Open up the gate 
Let my prayer rise up 
And I struggle every day just to get myself up 
For the force of gravity that keeps sinking my ship 
Time again one is bound to slip 
We rip through these days 
We flip through the age 
Survive stay alive we won't trip in the haze 
Lost in the maze 
I know it's just a phase 
But I dread it dread it dread it 
I won't let my life go to waste 
I'm a struggla 
Rise and never fall cause I been through it all 
So ask yourself and think twice 
Would you want to live your life 
Oh we pay the cost 
The pain and all the loss 
Sell the youth them dreams of ease and fame 
Will be a breeze when you got a big name 
Cash fast fast cars to escape all of the pain 
Escape your brain and so it stays the same 
We would not lay down 
We won't live in vain 
We won't be drained 
And I got to maintain 
I won't let my life go to waste 
I'm a struggla 
Rise and never fall cause I been through it all 
So ask yourself and think twice 
Would you want to live your life 
Oh we pay the cost 
The pain and all the loss 
There's something wrong with the system 
That leaves it's people victim 
Keep on slipping can't seem to catch up 
Try to rise at night but my legs they stay stuck 
There's something wrong in the system 
That leaves it's children victim 
... 
I won't let my life go to waste 
I'm a struggla 
Rise and never fall cause I been through it all 
So ask yourself and think twice 
Would you want to live your life 
Oh we pay the cost 
The pain and all the loss 
Oh we pay the cost 
The pain and all the loss 
Rise and never fall cause I been through it all 
So ask yourself and think twice 
Would you want to live your life 
Oh we pay the cost 
The pain and all the loss 
... 
Open up the gates let my prayer rise up 
Oh we pay the cost 
The pain and all the loss