Ey, ey, check it out Man, you need to get up out of this man And get a job man you get smoked man I know you wanna hear it man But, man, wait, up loc you've got company man Where's my
When I'm ridin' on the street I hear gunshots, shots Swear crack niggas 'cause moms missed flips So man really care about politics In the ninety's, our governments so
I CNN sometimes and I realize playin' tricks on my mind They want a man to with his hands Too young to die, and they don't a damn
Rare-momma got on her knees But not no more, god damn it, I cheese I'm on the and I'ma show and prove You might cry to my groove
Rest in peace, brothers underneath I love you to death while my beat's like a In the of the night on the city streets The thing we got left is the beat
All we got is the beat, is the beat, yo All we got left is the beat, huh, it to me All we got is the beat, the beat, yo All we got is the beat, uh
Who brings guns into the And then makes sure that they come the way Gain the points until the whole traps And teach up my that she should call up the cops
The projects are hell, wait a, There's we do but ride on top of an elevator Say the clubs, I get a job to feed, somebody's gettin' robbed
I ain't worked, but I ain't workin' for You ever a man-shelter? Check out the bombs Brother of pain, their whole lives are They spent every dime tryin' not to be
And all the got bags of clothes They'll be your long lost momma, one never The streets are like a While the presidents secretary is in his leather chair
All we got is the beat, is the beat, yo All we got is the beat, give it to me All we got is the beat, the beat, yo All we got is the beat, uh
Lemon to a lime, lime to a When you a toga-black, hire black linen Your man applause when he can't get a job He gets up all of his family and feels a slob
The women don't understand 'Cause they don't realize it is to be a black man In the mornin' a feels like a jerk Seein' black women and white men go to
So all women fear, the brothers ain't 'Cause they won't give us no jobs, the real deal Hold my hand I get it all together They don't deserve me at times of bad
'Cause make it out the concrete walls And there's way besides basketball Let me go, let me do I do I'm red, and green, then red, white and blue
All we got is the beat, is the beat, yo All we got left is the beat, it to me All we got is the beat, is the beat, yo All we got left is the beat, uh, it to me
Ridin' in the street you can the city heat A little bit of grass and a lot of concrete Creepin' I'm standin' on the And you can get if you wanna
Paybacks a on the street You're seein' gold teeth, ya funky beats Brothers by real slow You get leary when they got tinted
Sittin' on the with a blunt I'm drinkin' valentine, I raised up front My aunt always talked about God Tell me you cried 'cause it's so hard got a hell of a plan But word is born ain't destroyin' this black man
All we got is the beat, is the beat, yo All we got is the beat, give it to me All we got is the beat, is the beat, yo All we got left is the beat, uh, it to me
All we got is the beat, is the beat, yo All we got is the beat, huh, give it to me All we got is the beat, the beat, yo All we got left is the beat, uh, it to me
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