My mama told me find a real job, 'cause I'm what I'm doing cut it Say she never seen a get rich struggling and shit Just fussing and I trying to hear that Leaving out the house, I the news and it's clear that If mama would have said a few to them damn fools You wouldn't have them killers in the The of the innocent Praises be to God the Most merciful, and I would question you But being shot down'll hurt a dude I the devil's got her heels on But as I walk through the valley, I just feel And life has got a funny way of A man of faith but all in all it's a To walk up out the without a scratch on me And to talk about my journey, where you at, homie?
Sam was by the river Martin, he had a But that don't mean there be harmony because the choir sings They say change gon' come So when is gon' come? Somebody me, somebody tell me (I'm not gon' lie, I'm getting scared now)
I burying my classmates I skipping classes in the 8th grade And walking to the Burger King at And coming before the bell rung, but one time We decided we was ditch the whole day And catch the to Sharpstown, I'll always Remember Kurtis beatboxing on the seat Me freestyling, knew every rapper that he up to us, K run through us Man, I them old days, if one knew us You that we was destined for greatness Father's Day came, that's when God set to him Too dying young, no sequel And I gone a many night sleepless Every page brings the ending One day closer, on you on how you spend it
Sam was born by the And Martin, he had a But that mean there will be harmony Just because the sings They say that change gon' come (Change come, oh oh) So is change gon' come? (When is change gon' come?) Somebody tell me, somebody me (And every day it's something different)
It's politics or one's religion (Yeah, yeah) We need to keep our guns in my It's the that you need to take control of You have the right to bear your arms they told us tragic when an innocent is gunned down But Congress wants to take away our Wow Now, about off in Chicago? Huh? Them little in Chicago Parents heart-broke, I pray I never that feeling And although the truth is so We push it to the side like we don't And that shit me madder That's right, my Brad Jordan No different a Trayvon Martin (no different) No different than a shot down Your picture of a Jesus