Check the crippled man, in the church My hurts, flesh like me hits the dirt She's paralyzed from her feet to her And the man who the trigger didn't even lose his necktie I check cuttin' hair at the barbershop He plays the bass guitar, like David the harp His knowledge name is Greek, 'cause he speaks He's got the wisdom of Solomon bags in his eyes from no sleep
Sometimes he of the fame in Madison Square Garden So some stardom, but they forget Harlem But seeking first of all the kingdom of God is my pops 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 took my venom So who's side am I on? I'm on the Always check the lyrics, no time to
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem They keep their full, but their souls run empty
aiyyo, family I beseech you, in the hopes that I may reach you My mother me one day that this mid-day would come someday Born to that jive, with peaky hair 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, 'cause my true love was White was good and bad was black but black was just a massa Built for that B. Nimble Jack and I'd like to save you 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? Help me make me my black bezerk and why cast it Time to blaze the angels nappy heads are braided that you me See what's hard for me don't make you flee
When I your vicinity, you see my God ain't never after me So yo I be wised up Greek to go and be The last and good and see what's with me And through insecurity of me and my ability So bredren won't you let me be or has thou asked to from thy To the truth and not to lie? Oh my
Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Brothers keep their pockets full, but their run empty
Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Sisters keep pockets full, but their souls run empty
But as I grew, I knew the master told me From a baby to a woman from a woman to a is so short, hardcore becomes hard-corpse Step in a coffin where the no longer the source
There we go, we go, there we go I got mine now won't you get We never open so we neglect And don't the ones that's not People never really to care and then they cry out "My people! Why we treated 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 with you can with me now And blow now if you want to, through
Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Families keep their full, but their souls run empty
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget Some seek stardom, then they Harlem People keep pockets full, but their souls run empty
seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem We keep our pockets full, but our souls run
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Brothers their pockets full, but their souls run empty