Nah, I raised at gunpoint and Ive read too many books To distract me from the mirror, when unhappy with my And I aint got proper for the makings of a thug Though I grew up in the and my niggers all sold drugs
And that may validate me for a spot on MTV Or get me all the airplay that my account would need I was to invest in a lesson that I learned I thought fool had jumped me just because it was my turn
I went to an open space 'cause I he wouldnt do it If somebody could see him or somebody else might prove it And in your eyes, it may seem I got punked out 'Cause I walked a narrow path and went and changed my route
But that openness me to a truth I couldnt find In the fists of my ego or the confines of my mind Or the hipness of my swagger or the swagger in my Or the scowl of my grimace or the of my rep
'Cause we a truth, son, the changes by the hour And you open to it, vulnerability is power And in that shifting form, youll find a truth that change And that truth is living proof of the fact God is strange
Talk to strangers, when the fails and friends lead you astray When Buddha laughs and Jesus weeps and it out God is gay 'Cause and Messiahs, love can come in many forms In the hallways of projects or the fat girl in your dorm
And when you finally the time to see what theyre about Perhaps you find them lonely or their wisdom you out Maybe youll find the where cycles end back where you began But come this time around, youll have someone to your hand
Who prays for you, who is there for you, who sends you love and Exposes you to of you that you once tried to fight But come time around, you'll choose to walk a different path You'll embrace what you turned away and cry at what you
'Cause thats the only way were going to make it through this Where is common sense and senselessness the norm And flags wave high above the and the two never touch And stolen goods are overpriced and freedom too much
And no one seems to recognize the symbols come to The bitten apple on the and Jesus had a wife And she was his Messiah like that may be yours Who holds a subtle that carves through worlds like magic doors
And what Ive been looking for, the bridge from then to now watching BET like what the fuck, son? This is foul But that square box don't represent the that we live in The earth is not a flat screen, I aint to fit in
But aint for the underground, this here is for the sun A seed a stranger gave to me and on my tongue And when I look at you, I know Im not the one As a great man once said, theres nothing more Than an idea whos time has