De La Souls
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โฑ๏ธ 3:54 duration
๐ ID: 487599
๐ Lyrics
I am P.O.S
I be the new generation of slaves
Here to make papes off this land corporations rape
From that life I'm tryin' to separate
But I guess I'm livin' dreams cause my rent's always a month late
Product of an East German Black
Who kissed the neck, of a pretty woman named Grace
But he left my life just a little too soon
Didn't see me catch the Doomtree fame
As we go a little something like this
Look mom, no protection, now I got a baby boy by the name of Jake
And I been trying to play the cowboy to rustle in the dough
When I think I'm getting' better every passin' day
I'm not an early bird, plus the feathers' all black
So by the time I catch an apple, usually it's rind
But it's a must to decipher one's girl
From the round, sweet apples that are rotten on the inside
I cherish my free time
But I maximize, so my soul needs to unwind
I wanna see the stars be the moon to my sun
(But I'm always on the run, run, run)
I'm fake to all these hard-case kids
I raise a black fist but won't say *nigga* in the things I write
And I don't say *faggot* cause I don't think it's right
I know my boy will struggle with that for over half his life
I guess we got our own lives to live
But I'm stretched too thin, tryin' to build a kingdom to rule
And I think to the past sometimes
And dag man, it's bad, see I kinda acted like a fool
But I've apologized to the lives that I've touched wrong
Pride to the back, move ahead strong
But I can safely say: I've never played a woman without karma catchin' up later on
I try to walk the right side of the tracks
But I've hopped a couple trains, mom would cry if she knew the haps
But I can stand who I am and face the day straight
Knowin' not a thing can change when our beat singin'
No one will ever be, like me
No one will ever be, like me
I know I'm not a bad guy, but when I try to do what's right
Everyone who comes to me don't understand or see my plight
Everything I've ever done, and all the plans I've had inside
I was Mr. Gone Wrong in way, so I gave up and said
(Alright)
So now I do what I can, I'm
(Alright)
Stand up like Mama raised me
(Alright)
I was dealt from the bottom
And pulled a flush
I've been living with my chips all in
And I'm still in, see
I am P.O.S
I be the new generation of slaves
Here to make papes off this land corporations rape
From that life I'm tryin' to separate
But I guess I'm livin' dreams cause my rent's always a month late
And lookin' back it seems I've always been a step behind
Little off-track and feelin' no one shared the frame of mind
Listenin' to records in my room to escape
Found some things I could relate with, I wore out the tape
We said
When I lose, every time I win, cause
No one will ever be
Messin' up stuff or doin' things wrong
Quite like me
{X2}
No one will ever be, like me
No one will ever be, like me
No one will ever be, like me
No one will ever be, like me
I be the new generation of slaves
Here to make papes off this land corporations rape
From that life I'm tryin' to separate
But I guess I'm livin' dreams cause my rent's always a month late
Product of an East German Black
Who kissed the neck, of a pretty woman named Grace
But he left my life just a little too soon
Didn't see me catch the Doomtree fame
As we go a little something like this
Look mom, no protection, now I got a baby boy by the name of Jake
And I been trying to play the cowboy to rustle in the dough
When I think I'm getting' better every passin' day
I'm not an early bird, plus the feathers' all black
So by the time I catch an apple, usually it's rind
But it's a must to decipher one's girl
From the round, sweet apples that are rotten on the inside
I cherish my free time
But I maximize, so my soul needs to unwind
I wanna see the stars be the moon to my sun
(But I'm always on the run, run, run)
I'm fake to all these hard-case kids
I raise a black fist but won't say *nigga* in the things I write
And I don't say *faggot* cause I don't think it's right
I know my boy will struggle with that for over half his life
I guess we got our own lives to live
But I'm stretched too thin, tryin' to build a kingdom to rule
And I think to the past sometimes
And dag man, it's bad, see I kinda acted like a fool
But I've apologized to the lives that I've touched wrong
Pride to the back, move ahead strong
