Picture me inside the misery of poverty/No man alive has ever witnessed struggles I survived/Prayin hard for better days, promise to hold on/Me and my dawgs ain't have a choice but to roll on
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes surviving extreme poverty and resolves to endure with peers.
- In plain terms
- I have survived worse than anyone can imagine and will keep going with my friends.
- What can you take from it?
- Survival in poverty requires hope and loyalty to those around you.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What keeps you going when times are tough?
- Who do you rely on in hard times?
Another view
It implies there is no alternative path for those in such conditions.
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