Check the man, sittin' in the church My conscience hurts, flesh me hits the dirt paralyzed from her feet to her thighs And the man who pulled the trigger even lose his necktie I check cuttin' hair at the barbershop He plays the bass guitar, like David plays the His knowledge name is Greek, whenever he speaks got the wisdom of King Solomon bags in his eyes from no sleep
Sometimes he of the fame in Madison Square Garden So some seek stardom, but forget Harlem But seeking of all the kingdom of God is what my pops told me So if I fall, could the catch me I flew away, on a mountain, got by Satan Got bitten by a cobra, but the Lord took my So side am I on? I'm on the righteous Always check the lyrics, no time to
seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem They keep their full, but their souls run empty
Well aiyyo, family I you, in the hopes that I may reach you My mother me one day that this mid-day would come someday Born to talk that jive, with peaky grown wild And teachers disliked me, 'cause I where my culture be So now yeah mom I read history, I can't neglect my see Rock it's kind of new to me, 'cause my true love was was good and bad was black but black was just a massa lackey Built for B. Nimble Jack and I'd like to save you from the wicked
D-Dog clear I wouldn't be wet the black to mourn, tomorrow's The things, glad that I, while angels wrote this violence why? Help me make me comprehend my black and why cast it Time to blaze the angels nappy heads are that you make me See hard for me that don't make you flee
When I enter your vicinity, you see my God never after me So yo I be up with Greek to go and be The last and and see what's wrong with me And your insecurity of me and my ability So bredren you let me be or has thou asked to much from thy To tell the truth and not to Oh my
Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget keep their pockets full, but their souls run empty
Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget Sisters keep their pockets full, but souls run empty
But as I grew, I cause the master told me From a baby to a woman from a to a baby Life is so short, hardcore hard-corpse Step in a where the money's no longer the source
There we go, there we go, we go I got mine now won't you get We never doors so we neglect And don't the ones 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 communities we leave our in poverty And then we it on another so family please recover Oh c'mon please come now you can come with me now And blow now if you to, we're through
Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem keep their pockets full, but their souls run empty
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Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem We our pockets full, but our souls run empty
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Brothers keep their pockets full, but their souls run