Harlem once was red line district rated Designated ghetto like the yellow star of David And you wonder why people don't own their homes 'Cause the racist bank wouldn't fuckin' mortgage a loan Until after the invasion of gentrification Eminent domain

When I take drugs I go to the moon Lil spoiled bitch 2000 on shoes Walk in the club with one bitch with two By myself at the top like cocoon When I'm in the coupe I feel like a cocoon Designer gifts red bottoms baboon We the wave we the wave typhoon Take

Up on the hillside you can see the cross shine Out in the alley hear the hungry dog whine You and I, friend, sit waiting for a sign See how the sunset makes the lake look like wine Over the mountain I can hear myself called I want to come running but my

It's so cold, it's so cold And it hurts like heaven Still I won't let go You, ooh, ooh Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park Do you ever get the feeling That you're missing the mark? Written up in marker on a factory sign

Hey girl, lemme tell you a little story 'bout this thing called fucking Lay you on your back, got your legs in the air like a peace sign Lay you on your back, got your legs wide open like a peace sign We can make it nasty, shave your head like Cassie I

We still prevail through the hell, yeah Can you believe it? We're still undefeated Though it's designed for us to lose Believe it, we're still undefeated How I keep from goin' under? It's like a jungle outside Sometimes I wonder how I keep from goin'

Better back up off me, bitch, watch me ball (ball) You cannot deny it, oh no, no-no, no-no Me, I'm like a pilot, G5 Jet I'm fly as shit Bitches be on my dick, designer threads, I'm fly as shit Nigga every law and every rule I break Feds tryna watch the

I pray to the Lord, my soul to take Before I wake My soul to take, my soul to take, my soul to take Like we always do at this time, Cole blowin' your mind Hey dummy, this no accident, all of this was designed Took my time, crept from behind And I opened

Has man gone insane A few will remain Who'll find a way To live one more day Through decades of war It spreads like disease There's no sign of peace Religion and greed cause millions to bleed Three decades of war

Toy-like people make me boy-like I see myself in there upon my lover I found a reason I seen you go down to a cold mirror It was never clearer in my era so You lick a shine upon your forehead or Check it by the signs in the corridor You light my ways