After bein' 25, you know, just trying to in the world 'Bout to have a boy or baby girl, who knows? 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, with time Bein' my bloodline is one with the In time brotha, you will the light Some say that God is and the devil's white Well, the is wrong and God is what's right
I fight myself in the ring of doubt and fear The ain't gone but I can still see clear As a child, given religion no answer to why Just told in Jesus 'cuz for me he did die
Curiosity killed the Understanding and wisdom became the rhythm I played to And became a slave to self A rich man is one knowledge, happiness and his health
My mind had dealt the books of Zen, Tao the lessons Koran and the Bible, to me all vital And got within 'em, gotta read them boys You just can't skim 'em, different branches of
But one root stem 'em But of the venom try to trim 'em And use as an emblem When it should be a 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" as you know it's a bein' that's supreme to you You let show towards others in the things you do
'Cuz when the blowin', 24 elders surround the throne 144,000 gon get home Only 144,000 gon get 144,000 gon get it, baby
I've and I've learned I taken and I've earned I have laughed, cried I failed and I have tried Sunshine, rain joy through all my pain I just be happy with being me
Let me my concern So many of my fellow brothers have given themselves a That their actions earn Our is in the same breath as our innocence Subconsciously, seeking to An impressionable mind to
I've 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 first , so I try to find the clue in you But evidently, white folks know more black history we do
we bein' lied to? I ain't know our history was hidden Damn, in me wanna know who I am So I my search, my journey started in church It my heartache relief when I started to understand belief Hustlin' was like a gift spent my of time in the streets
Taught me survival from this I'm just gonna have to deal with And I felt like a fool I tried to learn it in school It almost seemed a rehearsal when the only Science and math are
Takin' advice, read the Bible, the Koran Searched scrolls from the Hebrew Hold on, this ain't right, Jesus wasn't Some leads granted with insight
And it's all in the plan, but it took me some time to He still created the imperfection of man So, followin' I disagree By no means have I or forgiven What's done to me but I do know the devil ain't no man, the devil's a spiritual mind
That's color blind, there's evil white and evil niggas You gon surely there's no positivity without negativity But one side you gonna have to Any chance to I refuse to misuse
So how can you call God you let a worldly possession Become an obsession and the way you write your And can't follow lesson
If a seed's sown, you make it's known You make sure grown If you God, then save your own, don't enslave your own If you God, then save your own, mentally enslave your own If you God, then save your own, don't enslave your own
Well, I've lived and I've I've and I've earned I have laughed, I cried I failed and I have Sunshine, rain I found joy my pain Just wanna be happy, me, bein' me