What About Us

There is a Houston rapper who is taking um,
A more hands on approach to his fellow Harvey victims,
Trae tha Truth
Joined the growing list of volunteer rescuers
After he was uh, rescued from his own home
One of the many reasons he has been honored,
Uh, by his home town for a decade now
Theres actually a Trae day in Houston on July 22nd
For his humanitarian work for this great Texas city
So Trae tha Truth is with me now,
From the Convention Centre, and, and Trae
So went down on my knees,
I make a call to God like he the last one left
Its kinda hard to get through it,
Im still yellin for help, its like the whole world deaf
And though Im tryna see through it,
Im feelin life is miserable, aint no point in even tryin
They say it could have been worse
And itll prolly never get better watchin the blind lead blind
You never know your position until it got use
Yeah, I know it aint nothin perfect about truth
I had this pain on lock, somehow it got loose
Its like we been through hell, somehow we got through
Watchin the rain so hard, like, 'What we gon do?'
The sky was black, the rain was pourin
Devastation, wind was blowin
Water risin, overflowin
The cried for help, and Lord, Im goin
I gotta do my best
Both feet in, water to my chest
Whole neighborhoods gone
Bein able to do but wanna tell em its okay
But I know its amiss, I cant lie to em
Im holdin only, in a way, I was sayin goodbye to em
A rescuse team in the sky, hopin to fly to em
Yeah, they gon get saved but dont apply to em
They really hurt cause all they can do is cry to em
The body count was risin,
Family members missin, others tryna survive
They all know the condition but yet, they help the alive
They need help cause they feel like
They aint gon make it inside
Feelin everythin go, some was battlin pride
They on they last leg
Everything was lost, help denied
Shelters closin, now they back outside
Home is gone, there aint nowhere to go
Survival mode, its go for what you know
Life is real, so now we on our own
Government was thrown and they was wrong
These circumstances, they really dont belong
Few denied, I told em Id get em a loan
Bunch of people take advantage of the situation
Got the money and collect it with no hesitation
Put they face up in the camera like they here to help
Nod to the people, then they loosen with the frustration
What about the ones that hit rock bottom?
And the kids who traumatized by poverty?
It aint the truth if I tell you they aint a part of me
Aint nothin close when you feel like
When you got so far to be
One thing for sure, Im here to fight for em
Do right for em, tryna save life for em
Everybody need help but they need hope
Hopin one day Godll end up bein a light for em
Think of the survivors dedicated to front lines
Times they came and times they went
We sacrifice our life, countless how we spent
Children sleepin on floors, some sleepin in tents
Our faces covered in tasks, cant take the scent
Movin on imposed days, only get worse
So many cries, swear to God you wanna get a nurse
We only wanna see us make it to a better day
Told em the love unconditional for what its worth
Over 500 mill, why the city hurtin?
Trae tha Truth, or Mr. Rogers, only people workin
Our boots to the ground, gettin holes in em
Heard people talkin but their answers said they werent certain
I gotta fight, I dont agree with how they doin us
They say the city back to normal, that was new to us
I told a bunch of kids I got em for the holiday
A mansion, witnessin less than a toothbrush
I feel like I wanna punch through a wall
I know a lot of people need this so Im standin up tall
Before they can fall
Relief aint gon last so they call
They helpin the system, no matter if we riskin or not
Although its dark, tell em, 'We are one'
It aint never gon be over until we are done
I know that one day we gon see our sun
If theres any type of pressure, tell em, 'We dont run'