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it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to the white man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
Everybody wanna tell me what I am, I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you always about being black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you about, cut that That door you trying to open, you could shut Grip the gat, that's how I'ma buck back me what I am and what I know now All this has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to down and see me when I am in yo' town Practice what we before it go down Practice what we preach it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho I have to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get Masta deep inside of me The plantation deep inside of me Everybody fuck sodomy one or the other what it gotta be Tell me why my gotta lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
Peace on what I try to be
I just wanna spread the of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first black man Long ago before the man Could paint the black man with a gun in his
it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to the first man
At the very moment when they looked and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" it back, take it way back Take it way way back to the black man Long ago the white man Could paint the black man with a gun in his Take it back, it way back Take it way way back to the first man At the very moment they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to about Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a biracial baby was To a black and a white mother Father that wasn't Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you that, right? And I'm tell you about how All this boy ever wanted was happiness All he wanted was positivity All he wanted to do was entertain And this boy went through You gotta understand, his mother was racist, is crazy 'Cause how in the fuck is you have All these black with black men but you racist Like bitch, that don't make no sense, but it is it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The kids at callin' him a cracker Identifying as black, looking as Being told you can or can't be This kid went through He through He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was There was crazy shit that to this kid And he persevered while the whole world What said? Said you be shit! You ain't gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, I'ma And that's why the is always peace, love and positivity See, he always saw things from two He always saw things two sides He always that the message was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He knew because he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and down By his black brothers and that were uneducated And that did not And he was stripped and he was torn By his white side did not know These people are ignorant cannot see the bigger picture That must fight and and murder each other But once again, all he wanted to do Was spread a message of For man, woman, and child Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first) Now this child growing up And seeing the craziest a part of the craziest shit Running around with the wrong Running around with and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all Because he know, he didn't know! But he knew deep down in his that it wasn't right And he knew that he needed to get from it Now I want you to also imagine, at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to support Two jobs that he in the morning and the evenings And then he then come home To about eight or nine of sleep But four, five, six hours of that on music, persevering Grabbing the remote control and in the mirror And to see thousands and thousands and thousands of people chanting his name Hoping that it happen But the, but the, but the world no! Mothafucka, little mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya black No-no! (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first) And he said fuck He said peace, love, and He equality for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I want you to imagine People telling him that he did not live life "You just a boy You never experienced that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we didn't live in your 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and violence in your We just saw it the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you have money, right?" (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the black man) And this man persevered in spite Of people told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first black) And that man is here today, A lover of all human Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, And he's to say Even though we're all born and created We are not equally There's extremists on every And you should just do best to live life And let other people believe whatever wanna believe As as they're not hurtin' anybody You can believe going to hell You can it's not right You can believe you're superior, stop killing each other