Imagine That

Imagine walking out on the streets without cops blastin'
Imagine if Mike Brown ain't never die
What if Goldman Sachs wasn't running the Fed
I wonder, will we have a better chance to survive
Na na na
We from the bottom, so we gotta stay alive

And they say, lock us in narcotics
Now the rules do not apply to them
Yeah, we're dying off their side effects antibiotics in our diets
The food should be prescribed to us
But how we living? In and out of prison
But imagine if they treated Addiction like it's a sickness

You go to jail, they make a record profit
But I wonder, what would happen when dollars follow tuition?
And it would be different but they don't wanna fix it
Cuz the more we suffer the more that it get 'em richer
My homies got degrees but they still can't make a livin'
Fuck wishin', now let's go and get it

Millions watch as Martin marches
(Still hear the chants)
That led us through the dark and heartless
If I ruled (If I ruled Imagine that)
I'd free all my sons, (Free 'em all baby)
At least give them a chance

What if the homies all had luxury sweats? (What if?)
What if the drama didn't come with the sex? (What if?)
What if college didn't put us in debt? (what if?)
What if they let Obama do what he said?
And he didn't have to answer to the companies and lobbyists
Or them cops that caught them Bodies up in Washington

But what if? Sex tapes wasn't making woman blow
Would we be keeping up with woman from a different show
Now what you mean? You don't need no surgery
Girl you beautiful as hell all you need is self-esteem

Now they wanna kill our people in the street
Cuz poverty's like a disease that they cure with HIV
For the people that I've seen Struggling and it's humbling
The minute I get it
You better believe that I'm gonna come for them
Imagine if all our fathers stuck with our mothers
And maybe we would learn how to love again

Millions watch as Martin marches
(Still hear the chants)
I can hear the chants baby
That led us through the dark and heartless
If I ruled (If I ruled Imagine that)
I'd free all my sons (Free 'em all baby)
At least give them a chance

We all are living in a world so crazy
But these are my brother
I love 'em, love 'em, baby
If all the pain is just part of the plan
Then we'll walk right up to the sun
Hand in hand

Millions watch as Martin marches
(Still hear the chants)
I can hear the chants baby
That led us through the dark and heartless
If I ruled (If I ruled Imagine that)
I'd free all my sons (Free 'em all baby)
At least give them a chance