They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history

I do it for HIP HOP... I do it for HIP HOP... I do it for HIP HOP... I do it for hip hop I don't do it for the cars and the fancy drops And I don't do it for the chains and the flashing rocks Now this is what they call poetry in motion My soul bleeds on

Don’t pin it all on me Fall upon your knees saying "This is my body and soul here" Fall and begging, pleading Oh blame, blame, blame (I got you, I got you) There’s no room for you here "You’ve got the power and control" You go sleep with the fishes Wrap

Lately I’ve been worried I don’t know where to it is that I do belong Lately I’ve been too busy To smell the bottle brush Just chasing laps around the sun And you just laugh and smile Shake your head and remind me that All good things can come true Oh,

You know some people They just wont understand They just wont understand these things Thank you for your message But I don't understand No, I just wont understand these things Well I know you are strong May your journey be long So come sit down

Standing with an army I'm standing with an army When I'm with you When I'm with you (when I'm with you) Yet you understand Yeah like no one can We both know what they say about us But they don't stand a chance because I know that I've been messed up

If you don't like it Then try it Out here looking for the good life I'll believe it when I see it Tongue in my cheek and your back in my knife I keep pushing through, my eyes right on you Everyone says you should get away, fast as you can But I know

F-R-I-E-N-D-S Want me to spell it out for you? Ooh ooh, ooh ooh You can't be reasoned with, I'm done being polite I've told you one, two, three, four, five, six thousand times Haven't I made it obvious? Don't mess it up, talking that shit Only gonna push

Hold me tight, or don't So hold me tight Oh na na na na na na na na na na na An-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-nother day goes by Na na na na na na na I woke up, no luck I wanna sleep on every piece of fuzz And stuffing that comes out of you, you I took too many hits off

If she says I've got to fix my teeth Then she's so American (she's American) If she likes it 'cause we just don't eat And we're so intelligent, she's American And we're socially relevant, she's American And if she likes it 'cause we just don't eat She's