(In world) This that (What's to love?) that feeling you miss (I'd to know) It's that love, it's passion Tone don't get shit like this no more
happen to the love? What happen to the happen to the? Reflex,
Welcome to my longitude and My attitude is shaping my Skyscrapers, housing The sheep is from the sun The wolves is at the moon
It's tragic how you in the 'Cause you ain't got no When it come to rapping who's the baddest (In world)
You still don't get it, this a recession, recession? Dog, we been Shit been a mess and we been dealing this depression Since way back but you ain't got to say
the greatest lesson, slave to our possessions Greed the devil weapon Fight to the death, only the greatest (In world) get it
Lordy, lordy, lordy, I hustling really, really hard Get up off my ass making some moves Put two and two start paying my dues I got to get up for it, up in this world
If skills sold truth be told, I'd be lyrically Talib Kweli Lyrically Talib Kweli, Kweli
I get respected by the MC's (In world) The for my success is one part pain and suffering Two parts and hustling it over Hi-Tek production We bubbling like eruptions
You better buckle in, the panic button get your momma to tuck you in You know we did like no did it (In world) You gots to get it
In world happening to love? I'd like to
Lordy, lordy, lordy, I been really, really hard Get up off my ass start making some Put two and two together paying my dues I got to get up for it, stand up in world
Ayo, I grab the mic until my hands develop the My style is bit, I only see myself with Malkovich My grind miraculous, rhyme for slums to Facing all my challengers, raising the black power Here to the counterfeit (In world)
Add it up it don't amount to I paid my dues the receipt for taxes Although we stack it we stuck in the bracket It's a straitjacket
My rebel tactics got the planet off it's axis The devil laughing you lazy, man, get off your ass And talent mean nothing without all the practice (In world)
Lordy, lordy, lordy, I been hustling really, really Get up off my ass start making some Put two and two together start paying my I got to get up for it, stand up in this