Check the man, sittin' in the church My hurts, flesh like me hits the dirt paralyzed from her feet to her thighs And the man who pulled the didn't even lose his necktie I check Jimmy cuttin' at the barbershop He plays the bass guitar, like David the harp His knowledge is Greek, 'cause whenever he speaks got the wisdom of King Solomon bags in his eyes from no sleep
Sometimes he thought of the in Madison Square Garden So some stardom, but they forget Harlem 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 Always check the lyrics, no to contradict
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, 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 would someday Born to talk that jive, with peaky grown wild And teachers disliked me, 'cause I 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 was just a massa 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 black to mourn, death The evil things, glad that I, while angels wrote violence why? Help me make me comprehend my black and why cast it Time to blaze the angels nappy heads are braided that you me See hard for me that don't 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 your insecurity of me and my ability So bredren won't you let me be or has thou asked to much thy To tell the truth and not to Oh my
seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget Brothers their pockets full, but their souls run empty
Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they forget Some stardom, then they forget Harlem Sisters keep pockets full, but their souls run empty
But as I grew, I knew cause the told me From a to a woman from a woman to a baby is so short, hardcore becomes hard-corpse Step in a coffin the money's no longer the source
There we go, we go, there we go I got now won't you get yours? We never open so we neglect And protect the ones that's not People never seem 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 another so family recover Oh c'mon come now with 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 stardom, then they forget Harlem Families keep their pockets full, but their souls run
Some seek stardom, then they forget seek stardom, then they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem keep their pockets full, but their souls run empty
Some seek stardom, they forget Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem We keep our pockets full, but our run empty
Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, then they Harlem Some seek stardom, then forget Harlem Brothers keep their full, but their souls run empty