Keeping It Real (New Mix)

Know yourself
And strange yourself
Ask yourself, yes

See
The order of the day
Is to have something for people to talk about
You ain't got nothing, then you are nothing
There's no wisdom in the truth if when it all boils down
To back where we started, is where we lost faith

We say our prayers, but we don't stand up and speak
Systems will always have you locked down and weak
Poverty's always where you're gonna be
I'll keep it real, yes

When you wake up in the morning
Don't you wish this was the day you where longing for
All your bills are paid up, all your troubles are gone
You worry no more
Unlimited spending, every day is like a holiday
And all the trap that they've set would mean that they forget
My foot is already in the door, one more

Would you give up on a good life
That you would cherish down to the ground
Would you give up on your children
Hey, yo, that's a big no-no
Would you give up on the people
When no man is an island, can't get it alone
We have good intentions, but always the job's never done

We say our prayers, but we don't stand up and speak
Systems will always have you locked down and weak
Poverty's always where you're gonna be
I'll keep it real, yeah

Check yourself
And know yourself
Ask yourself, yes
See

Would you give up on a good life
That you would cherish down to the ground
Would you give up on your children
Hey, yo, that's a big no-no
Would you give up on the people
When no man is an island, can't get it alone
We have good intentions, but always the job's never done

We say our prayers, but we don't stand up and speak
Systems will always have you locked down and weak
Poverty's always where you're gonna be
I'll keep it real, yes

We say our prayers, but we don't stand up and speak
Systems will always have you locked down and weak
Poverty's always where you're gonna be
I'll keep it real, yeah

(We say our prayers, but we don't stand up and speak)
Check yourself
(Systems will always have you locked down and weak)
And know yourself