Talib Kweli - The Proud Lyrics
[Talib Kweli]The proudStand tall or don't stand at all, c'monUhh, yeahBreak it downWhat we do?[Chorus]We survive, it's more than prideWe stay alive, ready to ride[Chorus] - repeat through intro[Intro: Talib Kweli]One two, one two yoAight.. put it down yoJune 21, 2001Timothy McVeigh is executedAnd the country breathe a sigh of reliefGoodness prevails over evil, it seemsSomehow when he's gone, we feel saferLittle do we know[Verse One]Today the paper say Timothy McVeigh's in hellSo everything's okay and all must be wellI remember Oklahoma when they put out the blazeAnd put Islamic terrorist bombing, on the front pageIt's like saying only gays get AIDS, propagandaLike saying the problem's over when they locked that man upWrong! It's just the beginning, the first inningBattle for America's soul, the devil's winningThe President is Bush, the Vice President's a DickSo a whole lot of *****in is what we gon' getThey don't wanna raise the babies so the election is fixedThat's why we don't be *****in with politicsThey bet on that, parents fought and got wet for thatHosed down, bit by dogs, and got blacks into house arrest for thatIt's all good except for that - we still poorMoney, power and respect is what we kill for, for real[Chorus] - repeat through interlude[Interlude]August 4, 2001A drunken police officer mows down an entire family in BrooklynThe judge lets him go with no bailIt reminds us, of just how worthless our lives are to the justice systemI struggle, to explain the situation to my son, it's hard[Verse Two]Niggaz wi
