Check the man, sittin' in the church My conscience hurts, flesh like me hits the She's from her feet to her thighs And the man who pulled the trigger didn't even his necktie I check Jimmy hair at the barbershop He plays the bass guitar, like David the harp His knowledge name is Greek, whenever he speaks He's got the wisdom of King Solomon in his eyes from no sleep
he thought of the fame in Madison Square Garden So seek stardom, but they forget Harlem But first of all the kingdom of God is what my pops told me So if I fall, could the catch me I away, on a mountain, got tempted by Satan Got by a cobra, but the Lord took my venom So side am I on? I'm on the righteous check the lyrics, no time to contradict
Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some stardom, then they forget Harlem They keep their pockets full, but their run empty
Well aiyyo, family I beseech you, in the that I may reach you My taught me one day that this mid-day would come someday Born to that jive, with peaky hair grown wild And teachers disliked me, I knew where my culture be So now yeah mom I read history, I can't neglect my see Rock it's kind of new to me, 'cause my love was poetry White was good and bad was black but black was a massa lackey Built for that B. Nimble Jack and I'd to save you from the wicked
D-Dog clear I wouldn't be wet the black to mourn, tomorrow's The evil things, glad that I, while angels wrote this why? me make me comprehend my black bezerk and why cast it Time to blaze the angels heads are braided that you make me See what's hard for me that don't you flee
When I enter your vicinity, you see my God ain't after me So yo I be wised up with to go and be The and good and see what's wrong with me And through your of me and my ability So won't you let me be or has thou asked to much from thy To tell the truth and not to Oh my
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Brothers their pockets full, but their souls run empty
Some stardom, then they forget Harlem seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some stardom, then they forget Harlem keep their pockets full, but their souls run empty
But as I grew, I knew the master told me a baby to a woman from a woman to a baby Life is so short, hardcore hard-corpse Step in a where the money's no longer the source
There we go, we go, there we go I got mine now won't you get We never doors so we neglect And don't protect the that's not People never really seem to care and they cry out "My people! Why aren't we equal?" As we flee, we flee our own communities we leave our in poverty And then we blame it on so family please recover Oh c'mon please now with you can come with me now And blow now if you want to, we're
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget Families keep their pockets full, but their souls run
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem seek stardom, then they forget Harlem People keep pockets full, but their souls run empty
Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some stardom, then they forget Harlem seek stardom, then they forget Harlem We our pockets full, but our souls run empty
Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem keep their pockets full, but their souls run empty