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See I was made in my fathers image and they belittle my deeds |
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Their lust for convictions pledge allegiance to the almighty power and greed |
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See seeds born withered parents still children adolescent to their ways |
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Some preachers false prophets educated pigeon droppers using our sins to get paid |
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Slaves - give them freedom but give them **** |
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Take away their leader cause that give them hope |
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Sell them dreams of changing things like they were never kings and queens befo' |
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As small as a giant |
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As small as a giant, I'm still ridin' |
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Hand on my sword good Lord I need time |
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Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine |
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Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme |
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I'mma find Zion, free my soul |
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Repent for all the things I done until my eyes closed |
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When the boat man come I'm paying my toll |
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Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I'm chose |
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As small as a giant |
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The beginning was kinda dark, not too soft fairly hard |
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Drenched with love from my mother, connected to her struggle |
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Till she cut me loose, now what shall I do? |
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It was oh so easy look at how they treat me ever since she pushed me through |
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Now put me back in and stop these contractions |
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Water breaking, aw damn I know it's bout to happen |
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Failed to fix, no picket fence, a dream deferred |
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Beer and liquor chillin' with my ****** swishas and herb |
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Eviction notices, hopelessness thrown on my shoulders |
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God won't give you more than you can handle, carry these boulders |
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Give it all I got until I get older |
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Couple medals on my sleeves cause life made me a soldier |
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Reminisce on how it was way back when |
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But some things were better off way back then |
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As small as a giant, a promise so divided |
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Probably ain't surprised in so long since we sung such over Lord's camp fires |
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Cosby's was cool but television is a lie |
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Some reason I relate to survivor |
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Fresh Prince but no Uncle Phil |
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The Carltons that I knew never stayed where we lived |
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Couldn't play with those kids |
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When they were reading books we were playing cops and crooks |
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When they was writing essays, I was writing hooks |
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Mama I'll be that ***** on TV, cause people like Bow Wow and Soulja Boy make it look easy |
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No Pun intended, hoping they get offended |
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I'm throwing up if these ****** spittin' |
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Didn't write it but recite it like puppets on strings |
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Belittled as a peasant but my bloodline is of kings |
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Knight in shinning armor for this rap ****, I slash quick |
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Far as a man spit leaving gashes on these industry bastards |
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They can't see what is real, don't know how I feel |
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They weren't raised where I live |
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In Mississippi |
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As small as a giant, I'm still ridin' |
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Hand on my sword good Lord I need time |
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Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine |
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Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme |
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I'mma find Zion, free my soul |
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Repent for all the things I done until my eyes closed |
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When the boat man come I'm paying my toll |
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Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I'm chose |
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As small as a giant |
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Rise and shine, no time for sleep, thinking bout eating |
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Leaving this place long gone |
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I get no service on this earth I need to phone home |
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Did too much dirt to talk to God, nowadays I get the dial tone |
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Try again tomorrow, my heart filled with sorrow |
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My family broke too so why bother try trying to borrow |
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No car, no house, drug dealing, feeling like it might be my only option to get millions |
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What else could I do? |
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Put yourself in my shoes |
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If you had no whip you'd take some shortcuts too |
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Their ain't no time to be wasted, the world is going under |
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Nowadays can't tell fall from spring and winter from summer |
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I wonder if this was meant to be, maybe all the ******** was meant for me, takes a lot of energy |
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Break these chains and erase these thangs society put up on our brain |
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How could I explain it, we ain't free yet |
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Obama cool but he ain't sending me no free checks |
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They killing all my ****** Lord forbid I'll be next |
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No now, got too many sorrows to say and |
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Kisses to give, they don't feel how I feel |
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They weren't raised where I live, Mississippi |
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As small as a giant, I'm still ridin' |
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Hand on my sword good Lord I need time |
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Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine |
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Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme |
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I'mma find Zion, free my soul |
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Repent for all the things I done until my eyes closed |
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When the boat man come I'm paying my toll |
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Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I'm chose |
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As small as a giant |