Lavell Jones - America's Child Lyrics
Lavell:Back in this mug like I never ever left and I'm joggin' in first placeWork so hard, everyday on the job, is it worth it in the first place?But, but, but, you want it all and you want it right nowAnd you want it in the worst waySo the worst case scenario, they probably plan your burialPlay you on the stereo, shoot you and there you go, POW!Cause I seen all the time on the news bout the drive-byKid shot the man but the man was a RabbiWelcome to the days of our lives, tryna' find allies, what's that?Better pray to Allah, to help thatLadies go Gaga, niggas eat Popeyes, life is so Haha, and all thatSee… your mind may be closed when your eyes is wide openThe kids are just laughin', and drinkin', and tokin'They don't have no hope but their moms are just hopin'But you and I know tell me who is she jokin'?They do what they see they is grabbin' their scrotumThe cops they patrol them and try to control themMane, now ain't that some shamefulness, this world is dangerousWhy they play with us, when they know we can't win?They make us seem brainless, then they want to enslave usI swear I done seen this, not againHook:I seen all the time on the news bout the drive-byThe kid shot the man but the man was a RabbiNever in your life you'll see, a world unbound and a mind that's freeA world that's fit for a human beingJosh:BEINGS!!! (With that being saidJust hope a nigga don’t end up deadWalk these streets, all I see is redThat’s innocent people, lying in their bloodFolks play dirty, trying to drag me through the mudHate what I see, what I see on the webPoliticians lying, that’s what I call corruptGot me asking, where’s the love?We don’t get enough of it, they shoot folks in publicThen try to empty our budgets, whoa, what the heck is that?Taxes pay for more bombs and gatsPut them in the hood, for the kids with no dadsIt’s all in ink like they putting on a tatI'm just saying facts. Plus they hate blacksRonald Reagan made crack. If they frontin how can I stay back?We need to find our way back, to the days there was peaceSmoking them trees, now a nigga can't lay backWithout being paranoid, got questions that they all avoidTaking most of the money, why you think most folks unemployed?So if you want answers first you better ask whyCause you look like a fool trying to blame it on the RabbiHook:I seen all the time on the news bout the drive-byThe kid shot the man but the man was a RabbiNever in your life you'll see, a world unbound and a mind that's freeA world that's fit for a human beingJosh:The truth isThese niggas out here they ruthlessIraq been done called the trucesFirst chance I'mma call it deucesLavell:So I'm outta here, (it's not like these people really careWatch 'em take away your medicareI hope these niggas hear me loud and clearJosh:Loud and clear. Loud and clearCan you hear me? Loud and clearTrust me when I say "watch for your peers"I can feel it, the end is nearLavell:And the end has comeWatch this cop gon pull out his gunThey want that smoke to infect your lungsFreedom of speech but watch your tongueJosh:Watch your tongue, watch what you sayLavell:Watch what you hear, watch what you playJosh:Give or take they might take you awayLavell:Bury the evidence hide your bodyJosh:Where's your body? Nowhere to be foundLavell:No not a trace, where are you now?Josh:Call themselves kings but I will not bowLavell:This is the life...Both:...of America's Child.
