Blackman Pt. 1

You and I, you and I
Hey!

You don't got to read between the lines
To realize what we need
You don't got to read between the lines
To realize what we need
You don't have to read between the lines
To realize what we need
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' less of me and more you and I
A lil' less of me and more you and I
A lil' less of me and more you and I
A lil' less of me and more you and I

Unity is what all communities need
It doesn't matter the color of your skin
Don't let that racial chip hold you down
From making it towards you wanna go
Help the next man and together we will rise

Black man, black man
Black man, black man
Black man, you gotta tell 'em what you want
Keep us out 'em cage, we ain't monkeys no more
We fight for creativity, we ain't fightin' yo war
Be a queen, queen, you ain't gotta be a hoe
I say what I want but I'm keepin' it real
Freedom of speech really ain't that free
So when you say what you want you gotta say it in secret
Ignore the obvious but I know that you see it
Hey, I know that you see it
Ignore the obvious but I know that you see it
Ignore the problem but I know that we see it
If you don't acknowledge it then you the reason
Put yo fists up!
I know that you see it
Ignore the obvious but I know that you see it
Ignore the problem but I know that we see it
If you don't acknowledge it then you the reason, straight up!

You don't got to read between the lines
To realize what we need
You don't have to read between the lines
To realize what we need
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' less of me and more you and I
A lil' less of me and more you and I
A lil' less of me and more you and I
A lil' less of me and more you and I

I got love for the youths in Chicago
I got love for the youths in Detroit
I got love for the youths in New Orleans
I got love for the youths all around the world
I love my presidents, but fuck the government
'Cause if it ain't a budget, they ain't budgin'
Straight up!

Black man, kill a black man
Over the fakest fucking chain or a dice game
Crips killing Crips, is that really love?
Favorite color red, so now you a Blood?
Fuck outta here!
Missed me with that
Fight the power, strapped 'em black
Mystify 'em hour, who got yo back?
Is it a black man or is it yo strap?
(Pop pop pop!) This ain't a black white Chinese thang
Got love from the Mexicans and every race
All around the world, we gotta stick together
I don't see a color, all I see is a brother
'Cause my public enemy is not the man that's next to me
But actually the man above that's lookin' down on me
Like if we is for that?
We gotta stand together, hey

You don't got to read between the lines
To realize what we need
You don't have to read between the lines
To realize what we need
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' bit of U-N-I-T-Y
A lil' less of me and more you and I
A lil' less of me and more you and I
A lil' less of me and more you and I
A lil' less of me and more you and I

I got love, aye
I got love
I got love, aye
I got love

Uh I never was the type to look away from the obvious pain
They put on my people just to chain the fact that we kings and queens
Stronger than the images they put on big screens
We have to show it, niggas know it
That Tyler Perry family reunion we never had
Instead we get the vine and reminisce on the path
Of our poor righteous teachers
Community needs us to be better role models and more leaders
We on it, stand for the call, leer for the moment
As long as I'm breathin', I'm fightin' fo' freedom against my opponent
They want me to slave it out, throw us in cages
To hit the remainders, skip ova the pages or our courses
'Cause we too busy killin' up each other
Heard another unarmed brother got smothered
Another memorial and cryin' mother
That folk in trouble, damn!