Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first black man Long ago before the man paint the black man with a gun in his hand Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first white man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" Take it back, take it way it way way back to the first black man Long ago the white man Could the black man with a gun in his hand
it back, take it way back Take it way, way to the first white man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Everybody tell me what I am, what I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you talk about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut That door you trying to open, you could that the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to slow and see me when I am in yo' town Practice what we preach it go down Practice what we preach it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta deep down of me The deep down inside of me Everybody fuck sodomy one or the other what it gotta be Tell me why my gotta lie to me for everyone that lied to me
Peace on what I try to be
I just wanna spread the message of 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 to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
it back, take it way back Take it way, way to the first black man Long ago the white man Could the black man with a gun in his hand
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the white man
At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land" it back, take it way back Take it way way to the first black man Long ago before the man Could the black man with a gun in his hand Take it back, it way back Take it way way to the first white man At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to 1990 Grove Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a baby was born To a black father and a white Father wasn't there to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm tell you about that, right? And I'm tell you about how All this boy ever wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he wanted to do was entertain And this boy went hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, is crazy how in the fuck is you gonna have All these black babies with black men but you bitch, that don't make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her him a nigger The kids at school callin' him a Identifying as black, as white Being told you can or can't be kid went through everything He went He saw in the household Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was was crazy shit that happened to this kid And he persevered the whole world said they said? Said you be shit! You ain't gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, I'ma And that's why the is always peace, love and positivity See, he always saw things two sides He saw things from two sides He always that the message was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He knew that because he saw (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and torn By his black and sisters that were uneducated And did not know And he was stripped and he was torn By his side that did not know These people that are That cannot see the bigger That fight and kill and murder each other But once again, all he ever to do Was spread a message of For every man, woman, and Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first) Now this child growing up And seeing the shit Being a part of the shit Running around with the wrong Running with guns and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep down in his heart that it right And he knew that he to get away from it Now I want you to imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to himself Two that he works in the morning and the evenings And then he would come home To about eight or hours of sleep But four, five, six hours of that on music, persevering Grabbing the control and looking in the mirror And pretending to see thousands and and thousands of people Just chanting his Hoping that it happen But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya boy, ya black mothafucka No-no! (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first) And he said that He said peace, love, and He equality for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, Now I want you to also People telling him that he did not live this "You a white boy You ain't never experienced shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we didn't live in your Section 8 We didn't live with the narcotics and in your household We just saw it from the outside, outside, outside, Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you gotta money, right?" (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man) And this young man in spite Of what told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first black) And that man is here today, A lover of all human Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, orientation, yeah, yeah And here to say Even though we're all and created equal We are not equally There's extremists on side And you should just do your best to live And let other people believe whatever they wanna As long as not hurtin' anybody You can believe going to hell You can it's not right You can believe you're superior, Just killing each other