[Verse 1: K'Naan]Here we goFrom the poorest and blackest of peopleTo surviving the streets of MogadishuThe most dangerous armed and lethalYet peaceful, we know evilI come from the slums that's run downSpit native intelligent tongue soundsWould rather get gunned down than dumbed downSo come down[Verse 2: M1]Much success to you comradeTo who I wronged, if it's never been said before, my badI took a page from the book of Martin LutherAnd decided that it's better to hug you than to shoot youI'm sorry homie if it's not what your use toBut the way that we living' these black lives is beautifulAll the things we've been throughAnd the tree we done blewWe probably family but we never knew[Chorus: Stori James]'Til we get there, I'm on your side'Til we get there, I'm on your sideAnd it can take some time, 'til we win this fight'Til we get there, I'm on your side[Verse 3: M1]That's what's called solidarityWhen we struggle it's therapyAfter chaos we get clarityMy enemy's enemy is my man, remember?I ain't trying' to be ending up in this man's dilemmaWe only here for a minute, it's what you make it so live itSee I'm a rider and I'm going to be rememberedFor those of you not born, to those of you not hereI wish you the best, and that's real[Verse 4: K'Naan]This ain't your averageWhen they portray us they say all savage'Cause we have it, blast it, won't stash it'Cause we fight to the death and manageTo makes songs of struggle and to habitsAnd dammit, if I don't get evenIt's chant down Babylon seasonDie for New Orleans to Cleveland'Til we even, we not believing[Chorus: Stori James]'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah'Til we get there, I'm on your sideAnd it can take some time, 'til we win this fight'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah[Verse 5: M1]I love when we making playsI love all our brilliant waysI love when we get paid, and never move away from the hoodWe keep getting while the getting is goodYou right at home in our neck of the woods'Cause we peopleMomma said treat others like you want them to treat youWe just want to live and be peacefulLong as it makes sense, I'ma have patienceEspecially with my brothers I go back in the day withWe speak the same language, suffer the same dangers'Cause our children are victims of lead paint chipsOut in L.A. they put the Black against the MexicansOld rivalries is throwing up their sets againThey put the short against the tall and the old verse the newPretty soon it's going to be me against youAll the things we been throughAnd the tree that we blewI wish you much success, and stay true[Chorus: Stori James, 4x]'Til we get there, I'm on your side'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeahAnd it can take some time, 'til we win this fight'Til we get there, I'm on your side
Til We Get There
K\'Naan f/ M1, Stori James
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