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First thing we must do is make up our mind |
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Then we must go and really clear our mind |
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Erase the doubt and the fear from our mind |
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Share our mind, speak our mind |
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First thing we must do is make up our mind |
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Then we must go and really clear our mind |
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Erase the doubt and the fear from our mind |
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Share our mind, speak our mind |
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Stand up brother, stand up sister |
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I told y'all before, love is gonna get'cha |
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Lovin' that money, lovin' that liquor |
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Lovin' that sex without respect you gets no bigger |
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I ain't got time to chill, only got time to build |
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You find that in those with skills |
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This a real |
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MC, of the highest degree |
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With no video, my show they dyin' to see |
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Not whether |
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I'm buyin' 'em three |
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When you watch television just keep sayin', they lyin' to me' |
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Cause they are, how long you gonna stay at the bar? |
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I'm not desperate for money, maybe you are, but listen |
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First thing we gon' do is make up our mind |
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Then we gon' go, and we gon' clear our mind |
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Erase the doubt and the fear from our mind |
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Share our mind, speak our mind |
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First thing we gon' do is make up our mind |
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Then we gon' go, and we gon' clear our mind |
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Erase the doubt and the fear from our mind |
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Share our mind, speak our mind |
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Don't you think it's time we thought about the future? |
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Whether our children they gonna be winners or losers? |
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Don't you think it's time to advance the rhyme we spit? |
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Whether you know it or not, you deep in politics |
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All inside of it, in fact you the issue |
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Don't let this government diss you |
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They really do not want you to vote, they really do not want you to hope |
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They really want you sniffin' they coke |
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You look around yo we missin' the boat |
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I coulda wrote about anything to get on, but this what |
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I wroteAnd what |
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I'm writin', is guaranteed to enlighten |
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Like Dr. Cornel |
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West, Michael |
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Eric Dyson |
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This is how we do it today, enough of the crime talk |
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KRS got somethin' new to say |
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Rise up, and put aside childish things |
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This is the message we bring, listen |
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First thing we gon' do is make up our mind |
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Then we gon' go, and we gon' clear our mind |
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Erase the doubt and the fear from our mind |
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Share our mind, speak our mind |
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Last verse, |
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KRS, blast first |
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Ignorance is bad, but temptation that's worse |
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They hide they purse, 'cause of the way we spit the verse |
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No one ever told 'em that the style's rehearsed |
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And even if they did, it wouldn't be new to their mind' |
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Cause all day rappers confess to doin' these crimes |
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So when the cops see you, they're not thinkin' about me |
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They thinkin' about takin' you out of society |
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Keep it right, don't lie to me |
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You think it's too much preachin' teachin'? |
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Huh, well fine, we'll see |
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When you're locked up in |
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J.D.C., or even prison |
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The truth shall set you free, just listen |
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You want health, and really that's about prevention |
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You want love, real love, and not depression |
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You want awareness, which come from discipline and will |
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You want wealth, which come from skills |
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When you really ready to talk, let's build |
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You ain't gotta be a scholar to know the next 4 years gonna be ill |
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I believe you already know the drill, don't lie |
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Don't steal, seek peace and don't kill |
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First thing we must do is make up our mind |
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Then we must go and really clear our mind |
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Erase the doubt and the fear from our mind |
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Share our mind, speak our mind |