What About Us

(Album: Hometown Hero - 2018)

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
There's 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
It's kinda hard to get through it, I'm still yelling for help, it's like the whole world deaf
And though I'm tryna see through it, I'm feeling life is miserable, ain't no point in even trying
They say it could have been worse and it'll prolly never get better watching the blind lead blind
You never know your position until it got use
Yeah, I know it ain't nothing perfect about truth
I had this pain on lock, somehow it got loose
It's like we been through hell, somehow we got through
Watching the rain so hard, like, "What we gon' do?"
The sky was black, the rain was pouring
Devastation, wind was blowing
Water rising, overflowing
The cried for help, and Lord, I'm going
I gotta do my best
Both feet in, water to my chest
Whole neighborhood's gone
Being able to do but wanna tell 'em it's okay
But I know it's amiss, I can't lie to 'em
I'm holding only, in a way, I was saying goodbye to 'em
A rescuse team in the sky, hoping to fly to 'em
Yeah, they gon' get saved but don't apply to 'em
They really hurt 'cause all they can do is cry to 'em

The body count was rising, family members missing, others tryna survive
They all know the condition but yet, they help the alive
They need help 'cause they feel like they ain't gon' make it inside
Feeling everything go, some was battling pride
They on they last leg
Everything was lost, help denied
Shelters closing, now they back outside
Home is gone, there ain't nowhere to go
Survival mode, it's 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 don't belong
Few denied, I told 'em I'd 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 ain't the truth if I tell you they ain't a part of me
Ain't nothing close when you feel like when you got so far to be
One thing for sure, I'm here to fight for 'em
Do right for 'em, tryna save life for 'em
Everybody need help but they need hope
Hoping one day God'll end up being 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 sleeping on floors, some sleeping in tents
Our faces covered in tasks, can't take the scent
Moving 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 it's worth
Over 500 mill', why the city hurtin'?
Trae tha Truth, or Mr. Rogers, only people working
Our boots to the ground, getting holes in 'em
Heard people talking but their answers said they weren't certain
I gotta fight, I don't agree with how they doing 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, witnessing less than a toothbrush
I feel like I wanna punch through a wall
I know a lot of people need this so I'm standing up tall
Before they can fall
Relief ain't gon' last so they call
They helping the system, no matter if we risking or not
Although it's dark, tell 'em, "We are one"
It ain't never gon' be over until we are done
I know that one day we gon' see our sun
If there's any type of pressure, tell 'em, "We don't run"