After bein' 25, you know, just to survive in the world 'Bout to have a little boy or baby girl, who Anyway, just when you start getting' little age And to you You thinkin' about stuff, tryin' to make the right moves So bust it out, this is what I was thinkin', it
Yo, the education of the Lon-chicka-Lonnie Began, began with Bein' my bloodline is one with the In brotha, you will discover the light Some say that God is black and the devil's Well, the devil is and God is what's right
I fight with myself in the of doubt and fear The ain't gone but I can still see clear As a child, given with no answer to why Just told believe in 'cuz for me he did die
Curiosity killed the Understanding and wisdom became the that I played to And a slave to master self A man is one with knowledge, happiness and his health
My mind had dealt with the of Zen, Tao the lessons and the Bible, to me they all vital And got truth within 'em, gotta read boys You just can't 'em, different branches of belief
But one that stem 'em But of the venom try to trim 'em And use as an emblem it should be a natural way of life Who am I or they to say to whom you ain't right
That's who got you doin' right and got you far Whether you say, "In name", or, "Al hum du'Allah" Long as you know it's a bein' that's to you You let show towards others in the things you do
'Cuz the trumpets blowin', 24 elders surround the throne Only 144,000 gon get 144,000 gon get home Only 144,000 gon get it,
I've and I've learned I have and I've earned I laughed, I've cried I have failed and I have Sunshine, rain Found joy through all my I wanna be happy with being me
Let me my concern So many of my fellow brothers have given a title That their actions earn Our is in the same breath as our innocence Subconsciously, to find An mind to convince
finally come to the realization Why black people in the place 'Cuz hard to correct yourself when you don't know Who you are in the place , so I try to find the clue in you But evidently, white folks know black history than we do
we bein' lied to? I ain't know our history was purposely Damn, somethin' in me know who I am So I began my search, my journey started in It my heartache relief when I started to understand belief Hustlin' was like a gift spent my of time in the streets
me survival from this evil I'm just gonna have to deal with And I like a fool when I tried to learn it in school It almost seemed like a rehearsal the only Science and math are
Takin' advice, read the Bible, the Koran Searched scrolls from the Israelites Hold on, this ain't right, Jesus wasn't Some leads were with insight
And it's all in the plan, but it took me some time to He created with the imperfection of man So, followin' I disagree By no have I forgotten or forgiven What's been to me but I do know the devil no white man, the devil's a spiritual mind
That's blind, there's evil white folk and evil niggas You gon surely find there's no positivity negativity But one side you have to choose Any chance to speak I to misuse
So how can you call God you let a worldly possession Become an obsession and the way you your rhymes And can't your lesson
If a seed's sown, you make sure it's You make sure grown If you God, then save your own, mentally enslave your own If you God, then save your own, don't enslave your own If you God, save your own, don't mentally enslave your own
Well, lived and I've learned I've taken and earned I laughed, I have cried I failed and I tried Sunshine, pourin' I joy through my pain Just wanna be happy, bein' me, me