Maintain - Masta Ase Inc.

Verse One: Masta Ase 

I'm surrounded  by psychopathic  little fellas 
Ghetto dwellas 
With ammunition in their cellas 
And no remorse in their hearts 
When the shit starts it don't end 
Until somebody's gone with the wind 
And I'm tryin' to keep a level head so instead 
Of goin' out to die  I write rhymes on my bed 
And little kids at the playground 
Better stay down 
Keep duckin' 
Cause somebody else is buckin' 
Don't seem to be no relief from the beef 
Only nigga round my way without the gold teeth 
And the gold chain, with the whole name on my neck 
Jewelries your worse enemy without a tech 
I'm tryin' to maintain, but it ain't workin' 
Niggas keep lurkin' 
Through the darkness I see the Grim Reaper smirkin' 
Could it be that he's smilin' at me 
Not tryin' to see fatal injury, injury 
What must I do to avoid the pain 
It seems insane, but I gotta maintain 
I can feel the pressure on my brain 
Feel the strain 
But I gotta maintain 

CHORUS: 
Workin' hard may help ya maintain 
Be able to maintain 
Be able to maintain 
Workin' hard may help ya maintain 
Be able to, be able to 
Be able to maintain 
Workin' hard may help ya maintain 
Be able to maintain 
Be able to maintain 
Workin' hard may help ya maintain 
Be able to, be able to 
Be able to maintain 

Verse Two: Lord Digga 

Back in the days I use to do a little dirt 
Now that's comin' back around, and man it hurts 
To see everbody gettin' on 
But I got to wait cause of the things I done wrong 
In my life, I regret it