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it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to the white man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
wanna tell me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you always talk about being too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut That door you trying to open, you could shut the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck back Tell me I am and what I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to slow Come and see me I am in yo' town Practice what we before it go down Practice what we before 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 inside of me The plantation down inside of me Everybody fuck like 'Cause one or the other it gotta be Tell me why my momma lie to me for everyone that lied to me
Peace on Earth I try to be
I just spread the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I have to get the No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
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it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to the white man
At the very moment when they looked around and "Fuck it, I'ma this land" Take it back, it way back it way way back to the first black man Long ago the white man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand Take it back, it way back it way way back to the first white man At the very moment they looked around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to about Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial baby was To a father and a white mother Father wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you that, right? And I'm tell you about how All young boy ever wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he wanted to do was entertain And boy went through hell You gotta understand, his was racist, which is crazy 'Cause how in the fuck is you have All black babies with black men but you racist bitch, that don't make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The kids at school him a cracker Identifying as black, looking as Being told you can or can't be This kid went through He through He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped was crazy shit that happened to this kid And he persevered the whole world said they said? Said you be shit! You gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, I'ma And that's why the message is always peace, love and See, he always saw things from two He always saw things two sides He always knew that the was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He that because he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and torn By his brothers and sisters that were uneducated And that did not And he was stripped and he was down By his white side that did not people that are ignorant That cannot see the bigger That must and kill and murder each other But again, all he ever wanted to do Was a message of equality For man, woman, and child of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine this child up And seeing the craziest a part of the craziest shit Running around the wrong people Running with guns and knives And and stealing and, and all this Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep down in his heart it wasn't right And he knew that he needed to get from it Now I want you to also imagine, at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two to support himself Two jobs that he works in the and the evenings And then he then come home To eight or nine hours of sleep But spend four, five, six of that on music, persevering Grabbing the remote control and looking in the And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people Just his name Hoping that it would But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, little no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya black No-no! (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) And he fuck that He peace, love, and positivity He equality for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation, yeah Now I you to also imagine People telling him that he did not live this "You just a boy You ain't never experienced shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live you, we didn't live in your Section 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and violence in household We just saw it the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you gotta money, right?" (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first black man) And young man persevered in spite Of what told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first black) And man is here today, proud A of all human beings of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, yeah And here to say Even though we're all born and equal We are not treated There's extremists on every And you should just do your best to live And let other people whatever they wanna believe As long as they're not hurtin' You can they're going to hell You can believe not right You can believe superior, fine Just killing each other