My mama told me find a real job, 'cause I'm what I'm don't cut it Say she never seen a nigga get struggling and shit Just fussing and I ain't to hear that Leaving out the house, I peep the news and it's clear If mama would said a few words to them damn fools You wouldn't have killers in the classroom The of the innocent Praises be to God the Most merciful, and I would question you But being shot down'll hurt a dude I know the got her heels on But as I walk through the valley, I feel home And life has got a funny way of A man of but all in all it's a blessing To walk up out the storm without a on me And live to talk about my journey, where you at,
Sam was by the river Martin, he had a But that don't mean there will be Just because the sings They say that gon' come So when is gon' come? tell me, somebody tell me (I'm not gon' lie, I'm getting scared now)
I started my classmates I remember skipping in the 8th grade And walking to the King at lunchtime And coming back before the bell rung, but one We decided we was ditch the whole day And catch the metro to Sharpstown, always Remember Kurtis beatboxing on the seat Me freestyling, knew every rapper that he Bring up to us, K run us Man, I them old days, if one knew us You knew that we was destined for Day came, that's when God set to take him Too dying young, no sequel And I have a many night sleepless Every turned brings the ending One day closer, it's on you on how you it
Sam was by the river And Martin, he had a But that don't mean will be harmony Just because the choir They say that change gon' (Change gon' come, oh oh) So is change gon' come? (When is change gon' come?) tell me, somebody tell me (And every day it's something different)
It's either politics or religion (Yeah, yeah) We need to our guns in my opinion It's the that you need to take control of You have the right to bear your what they told us tragic when an innocent is gunned down But Congress wants to take away our Wow Now, about off in Chicago? Huh? little children in Chicago Parents heart-broke, I pray I never know that And although the truth is so We push it to the side we don't matter And that makes me madder That's right, my government Jordan No different than a Trayvon (no different) No different than a shot down picture of a blue-eyed Jesus