The man told the lady, the lady told the news
So it's no surprise by the time it gets to you
You could look to the sky and still won't find the clues
'Cause the truth lies somewhere deep inside the blues
The building told the block, the block told the hood
The hood told the world and the world made me
The world knows the truth even when they can't see
See they try to tell you lies but that just ain't me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, public housing on it
I got a Metro card with ten thousand on it
Before it runs empty, I gotta become 50
Matter of fact, Curtis, matter of fact, Jimmy
Spend a penny on pennies, mics
Shot while waitin' on lines, yikes
But we share the same vice, wings and fried rice
Half and halves, clean and no fights, aftermaths
Grandmom said stay in, they are not playin'
The president's chocolate, but that ain't gon' stop ya
The flavor can't save ya, make your own options
Grand Old Party is hardly concerned
When my man's on the Garvey, partly because
In our mind, ain't nobody starvin' but us
Every man for his own, we swept under the rug
The man told the lady, the lady told the news
So it's no surprise by the time it gets to you
You could look to the sky and still won't find the clues
'Cause the truth lies somewhere deep inside the blues
The building told the block, the block told the hood
The hood told the world and the world made me
The world knows the truth even when they can't see
See they try to tell you lies but that just ain't me
Kings prominent, impeach the government
They pull the troops out, what about the tenements?
'Cause it's a battle there, welfare, healthcare
We tryna get our wheelchair up that crystal stair
Stare too long, you probably find the beauty in it
Rose tenant lenses lookin' at a life sentence
It all feel familiar no matter what city it is
I've been to 50 different and always find my niggas
On MLK, dippin' and trailer parks trippin'
Race is non-existent when you poverty-stricken
From babies' bodies missin' to prescription addictions
It's all full of tension, just fuckin' what we livin'
We don't control it, but they say we do
Make change without a dollar, what the fuck we supposed to do?
How I'm supposed to feel empowered when they flunk us out of school?
Even worse, shut us down when the budget cuts too
Uh, check the deficit instead of re-improves list
Check the check is an awful way to exist
At least you got a job, you don't wanna give it back
And hit the back of the line
Demandin' handouts ain't a way to stand out
And a cock-a-grant ain't usually the plan
Round man, don't push me, I'm on the edge already
And fallin' is flyin' when you dead already
The man told the lady, the lady told the news
So it's no surprise by the time it gets to you
You could look to the sky and still won't find the clues
'Cause the truth lies somewhere deep inside the blues
The building told the block, the block told the hood
The hood told the world and the world made me
The world knows the truth even when it can't see
See they try to tell you lies but that just ain't me
(They try to tell you lies but that just ain't me)
(They try to tell you lies but that just ain't me)
(They try to tell you lies but that just ain't me)
(They try to tell you lies but that just ain't me)
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