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OJW3 Lyrics - Artist : Rexx Life Raj
They said you're better than the guy on your left (Just as)
Good as the guy on your right (You) How you get to Carnegie Hall (Practice) Heaven is between your eyes (In the mind) There will never be another Jimi Hendrix (But we) Do need another Huey P (Know that) Everything works in a cycle Nothing that's new to you is gon' be new to me (Move on) Lose a lot of friends to the system (You gon') Lose even more to the streets (They won't) Tell you who you are in the classroom Schoolbooks don't tell you bout the kings and queens (That you come from) Just know knowledge is power The wealth's in your mind but you gotta have heart And you gon' need it 'Cause the odds been against you from the start 'Cause your skin tone dark be smart like I learned and gained from my papa Wisdom he taught me bout wealth, he said If you gon' work for somebody, then you Might as well work for yourself. It went Over my head as a youngin, 'cause it's Some shit you don't comprehend, if you Forget everything I tell you, promise That you'll remember this Ain't nobody gon' give you nothin You gotta take that shit Ain't nobody finna give you nothin You gotta take that shit Take it Look Um, Take me back to the one room shack The house on Sack Where it all originated The entrepreneurship that you demonstrated I listened to you every time that you was ventilating Even though you thought I wasn't Bob Marley tellin us to get up stand up You taught me to stand up and be counted But how you gon' be counted if you don't have your hand up Hand full of green hair grease that you keep in your fro I got the same soft hair I know I got it from you I love mom but her side of the family just seem to have nappy roots But the blacker the berry, sweeter the juice You told me about the struggle when you were young West Oakland Projects and mayonnaise sandwiches How the Black Panthers taught y'all about self defense Being black is beautiful but come with its challenges Told me bout your time at Coca-Cola You were stressed out dealin with them racists Which led to you beatin ass in the basement You were never one to avoid confrontation I probably get it from you But the same roll led to a business of your own Before cell phones you were runnin out the home You was givin me the skills that I wouldn't understand 'till I'm grown Now I understand everything you were on Don't understand my siblings And how they don't come around 'Specially with your illness I think that shit's selfish Why they act like children You act like you don't hurt but I know you got feelins I love that you're a realist And never have you sugar coated anything You been honest with the tongue of a guillotine Know that everything you taught still lives in me And every move I make is a result of all the energy you put in I learned and gained from my papa (I love you forever) Wisdom he taught me bout self, he said Heaven is a state of mind, that's why People be livin in Hell. It went Over my head as a youngin, 'cause it's Some shit you don't comprehend, he said If you forget everything that I told you Promise you'll remember this, like Ain't nobody gon' give you nothin You gotta take that shit Ain't nobody finna give you nothin You gotta take that shit Take it |
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