You and I, you and IHey!You don't got to read between the linesTo realize what we needYou don't got to read between the linesTo realize what we needYou don't have to read between the linesTo realize what we needA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' less of me and more you and IA lil' less of me and more you and IA lil' less of me and more you and IA lil' less of me and more you and IUnity is what all communities needIt doesn't matter the color of your skinDon't let that racial chip hold you downFrom making it towards you wanna goHelp the next man and together we will riseBlack man, black manBlack man, black manBlack man, you gotta tell 'em what you wantKeep us out 'em cage, we ain't monkeys no moreWe fight for creativity, we ain't fightin' yo warBe a queen, queen, you ain't gotta be a hoeI say what I want but I'm keepin' it realFreedom of speech really ain't that freeSo when you say what you want you gotta say it in secretIgnore the obvious but I know that you see itHey, I know that you see itIgnore the obvious but I know that you see itIgnore the problem but I know that we see itIf you don't acknowledge it then you the reasonPut yo fists up!I know that you see itIgnore the obvious but I know that you see itIgnore the problem but I know that we see itIf you don't acknowledge it then you the reason, straight up!You don't got to read between the linesTo realize what we needYou don't have to read between the linesTo realize what we needA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' less of me and more you and IA lil' less of me and more you and IA lil' less of me and more you and IA lil' less of me and more you and II got love for the youths in ChicagoI got love for the youths in DetroitI got love for the youths in New OrleansI got love for the youths all around the worldI love my presidents, but fuck the government'Cause if it ain't a budget, they ain't budgin'Straight up!Black man, kill a black manOver the fakest fucking chain or a dice gameCrips killing Crips, is that really love?Favorite color red, so now you a Blood?Fuck outta here!Missed me with thatFight the power, strapped 'em blackMystify 'em hour, who got yo back?Is it a black man or is it yo strap?(Pop pop pop!) This ain't a black white Chinese thangGot love from the Mexicans and every raceAll around the world, we gotta stick togetherI don't see a color, all I see is a brother'Cause my public enemy is not the man that's next to meBut actually the man above that's lookin' down on meLike if we is for that?We gotta stand together, heyYou don't got to read between the linesTo realize what we needYou don't have to read between the linesTo realize what we needA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' bit of U-N-I-T-YA lil' less of me and more you and IA lil' less of me and more you and IA lil' less of me and more you and IA lil' less of me and more you and II got love, ayeI got loveI got love, ayeI got loveUh I never was the type to look away from the obvious painThey put on my people just to chain the fact that we kings and queensStronger than the images they put on big screensWe have to show it, niggas know itThat Tyler Perry family reunion we never hadInstead we get the vine and reminisce on the pathOf our poor righteous teachersCommunity needs us to be better role models and more leadersWe on it, stand for the call, leer for the momentAs long as I'm breathin', I'm fightin' fo' freedom against my opponentThey want me to slave it out, throw us in cagesTo hit the remainders, skip ova the pages or our courses'Cause we too busy killin' up each otherHeard another unarmed brother got smotheredAnother memorial and cryin' motherThat folk in trouble, damn!
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