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