Your Smile
Won't you smile for me little black girl
So you can fly like a little black bird
I know it's dark in your little black world
Universal queen it was all black first
Won't you smile for me little black king
Don't ever let a jail take your little black dreams
You could be a doctor probably making vaccines
You could play a sport even on a bad team
I swear I spent a while trying to do the trap thing
Almost gave my life trying to chase this rap fame
Life is but a gamble pool or a crap game
Prison is just enslavement of a vocal black man
I know this system is a business ask a book keeper
One sided look even they get paid to book people
Look people be the change that you wish to see
I'm tired of going to funerals I came to see a victory
It's hard to smile through turbulent years
Lost so many working the field
I was the one that was working the steel
They killed my partner it hurt me to see him
Working the wheel lurking the streets
Tears on my face couldn't even see
Screaming to God why couldn't it be me
He sat me down and said you wouldn't believe
I need you for this get on your feet
Get on the mic get on the beat
Give them the gospel get up and preach
If they starving get them to eat
Guide the lost get them to see
Build up your house build up the weak
Start with the youth fill up the seats
What about costs? They listen for free
I promise to get them to listen to us
I promise to get them to listen to this
Promise unconditional love
I promise to show them that hope is a gift
We are survivors of hangings and whips
Remember the fallen that came on the ships
Remember the cotton and cane that we picked
Remember the shells that ain't in the clip
Somebody shooting somebody hit
Somebody family somebody kid
Somebody friend somebody son
Somebody died from somebody's gun
Somebody shooting somebody hit
Somebody family somebody kid
Somebody friend somebody son
Somebody died from somebody's gun
But NOT YOU
So you can fly like a little black bird
I know it's dark in your little black world
Universal queen it was all black first
Won't you smile for me little black king
Don't ever let a jail take your little black dreams
You could be a doctor probably making vaccines
You could play a sport even on a bad team
I swear I spent a while trying to do the trap thing
Almost gave my life trying to chase this rap fame
Life is but a gamble pool or a crap game
Prison is just enslavement of a vocal black man
I know this system is a business ask a book keeper
One sided look even they get paid to book people
Look people be the change that you wish to see
I'm tired of going to funerals I came to see a victory
It's hard to smile through turbulent years
Lost so many working the field
I was the one that was working the steel
They killed my partner it hurt me to see him
Working the wheel lurking the streets
Tears on my face couldn't even see
Screaming to God why couldn't it be me
He sat me down and said you wouldn't believe
I need you for this get on your feet
Get on the mic get on the beat
Give them the gospel get up and preach
If they starving get them to eat
Guide the lost get them to see
Build up your house build up the weak
Start with the youth fill up the seats
What about costs? They listen for free
I promise to get them to listen to us
I promise to get them to listen to this
Promise unconditional love
I promise to show them that hope is a gift
We are survivors of hangings and whips
Remember the fallen that came on the ships
Remember the cotton and cane that we picked
Remember the shells that ain't in the clip
Somebody shooting somebody hit
Somebody family somebody kid
Somebody friend somebody son
Somebody died from somebody's gun
Somebody shooting somebody hit
Somebody family somebody kid
Somebody friend somebody son
Somebody died from somebody's gun
But NOT YOU
Credits
Writer(s): Mistro Tha Rippa
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