What's goin' downnWelcome to the world of a kid named MikeynWho had only one reason to be hated by whiteynRaised on a farm outside of south bendnWhere they hated on him cause he was African AmericannBut three years later, Mikey was the town pridenBasketball Mikey went and got himself a full ride nEarned his acceptance on the hardwood floornAnd that's something white America would never ignorennStop, hey, what's that soundnEverybody look what's goin' downnStop, hey, what's that soundnEverybody look what's goin' downnnWhat's goin' down tell me what's goin' downnI want to know just what's goin' downnWhat's goin' down I'll tell ya what's goin' downnYou want to know just what's goin' downn take a look aroundnEverything is comin' downnDo you hear the subtle soundsnOf our morality slippin'nPeople on the gonWe'll be reapin' what we sownYeah we say we want to knownBut I got my suspicionsnnWelcome to the world of a girl named SusienSusie's only crime was that she was born a cutienPhysically abused by her uncle and his friendsnAlcohol let 'em all leave the house with grinsnBut Susie couldn't shake off the memoriesnForced to find her own kind of remedynA man-eater for the rest of her daysnThree kids, three men, no daddies by eleventh gradennWhat be goin' diggy downnWhen you find what you lostnBut you lose what you found