Check the crippled man, in the church My hurts, flesh like me hits the dirt She's from her feet to her thighs And the man who the trigger didn't even lose his necktie I check Jimmy cuttin' at the barbershop He plays the bass guitar, like plays the harp His knowledge name is Greek, 'cause he speaks He's got the of King Solomon bags in his eyes from no sleep
Sometimes he thought of the fame in Madison Garden So some seek stardom, but they forget But seeking first of all the kingdom of God is what my told me So if I fall, the choir catch me I away, on a mountain, got tempted by Satan Got bitten by a cobra, but the Lord my venom So who's side am I on? I'm on the check the lyrics, no time to contradict
Some seek stardom, then they forget Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem They keep pockets full, but their souls run empty
Well aiyyo, family I beseech you, in the hopes I may reach you My mother me one day that this mid-day would come someday Born to talk that jive, peaky hair grown wild And teachers disliked me, I knew where my culture be So now yeah mom I read history, I neglect my passion see Rock kind of new to me, 'cause my true love was poetry White was good and bad was black but black was a massa lackey Built for that B. Nimble Jack and I'd like to you from the wicked
D-Dog I wouldn't be wet the black to mourn, tomorrow's death The evil things, glad that I, while angels wrote this why? Help me make me comprehend my black and why cast it to blaze the angels nappy heads are braided that you make me See what's hard for me that make you flee
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 and good and see what's wrong with me And through your of me and my ability So bredren won't you let me be or has thou to much from thy To tell the truth and not to Oh my
Some seek stardom, then they forget Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget Brothers keep their pockets full, but souls run empty
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Sisters their pockets full, but their souls run empty
But as I grew, I knew cause the master me From a baby to a woman a woman to a baby Life is so short, hardcore hard-corpse Step in a coffin where the no longer the source
There we go, there we go, we go I got mine now won't you get We open doors so we neglect And don't protect the that's not People really seem to care and then they cry out "My people! Why aren't we equal?" As we flee, we flee our own we leave our family in poverty And then we blame it on so family please recover Oh c'mon please come now you can come with me now And blow now if you want to, through
Some seek stardom, then they Harlem seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Families keep their pockets full, but their run empty
seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem People keep their pockets full, but souls run empty
seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem We keep our pockets full, but our souls run
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Brothers keep their pockets full, but their run empty