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wanna tell me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut That you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and I know now All this has got to go Life is fast, it need to slow down Come and see me when I am in yo' Practice we preach before it go down Practice what we before it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho I have to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get Masta deep down of me The deep down inside of me Everybody fuck like one or the other what it gotta be Tell me why my momma lie to me for everyone that lied to me
Peace on what I try to be
I just spread the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the
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