Black President

They said this day would never come
They said our sights were set too high
They said this country was too divided
Too disillusioned to ever come together around a common purpose They said
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
Yes we can
Change the world (Change the world)
(They said)
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
Yes we can
Change the world (the world, the world, the world)
They forgot us on the block, got us in a box
Solitary confinement, I'll rally on these cops
They need an early retirement, how many rallies will I watch?
I ain't got it in me to march, i got to send me to spark
The games in a drought, public housing projects cooking up in a pyrex
My set, my click, either getting money or running from homicide Childless sift, they ain't dodge yet
Trying to be rich, still I'm pledging allegiance
A predicate villain, a ghetto leader
Living my poetical genius to whoever may need it
I bleed this so Queensbridge
Now living with my feet up, never defeated
So a president is needed
You know these colored folks and Negros hate to see one of they own succeeding
America surprised us and let a black man guide us
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
Yes we can
Change the world (Change the world)
(They said)
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
Yes we can
Change the world (the world, the world, the world)
What's the black pres. thinking on election night?
Is it how can i protect my life? Protect my wife? Protect my rights?
Every other president was nothing less than white
Except Thomas Jefferson, a mixed Indian blood
And Calvin Coolidge, KKK is like, "What the fuck?"
Loading they guns up, loading up mines too
Ready to ride 'cause I'm riding with my crew
He dies, we die too
Yeah, but on a positive side
I think Obama provides hope, and challenges minds
Of all races and colors, to erase the hate
And try to love one another, so many political snakes
We in need of a break, I'm thinking I can trust this brother
But will he keep it way real, every innocent nigger in jail gets shot up in the field?
When he wins will he really care still? I feel
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
Yes we can
Change the world (Change the world)
(They said)
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
Yes we can
Change the world (the world, the world, the world)
Say a pray if we do what we have to
You ain't right Jeremiah wrong pastor, love what a slave master
Silly y'all U.S.A's most brave rapper
Jesse carjacker, uncle John kidnapper
Ask around Bentley coupe off the richter
Bitch call life I pimped her, what?
Politics, politricks, clan shooter
Seeking for defense, progress producer
Nothing on the stove, a survival booster
Gotta do what we gotta do
We ain't got no governors coming through to help
Anything we need done, we gotta do for self
New improved JFK on the way
It ain't the '60's again, niggers ain't hippies again
We ain't falling for the same traps, standing on the balconies where they shot the king at
McCain got apologies, ain't nobody hearing that
People need honesty
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
Yes we can
Change the world (Change the world)
(They said)
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
And though it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready to have a black president
Yes we can
Change the world (the world, the world, the world)
It is my distinct honor and privilege to introduce to you the next president of the United States, Barack Obama