yeah
one time for the poor
and those of us who know death before we reach 24
now you are not another candle in streets
my nigga
we might beef but this is not our war
see this is liquor for my niggas long gone
if you have some ya self, gon head and tip it to the - floor
(-) i promise i not gon keep you
just had some shit on my mind
i'll keep it sweet du

(listen)
dearest brother of mine
knee deep i this struggle and grind
take a walk wit me
i know
i know ya brothers is dyin
i dont nobody give a fuck if you cryin
have a talk wit me
see you are far from alone
and be it perfect or not baby this is our home

but we aint gotta stay here forever
dats my word
we gon soon know better
please believe that

here's a hand my nigga i know you need that
they say we lost all hope
i dont believe dat
cant believe that
you see these kids nigga?
thats all the hope we need
dats what it is my nigga

we aint that far off track
this shit is nothin
we gon get right back


now
black woman i love
know this- you can give me a hug i aint gon bite you
but when i dont love myself i tend to spite you
and this is no excuse all tho its quite true
you shouldn't settle for less
but apart we face nothing but death
thats real
so i will commend you for what youve always done
you stand strong even when i run
you hold on even if i leave
continue on when i give up faith
and i thank God
for you are his - grace

and i really need you know this
because if you dont - then we are hopeless

just dont deny us your smile
thats all we need to get beyond this mile


and when we come together
dats my word- no storm we cannot wheather

we've done it throughout time
by nature we both shine
now lets we shine together

i bet we find forever
lets call it black child and teach them they're untethered
teach ya daughter she's nothin if not clever
teach ya son he was born tougher than leather

and i dont mean to preach
but i think its a safe bet you sick tired a these streets
and probably tired of these niggas who false teach
and tell you to blow it fast while you struggle to eat

what kinda logic is that?
you tell me
maybe im off track


we aint gotta stay here my nigga
the promised land is over there my nigga