[Chorus: Makeba Mooncycle] Oh God, why the streets like a war zone And why are little babies left to fend all alone We shouldn't have to wear, a bulletproof vest Oh God, why is everybody put to the test
[Makeba Mooncycle] Oh life's a bitch and a bowl of grits Crime doesn't pay, but it beats this shit Thinking on your life, and how it all went wrong On the straight path, but now the path is gone Looking for a light to lead you, mom and dad Swore the'll never leave you Knowing in your heart that they might deceive you Oh Lordy, Lordy, why I never feel you Pops ain't around when the time is short And momma's dragging us through family court I got no time, for reminiscing Slum is not full, cuz your food is missing Got to keep that mind straight on this mission So what you dishing, reality's plain Here's the definition to the word insane Who causes hunger, effects, starts your robbing Not equal to, so you stopped your thriving This is how it is...
[Chorus 1.5X]
[Hook 1.5Xw/ Chorus: Makeba Mooncycle] Desert storm.. Just like Desert Storm...
[Makeba Mooncyle] They say praise the lord, and to God I should trust Things ain't the same and I feel out of touch Three steps back with one step up Cuz things go wrong and I feel so stuck I got to keep climbing, I got to keep striving A positive outlook, made me hit the road Cuz so many stories were left untold The sea heard of, was I predicted When is all this pain gonna be lifted I think I'm going crazy, out of my mind Things ain't been right, since we left the sure lines Cops been harassing, sons and daughters passing Money kept in stashes, as the church play passes Can't tell me, what to believe, this world is full of enemies I hit straight like, cupid, now ya Stuck on stupid, I come back like 360
[Chorus 2X w/ Hook 2X]
[Makeba Mooncycle] It takes years of oppression, turn it into flows of aggression My impression's from sunlight reflecton Detection, your weakness, sick woman's fetus Protection I'm giving, so we can live in Free me from the weakness of the heart Stay inside my character, like peace to a part Conduction is a function, put together like a union Confusions, what we get out of American institutions I'm young and truth equals learning The false hood started with the burnings illusions Seeing something, that's not really nothing Like wack MC's speaking on they own destruction Stop your bluffing my man, it's time to take a stand Distortion, let's make things clear, the statics Reaction from the fear...
