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These ideas are nightmares for white parents
Whose worst fear is a child with dyed hair and who likes earrings
Like whatever they say has no bearing
It's so scary in a house that allows no swearing
To see him walking around with his headphones blaring
Alone in his own zone, cold and he don't care
He's a problem child, what bothers him all comes out
When he talks about his f*****' dad walkin' out

'Coz he hates him so bad that he blocks him out
But if he ever saw him again, he'd probably knock him out
His thoughts are whacked, he's mad so he's talkin' back
Talkin black, brainwashed from rock and rap
He sags his pants, to rags and a stocking cap
His step-father hit him so he socked him back
And broke his nose, this house is a broken home
There's no control, he just lets his emotions go, come on

Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

Entertainment is danger, intertwine it with gansters
In the land of the killers, a sinner's mind is a sanctum
Only you're unholy, only have one homey
Only this gun, lonely, 'coz don't anyone know me
But everybody just feels like they can relate
I guess words are a m***********, they can be great
Or they can be great, or even worse, they can teach hate
It's like kids hang on every single statement we make

Like they worship us, plus all the stores ship us platinum
Now how the f*** did this metamorphosis happen?
From standin' on corners and porches just rappin'
To havin' a fortune, no more kissin' ass
But then these critics crucify you, journalists try to burn you
Fans turn on you, attorney's all gonna turn it to
To get their hands on every dime you have
They want you to lose your mind every time you mad

So they can try to make you out to look like a loose cannon
You need to spew, don't hesitate to produce air-guns
That's why these prosecutors wanna convict me
Swiftly just to get me off of these streets quickly
But all their kids been listenin' to me religiously
So I'm signing CDs while police fingerprint me
They're for the judges daughter, but his grudge is against me
If I'm such a f*****' menace, this s*** doesn't make sense, Pete

It's all political, if my music is literal and I'm a criminal
How the f*** can I raise a little girl?
I couldn't, I wouldn't be fit to
You're full of s*** too, Guerrera, that was a fist that hit you!

Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

They say music can alter moods and talk to you
But can it load a gun for you and c*** it too?
Well if it can, then the next time you assault a dude
Just tell the judge it was my fault, and I'll get sued
See what these kids do, is hear about us toting pistols
And they want to get one, 'coz they think the s***'s cool
Not knowin' we're really just protectin' ourselves
We're entertainers, of course this s***'s affecting our sales

You ignoramus, but music is reflection of self
We just explain it, and then we get our cheques in the mail
It's f***** up ain't it, how we can come from practically nothin'
To bein' able to have any f*****' thing that we wanted
It's why we sing for these kids that don't have a thing
Except for a dream and a f****** rap magazine
Who post pin-up pictures on their walls all day long
Idolise their favourite rappers and know all they songs

Or for anyone who's ever been through s*** in they lives
So they sit and they cry at night, wishing they die
Till they throw on a rap record, and they sit and they vibe
We're nothing to you, but we're the f*****' s*** in their eyes
That's why we sieze the moment, and try to freeze it and own it
Squeeze it and hold it, 'coz we consider these minutes golden
And maybe they'll admit it when we're gone
Just let our spirits live on, through out lyrics that you hear in our songs
And we can

Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear
Sing with me, just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away