But I can safely say: I've never played a woman without karma catchin' up later on
I try to walk the right side of the tracks
But I've hopped a couple trains, mom would cry if she knew the haps
But I can stand who I am and face the day straight
Knowin' not a thing can change when our beat singin'
No one will ever be, like me
No one will ever be, like me
I know I'm not a bad guy, but when I try to do what's right
Everyone who comes to me don't understand or see my plight
Everything I've ever done, and all the plans I've had inside
I was Mr. Gone Wrong in way, so I gave up and said
(Alright)
So now I do what I can, I'm
(Alright)
Stand up like Mama raised me
(Alright)
I was dealt from the bottom
And pulled a flush
I've been living with my chips all in
And I'm still in, see
I am P.O.S
I be the new generation of slaves
Here to make papes off this land corporations rape
From that life I'm tryin' to separate
But I guess I'm livin' dreams cause my rent's always a month late
And lookin' back it seems I've always been a step behind
Little off-track and feelin' no one shared the frame of mind
Listenin' to records in my room to escape
Found some things I could relate with, I wore out the tape
We said
When I lose, every time I win, cause
No one will ever be
Messin' up stuff or doin' things wrong
Quite like me
{X2}
No one will ever be, like me
No one will ever be, like me
No one will ever be, like me
No one will ever be, like me
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:09.91] I am P.O.S
[00:10.88] I be the new generation of slaves
[00:12.67] Here to make papes off this land corporations rape
[00:15.39] From that life I'm tryin' to separate
[00:17.11] But I guess I'm livin' dreams cause my rent's always a month late
[00:20.80] Product of an East German Black
[00:22.62] Who kissed the neck, of a pretty woman named Grace
[00:25.39] But he left my life just a little too soon
[00:28.16] Didn't see me catch the Doomtree fame
[00:29.92] As we go a little something like this
[00:31.73] Look mom, no protection, now I got a baby boy by the name of Jake
[00:35.35] And I been trying to play the cowboy to rustle in the dough
[00:38.10] When I think I'm getting' better every passin' day
[00:40.81] I'm not an early bird, plus the feathers' all black
[00:43.54] So by the time I catch an apple, usually it's rind
[00:46.20] But it's a must to decipher one's girl
[00:48.04] From the round, sweet apples that are rotten on the inside
[00:50.72] I cherish my free time
[00:52.57] But I maximize, so my soul needs to unwind
[00:56.11] I wanna see the stars be the moon to my sun
[00:58.83] (But I'm always on the run, run, run)
[01:00.62] I'm fake to all these hard-case kids
[01:02.53] I raise a black fist but won't say *nigga* in the things I write
[01:06.11] And I don't say *faggot* cause I don't think it's right
[01:08.84] I know my boy will struggle with that for over half his life
[01:10.78] I guess we got our own lives to live
[01:13.40] But I'm stretched too thin, tryin' to build a kingdom to rule
[01:16.18] And I think to the past sometimes
[01:17.98] And dag man, it's bad, see I kinda acted like a fool
[01:21.55] But I've apologized to the lives that I've touched wrong
[01:24.24] Pride to the back, move ahead strong
[01:26.09] But I can safely say: I've never played a woman without karma catchin' up later on
[01:30.64] I try to walk the right side of the tracks
[01:33.41] But I've hopped a couple trains, mom would cry if she knew the haps
[01:36.09] But I can stand who I am and face the day straight
[01:38.75] Knowin' not a thing can change when our beat singin'
[01:42.42] No one will ever be, like me
[01:45.12] No one will ever be, like me
[01:50.84] I know I'm not a bad guy, but when I try to do what's right
[01:53.58] Everyone who comes to me don't understand or see my plight
[01:56.24] Everything I've ever done, and all the plans I've had inside
[01:58.98] I was Mr. Gone Wrong in way, so I gave up and said
[02:01.64] (Alright)
[02:02.54] So now I do what I can, I'm
[02:03.79] (Alright)
[02:04.69] Stand up like Mama raised me
[02:06.45] (Alright)
[02:07.44] I was dealt from the bottom
[02:08.31] And pulled a flush
[02:09.13] I've been living with my chips all in
[02:11.06] And I'm still in, see
[02:32.05] I am P.O.S
[02:32.95] I be the new generation of slaves
[02:34.60] Here to make papes off this land corporations rape
