Street Knowledge
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Now the breath of life is the outward
Concern for the welfare of others as I said
The revolution will not be televised
Man has not begun to live
Yo
Until he can rise above the narrow
Confines of his own individual concerns
For the concerns of all humanity
My problems ain't your problem and your problems ain't mine
Police killing us like we one of a kind
Eradicate 'em all and it's all gonna be fine
Funny how they think our color make us culprit for crimes
Thugging on the block, evading the city cops
Jack boys out here lurking so I'm riding with my Glock
Government the terrorist group and the gang
Putting guns in our hood letting niggas do they thing
Funny how Obama promised he'll bring change
But we still unemployed trying hard to sustain
Sold us all a dream and benefit for they gain
Reminiscing on my niggas that I lost in the game
Dope game that is and I flipped the pages
Put the spotlight on Nixon and Ronald Reagan
They raised drug taxes instead of minimum wages
Railroad us right in front of the judge and gave us cages
They call it the law of gravitation in the physical universe
And it works, it's final, it's inexorable
Yo
Whatever goes up can come down
You shall reap what you sow
God has structured the universe that way
And he who goes through life not concerned about others
Here we go
Will be a subject victim
And they say everything that goes up must come down
Law of gravitation and it's plaguing the nation
Crab in the bucket mindset, niggas is waiting
To unload they .45 overflowing with hatred
They don't hate you 'cause you black
It's 'cause you black and you made it
I'm an anomaly from poverty, the envy contagious
No tint on my whip got me feeling courageous
Riding with my pistol daily 'cause I'm fearing for safety
Gotta make it back home to my queen and my babies
Heard the news about Nip and my heart still aching
Every time we get a leader, shit the government take it
But they all gotta pay on judgement day what I make it
I'm prepared for the war so let me rally the troops
Time to load up all my guns and tie the strings on my boots
I'm prepared for the war so let me rally the troops
Time to load up all our guns and tie
The strings on our boots, for real
Concern for the welfare of others as I said
The revolution will not be televised
Man has not begun to live
Yo
Until he can rise above the narrow
Confines of his own individual concerns
For the concerns of all humanity
My problems ain't your problem and your problems ain't mine
Police killing us like we one of a kind
Eradicate 'em all and it's all gonna be fine
Funny how they think our color make us culprit for crimes
Thugging on the block, evading the city cops
Jack boys out here lurking so I'm riding with my Glock
Government the terrorist group and the gang
Putting guns in our hood letting niggas do they thing
Funny how Obama promised he'll bring change
But we still unemployed trying hard to sustain
Sold us all a dream and benefit for they gain
Reminiscing on my niggas that I lost in the game
Dope game that is and I flipped the pages
Put the spotlight on Nixon and Ronald Reagan
They raised drug taxes instead of minimum wages
Railroad us right in front of the judge and gave us cages
They call it the law of gravitation in the physical universe
And it works, it's final, it's inexorable
Yo
Whatever goes up can come down
You shall reap what you sow
God has structured the universe that way
And he who goes through life not concerned about others
Here we go
Will be a subject victim
And they say everything that goes up must come down
Law of gravitation and it's plaguing the nation
Crab in the bucket mindset, niggas is waiting
To unload they .45 overflowing with hatred
They don't hate you 'cause you black
It's 'cause you black and you made it
I'm an anomaly from poverty, the envy contagious
No tint on my whip got me feeling courageous
Riding with my pistol daily 'cause I'm fearing for safety
Gotta make it back home to my queen and my babies
Heard the news about Nip and my heart still aching
Every time we get a leader, shit the government take it
But they all gotta pay on judgement day what I make it
I'm prepared for the war so let me rally the troops
Time to load up all my guns and tie the strings on my boots
I'm prepared for the war so let me rally the troops
Time to load up all our guns and tie
The strings on our boots, for real