FOR MY PEOPLE (Explicit) - Joey Bada$$

Lyrics by：Jo-Vaughn Virginie/Khalil Abdul Rahman/Adam Pallin

Westline westline westline westline westline

You know yeah

Always wanted to have super powers

You know uh

This for my people tryna stay alive and just stay peaceful

So hard to survive a world so lethal

Who will take a stand

And be our hero hero of my people yeah

This for my people

Tryna stay alive and just stay peaceful

So hard to survive a world so lethal

Who will take a stand and be our hero

Uh now all heroes don't wear capes

And all villains don't get away

But all limits eventually fade

I don't wanna be good n***a I'm tryna be great

Great great great

It's hard when your back's against the wall

And if you got it all

To keep your feet up on the floor

So I thank the Lord when I wake up in the morn'

'Cause to inform the world the very reason I was born

You can see the power when the mic is in my palm

When I storm across the room hit the stage and perform

Word is bond don't be alarmed

Don't let me have to sound the horn and drop a bomb

Wanna get my mom a crib with a lawn

Somethin' that my future kids can run up on

So I always do my best to carry on

Life is like game of chess don't be a pawn my n***a

My people tryna stay alive and just stay peaceful

So hard to survive a world so lethal

Who will take a stand

And be our hero of my people yeah

This for my people

Tryna stay alive and just stay peaceful

So hard to survive a world so lethal

Who will take a stand and be our hero

Look up in the sky it's a bird it's a plane

No it's the young black god livin' out his dreams

What you mean I been up on an ultralight beam

They don't wanna see you fly they just gonna shoot your wings

Everything ain't what it seem

Wishin' all these dirty cops would come clean

Still swervin' on these city blocks for one thing

My man just copped a thirty shot protect the team

Know what I mean

Music is a form of expression

I'ma use mine just to teach you a lesson

Rule one this microphone's a weapon

I'm shootin' out the actions manifested and my passion

Never restin' I'm surpassin' the expectancy

Of life in my direction

Man the section eight depressin'

Hard to be progressin' through recession and oppression

Not to mention that

They had us cell blocked ever since an adolescent

This for my people tryna stay alive and just stay peaceful

So hard to survive a world so lethal

Who will take a stand

And be our hero of my people yeah

This for my people

Tryna stay alive and just stay peaceful

So hard to survive a world so lethal

Who will take a stand and be our hero

Mmhh

Oooh hmmm

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