W. G. O. N. R. S.

<br>[big daddy kane]<br><br>People people, we gotta get over<br><br>Before we go under, and I wonder<br><br>Why we cant find a little piece of mankind<br><br>Instead of always step back, gimme my damn nine<br><br>Livin the thug, like the shoot up the drug type<br><br>They love to hear the people sayin, &quot;yo that kid is bugged right? &quot;<br><br>Just a game, so please, out here men die<br><br>The average black man today dont make it to see twenty-five<br><br>Cause someone else got the clock rocked<br><br>Tryin to get the neighborhood locked, to be the new man on the block<br><br>But if you asked me whos the man Im like, &quot;you tell me? <br><br>I dont know, ed lover, dr. dre and heavy d? &quot;<br><br>I got my mind on comin up, if not in first place<br><br>Then damnit I plan to be the first runner up<br><br>But it seems, I got a lot of problems under my belt<br><br>And everday I gotta ask myself<br><br><br><br>[scoob]<br><br>Ah whats goin on, in our society<br><br>Whats goin on, in a de country<br><br>Whats goin on, in your community<br><br>Whats goin on, tell me<br><br><br><br>[reggae chat] - cant translate<br><br><br><br>[big daddy kane]<br><br>I seen a kid freshly dipped with mad gold<br><br>Fifteen years old, with plenty drugs bein sold<br><br>But then somebody caught him for his air jordans<br><br>His drugs the cash and the jewels he was sportin<br><br>You wanna call your girl a b-i-t-c-h<br><br>You cant appreciate so now shes humpin your man, then she aint<br><br>Cause when you teach her that hoe mentality<br><br>They accept that as reality and give all your friends the skin<br><br>You need to show some love for your people<br><br>All men are created equal, thats why with everybody I always<br><br>Spread love, and keep my pockets full of dol-dollars<br><br>But check it out now<br><br>Were not the uncivilized, the kane ? <br><br>So lets get it together, man we did it when we were slaves<br><br>Instead of always tryin to blame someone else<br><br>Take a look around, and ask yourself<br><br><br><br>[scoob]<br><br>Ah whats goin on, in your community<br><br>Whats goin on, in a dis country<br><br>Whats goin on, in our society<br><br>Whats goin on, whoahhhh<br><br><br><br>[reggae chat] - cant translate<br><br><br><br>[big daddy kane]<br><br>Nowadays its all about provin you aint nuttin soft<br><br>And everybodys always talkin about bustin off<br><br>But that aint where we gotta go, kid we can throw<br><br>And handle this thing like holyfield and blow<br><br>Then when we get it off our chest, lets put it to rest<br><br>And try to make some money progress<br><br>Because if I got a dollar, and you got ten<br><br>And you can get a hundred from a friend if five others kick in<br><br>Shoot, we can take that stack and put it back<br><br>In a community thats black, to make our people attract<br><br>Like somethin magnetic, cause word is bond its pathetic<br><br>We always talkin about this piece of the pie<br><br>But it seems we cant get it<br><br>Unless we field the life of a drug dealer<br><br>And start stellin llello but you know where they go<br><br>Up to the penile, because they chose to be wild<br><br>And now youre upstate kid, uh, waitin patiently to see trial<br><br>Now let that whole gangsta route slide<br><br>Theres too much money and skins here on the outside<br><br>For me to ever let my freedom go<br><br>Cause I got mine, now get yous, and let me know<br><br><br><br>[scoob]<br><br>Ah whats goin on, in our society<br><br>Whats goin on, when you nah haf no money<br><br>Whats goin on, people on the street<br><br>Whoahhh, why is it so..<br><br><br><br>[reggae chat] - cant translate