)
A moment of me time just for myself
Baby catch ya breath
Humble thyself
(Sweet baby live for you)
Play the cards
From the hand that you was dealt
(Wings wide open, fly free)
Even when they beat it out’cha
With their belts
(Destiny’s calling)
Sad but true
I feel your pain
My heart melts
Keep your head up
You gotta make it through
(Hold on just be strong)
A thousand niggas in the world
Like me and you
(No matter what you go through)
Don’t give up
I promise
Baby hold on
(It won’t be long)
Head high
Tears back
Nigga be strong
Love ‘em harder
Even when they know they wrong
(Sweet blessings they will come)
Know it hurts
Know you’re hurt
But you belong
(Walk by faith, you know that)
You need a reminder
And that’s why I wrote this song
(You will overcome)
Get your blessings
Get to stepping
Won’t be long
A posted note was just a joke
Somehow it hurt you
Was out the blue
I told the truth
But now you going through
Trying really hard to come around
Now that I’m a man
But when I show up
I got that exit plan
Afraid to be myself
Just to save you from yourself
Dying inside
To keep tears from falling out your eyes
Remembering restless nights
When I just couldn’t sleep
The truth was in me deep
And I was sick of counting sheep
I took flight
Closed doors ended in family fights
With all my might
I begged and pleaded for you to let me be
Now walls are tumbling down
Gotta set my truth free
Now ‘mind you
you said to be anything I want to be
Baby be true
(Be true)
baby be true to you
Baby be true
(Be true)
baby be true to you
Say you love me
But curse the ones that came before me
Say you’re here
But it always feels like you’re lying
And yet I still love you
And yes I still honor you
And yes I still promise
To never place no one above you
Baby be true
(Be true)
baby I’m here for you
Baby its true
(It’s true)
baby I’m here for you
Chorus
Gotta keep going
Gotta make it through
(Baby live for you)
Gotta live ya life
Live in ya truth
(No matter where you go)
Live for yourself
Do it for your health
(Know that I got you)
A moment of me time just for myself
Baby catch ya breath
Humble thyself
(Sweet baby live for you)
Play the cards
From the hand that you was dealt
(Wings wide open, fly free)
Even when they beat it out’cha
With their belts
(Destiny’s calling)
Sad but true
I feel your pain
My heart melts
Keep your head up
You gotta make it through
(Hold on just be strong)
A thousand niggas in the world
Like me and you
(No matter what you go through)
Don’t give up
I promise
Baby hold on
(It won’t be long)
Head high
Tears back
Nigga be strong
Love ‘em harder
Even when they know they wrong
(Sweet blessings they will come)
Know it hurts
Know you’re hurt
But you belong
(Walk by faith, you know that)
You need a reminder
And that’s why I wrote this song
(You will overcome)
Get your blessings
Get to stepping
Won’t be long
Verse III
Don’t think he’s off the hook
No memories to write him in the book
He left you here with three
And no understanding of me
Away he went with him
A brand new life he built for them
Away I yearned to go
Heaven really only knows
I prayed for my soul
And the courage to be bold
So alone was I
Oh how high I dreamed to fly
Frightened to be myself
Praying for emotional wealth
So many wishes of feelings
I never ever felt
Sometimes you ain’t ready
For what you asking for
Sometimes you get what’s due
In due time
You’ll get what’s meant for you
Forgive them now
let go
Don’t hold it all in
Forgive them now
Because they’ll never ever understand
That girl can love girl
Man can really love a man
Sweet baby its your life
and on you it all depends
It’s your choice
Be yourself from head to toe
Mind your manners
Get yo blessings
Get up out the door
Chorus
Gotta keep going
Gotta make it through
(Baby live for you)
Gotta live ya life
Live in ya truth
(No matter where you go)
Live for yourself
Do it for your health
(Know that I got you)
A moment of me time just for myself
Baby catch ya breath
Humble thyself
(Sweet baby live for you)
Play the cards
From the hand that you was dealt
(Wings wide open, fly free)
Even when they beat it out’cha
With their belts
(Destiny’s calling)
Sad but true
I feel your pain
My heart melts
Keep your head up
You gotta make it through
(Hold on just be strong)
A thousand niggas in the world
Like me and you
(No matter what you go through)
Don’t give up
I promise
Baby hold on
(It won’t be long)
Head high
Tears back
Nigga be strong
Love ‘em harder
Even when they know they wrong
(Sweet blessings they will come)
Know it hurts
Know you’re hurt
But you belong
(Walk by faith, you know that)
You need a reminder
And that’s why I wrote this song
(You will overcome)
Get your blessings
Get to stepping
Won’t be long
Reprise
Baby live for you
(you gotta live for you)
No matter where you go
Know that I got you
(I got your back, got your back, back)
Sweet baby live your truth
(live in your truth)
Wings wide open
Fly free
Destiny’s calling
(destiny is calling for you baby)
Hold on just be strong
(you gotta hold on)
No matter what you go through
It won’t be long
(it won’t be long now, it won’t be now, now)
Sweet blessings they will come
(sweet blessings on they way)
Walk by faith
You know that you will overcome
(you’ll overcome this, you’ll overcome this, this)