We Got Us

[Intro: Bill Johnson]
Mama told me boy, there be days like this
But we gotta keep movin' on
On your way up you might have to take some licks
Just make sure your faith is strong

[Verse 1: Joey Cool]
I think they wanted me to forfeit because I'm gorgeous
But never flawless, I cut myself short just to make 'em feel important
I'm never in a box, couldn't paint me in a portrait
A few support but they had me runnin' through the gauntlets (Alright)
Had to trust the journey, didn't choose to take a shortcut
You off the course, bruh, and doin' so, you runnin' towards what?
Opportunity ain't always knockin', yo, the door be shut
That's when you gotta kick it in and take whatеver's yours, bruh
No ignorin' us, been goin' up since my inception (That's right)
Can't point you in dirеction or offer my protection (Yeah)
And dare I have to say I'm doin' good for my complexion
But my OG from the era where they wouldn't even let him in
Now he's speakin' excellence, the measurement is etiquette
The discipline and regimen to know that you are better than
The darker situations that we find we have to weather in
But you don't have to settle in, the obstacle is lesser than
Had to check the messages, signs be all around me now
Glory to the highest power, flyin' when you find me, now
Angels, they be smilin' down but sun ain't always shinin'
But the way my DNA is I was wired for the grind and I ain't lyin'

[Pre-Chorus: Bill Johnson]
Mama told me boy, there be days like this
But we gotta keep movin' on
On your way up you might have to take some licks
Just make sure your faith is strong

[Chorus: Joey Cool & Bill Johnson]
'Cause we got us!
Don't let your family members turn into some strangers
We gotta remember what we came for
'Cause we got us!
The biggest gambles, they come with a different wager
And all protect us from the danger
'Cause we got us!
Get to grindin' if you want to be major
Don't let the opposition rearrange ya
'Cause we got us!
Don't let your family members turn into some strangers
We gotta remember what we came for

[Pre-Chorus: Bill Johnson]
Mama told me boy, there be days like this
But we gotta keep movin' on
On your way up you might have to take some licks
Just make sure your faith is strong
'Cause we got us! 'Cause we got us! 'Cause we got us!