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

Hold me closer tiny dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man Ballerina, you must have seen

Some girls they act retarded Bumpin' and grindin' that pole We 'bout to have a party (turn the music up) Let's get it started (Go head shake your butt) I'm lookin' for a girl with a body and a sexy strut Wanna get it poppin' baby step right up Some girls

All I am, all I have Leads me down these roads again Take my hand, show me the way I wanted to believe in all of this And I wanted to believe in you (You believed in me) And never bring me back here These are my unanswered prayers The time has come for me

Are you the one From my side of town Maybe, maybe It's hard breathing in It's hard breathing out Lately, lately Louder, harder, better As good as it ever gets

If you don't like where we're going Then you won't like what's coming next What will we look like? In a post American world Why cower to all those Who oppose the American world? We see each other through different eyes Segregating ourselves by class and

Everybody wants a piece of the action And that's why Everybody needs a main attraction I got what everybody needs Satisfaction guaranteed Everybody wants, everybody needs So you think you'll take another piece of me To satisfy your intellectual need Do

Every single night I pray (I pray) Every single night I can feel it And it hurts me But I won't let them take control of me Give me a reason to love you Every night 'cos I've seen life without you lately

Now, right now Now, ooh, ooh Got that good gas, for real Put you on your ass, for real Right now, right now I let her count it, too much to balance I can't even balance

I'm not afraid (I'm not afraid) To take a stand (to take a stand) We'll walk this road together, through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm Just letting you know that, you're not alone Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road Everybody