Check the man, sittin' in the church My conscience hurts, like me hits the dirt She's paralyzed her feet to her thighs And the man who pulled the didn't even lose his necktie I Jimmy cuttin' hair at the barbershop He plays the guitar, like David plays the harp His knowledge name is Greek, whenever he speaks He's got the wisdom of King bags in his eyes from no sleep
Sometimes he thought of the fame in Madison Square So some stardom, but they forget Harlem But seeking first of all the kingdom of God is what my pops me So if I fall, could the choir me I away, on a mountain, got tempted by Satan Got bitten by a cobra, but the Lord my venom So who's am I on? I'm on the righteous check the lyrics, no time to contradict
Some seek stardom, then they forget Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some stardom, then they forget Harlem They their pockets full, but their souls run empty
Well aiyyo, I beseech you, in the hopes that I may reach you My mother taught me one day that this mid-day come someday Born to talk that jive, with peaky grown wild And teachers disliked me, I knew where my culture be So now mom I read history, I can't neglect my passion see Rock it's kind of new to me, my true love was poetry White was good and bad was black but black was just a lackey Built for that B. Jack and I'd like to save you from the wicked
D-Dog clear I wouldn't be wet the to mourn, tomorrow's death The things, glad that I, while angels wrote this violence why? me make me comprehend my black bezerk and why cast it Time to blaze the angels nappy heads are braided you make me See what's hard for me that don't make you
When I enter your vicinity, you see my God ain't never me So yo I be wised up with to go and be The last and good and see what's wrong me And through your of me and my ability So bredren you let me be or has thou asked to much from thy To tell the and not to lie? Oh my
Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Brothers keep their pockets full, but their souls run
Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Sisters keep their pockets full, but souls run empty
But as I grew, I knew cause the master me From a baby to a woman from a to a baby Life is so short, becomes hard-corpse Step in a coffin where the no longer the source
we go, there we go, there we go I got mine now won't you get We never doors so we neglect And protect the ones that's not never really seem to care and then they cry out "My people! Why aren't we equal?" As we flee, we flee our own communities we our family in poverty And then we blame it on another so family please Oh please come now with you can come with me now And blow now if you want to, we're
Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Families keep their pockets full, but their run empty
Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem People keep their pockets full, but their run empty
Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget We our pockets full, but our souls run empty
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Brothers keep their pockets full, but their run empty