I've seen streets where youth is forced to take the long way home
And I've seen mothers mourn the loss of their only one
Still I believe we've given more than we can give
A visions only blur when live seems unfair
Who am I to just a man with a needle in his vain?
When he's just chasin' freedom to escape the pain
Of the worlds fast pace, pipe dreams, and short comings
He's just tryin' to make due find a way out of nothin'
It's like we're damned if we do and damned if we don't
And there's a very think line
Between respect and bein' broke
And bein' one red button from World War 3
Always is called the minority
And always, always pulled over
Facin' police mentality
Why is every street a livin' hell?
Probably 'cause they want us to fail
Yeah
3 strike and shorty pack for jail
Like the slave ships when they sail
Wowoowow
Years and years of civil rights chasin' to pass that bill
Ask yourself people are we changin' or standin' still
Down and out strugglin'
In this concrete jungle
One check away from starvation
Poverty
But they say bein' free
Is about speakin' your mind
Proposize too much
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 button away from World War 3
Bein' called the minority
And bein' pulled, always bein' pulled over and subject to brutality
Why is every street like a livin' hell?
Probably 'cause they all just want us to fail
And 3 strikes and shorty pack for jail
Like the slave ships when they sail
They don't know

My people was made to endure
My people are all shapes and colors
My people got more people with them
That's more people, more sisters and brothers
My people stay strong as an Ox
My people will never fail
My people will always remain
Remain with a story to tell
My people was made to endure
My people are all shapes and colors
My people got more people with them
That's more people, more sisters and brothers
My people stay strong as an Ox
My people will never fail
My people will always remain
Remain with a story to tell
My people was made to endure
My people are all shapes and colors
My people got more people with them
That's more people, more sisters and brothers
My people stay strong as an Ox
My people will never fail
My people will always remain
Remain with a story to tell
My people was made to endure
My people are all shapes and colors
My people got more people with them
That's more people, more sisters and brothers
My people stay strong as an Ox
My people will never fail
My people will always remain
Remain with a story to tell