My Peoples (ft. Raheem)

Oooh
Whoa, whoa
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OoooooOoooOooOooOoo...
Whoa, whoa
I've seen streets where youths are forced to take the long way home
And I've seen the mothers mourn the lose of their only born
But still I believe we are giving up more than we can bear
A vision is only blurred when life seems unfair
So... who am I to judge the man with a needle in his veins?
When he's just chasing freedom to escape the pain...
Of the world's fast pace, pipe dreams, and shortcomings
He's just trying to make due, find a way out of nothing
It's like we're damned if we do and damned if we don't
And it's a very thin line between respect and being broke
And being one red button away from World War III
Always called the minority
And always, always pulled over
Facing police brutality
Why is every street a living hell?
Probably 'cause they want us to fail, yeah
Three strikes surely pack the jail
Like the slave ships when they sail
Whoa, whoa
Years and years of Civil Rights chasing to pass that bill.
But ask yourself, people, have we changed or are we standing still?
Down and I'm struggling (down and I'm struggling)
In this concrete jungle (in this concrete jungle)
One check away from starvation and poverty
(Whoa, whoa)
But they say being free (say being free)
Is about speaking your mind (speaking your mind)
Prophesize too much and that's where they draw the line
A line as thin as the line between war and peace
A line as thin as the line between west and east
One red button away from World War III
Being called a minority
And being pulled, always pulled over
And subject to police brutality
Why is every street a living hell?
Probably 'cause they all just want us to fail
And three strikes will surely pack the jail
Like the slave ships when they sail
But they don't know!
My peoples was made to endure
My peoples all shapes and color
My peoples got more peoples with them
That's more peoples, more sisters and brothers
My peoples stay as strong as an ox
My peoples will never fail
My peoples will always remain
Remain with a story to tell
My peoples was made to endure
My peoples all shapes and color
My peoples got more peoples with them
That's more peoples, more sisters and brothers
My peoples stay as strong as an ox
My peoples will never fail
My peoples will always remain
Remain with a story to tell
My peoples was made to endure
My peoples all shapes and color
My peoples got more peoples with them
That's more peoples, more sisters and brothers
My peoples stay as strong as an ox
My peoples will never fail
My people will always remain
Remain with a story to tell
My peoples was made to endure
My peoples all shapes and color
My peoples got more peoples with them
That's more peoples, more sisters and brothers
My peoples stay as strong as an ox
My peoples will never fail
My people will always remain
Remain with a story to tell
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