[02:37.46] From that life I'm tryin' to separate
[02:39.20] But I guess I'm livin' dreams cause my rent's always a month late
[02:41.99] And lookin' back it seems I've always been a step behind
[02:44.66] Little off-track and feelin' no one shared the frame of mind
[02:47.38] Listenin' to records in my room to escape
[02:49.17] Found some things I could relate with, I wore out the tape
[02:51.92] We said
[02:53.62] When I lose, every time I win, cause
[02:54.57] No one will ever be
[02:56.46] Messin' up stuff or doin' things wrong
[03:00.04] Quite like me
[03:01.86] {X2}
[03:02.71] No one will ever be, like me
[03:05.46] No one will ever be, like me
[03:12.78] No one will ever be, like me
[03:18.16] No one will ever be, like me
[03:22.65]
[00:10.88] I be the new generation of slaves
[00:12.67] Here to make papes off this land corporations rape
[00:15.39] From that life I'm tryin' to separate
[00:17.11] But I guess I'm livin' dreams cause my rent's always a month late
[00:20.80] Product of an East German Black
[00:22.62] Who kissed the neck, of a pretty woman named Grace
[00:25.39] But he left my life just a little too soon
[00:28.16] Didn't see me catch the Doomtree fame
[00:29.92] As we go a little something like this
[00:31.73] Look mom, no protection, now I got a baby boy by the name of Jake
[00:35.35] And I been trying to play the cowboy to rustle in the dough
[00:38.10] When I think I'm getting' better every passin' day
[00:40.81] I'm not an early bird, plus the feathers' all black
[00:43.54] So by the time I catch an apple, usually it's rind
[00:46.20] But it's a must to decipher one's girl
[00:48.04] From the round, sweet apples that are rotten on the inside
[00:50.72] I cherish my free time
[00:52.57] But I maximize, so my soul needs to unwind
[00:56.11] I wanna see the stars be the moon to my sun
[00:58.83] (But I'm always on the run, run, run)
[01:00.62] I'm fake to all these hard-case kids
[01:02.53] I raise a black fist but won't say *nigga* in the things I write
[01:06.11] And I don't say *faggot* cause I don't think it's right
[01:08.84] I know my boy will struggle with that for over half his life
[01:10.78] I guess we got our own lives to live
[01:13.40] But I'm stretched too thin, tryin' to build a kingdom to rule
[01:16.18] And I think to the past sometimes
[01:17.98] And dag man, it's bad, see I kinda acted like a fool
[01:21.55] But I've apologized to the lives that I've touched wrong
[01:24.24] Pride to the back, move ahead strong
[01:26.09] But I can safely say: I've never played a woman without karma catchin' up later on
[01:30.64] I try to walk the right side of the tracks
[01:33.41] But I've hopped a couple trains, mom would cry if she knew the haps
[01:36.09] But I can stand who I am and face the day straight
[01:38.75] Knowin' not a thing can change when our beat singin'
[01:42.42] No one will ever be, like me
[01:45.12] No one will ever be, like me
[01:50.84] I know I'm not a bad guy, but when I try to do what's right
[01:53.58] Everyone who comes to me don't understand or see my plight
[01:56.24] Everything I've ever done, and all the plans I've had inside
[01:58.98] I was Mr. Gone Wrong in way, so I gave up and said
[02:01.64] (Alright)
[02:02.54] So now I do what I can, I'm
[02:03.79] (Alright)
[02:04.69] Stand up like Mama raised me
[02:06.45] (Alright)
[02:07.44] I was dealt from the bottom
[02:08.31] And pulled a flush
[02:09.13] I've been living with my chips all in
[02:11.06] And I'm still in, see
[02:32.05] I am P.O.S
[02:32.95] I be the new generation of slaves
[02:34.60] Here to make papes off this land corporations rape
[02:37.46] From that life I'm tryin' to separate
[02:39.20] But I guess I'm livin' dreams cause my rent's always a month late
[02:41.99] And lookin' back it seems I've always been a step behind
[02:44.66] Little off-track and feelin' no one shared the frame of mind
[02:47.38] Listenin' to records in my room to escape
[02:49.17] Found some things I could relate with, I wore out the tape
[02:51.92] We said
[02:53.62] When I lose, every time I win, cause
[02:54.57] No one will ever be
[02:56.46] Messin' up stuff or doin' things wrong
[03:00.04] Quite like me
[03:01.86] {X2}
[03:02.71] No one will ever be, like me
[03:05.46] No one will ever be, like me
[03:12.78] No one will ever be, like me
[03:18.16] No one will ever be, like me
[03:22.65]