Black Cycles

Braids feeling good just got them braided
I say the braids feeling good just got them braided
I say the braids feeling good just got them braided thanks mama
I say the braids feeling good just got them braided
I say the braids feeling good just got them braided
I say the braids feeling good just got them braided thanks mama
I say the best fucking feeling of a black man
Is to give another black man a helping hand
We steady playing catch up idle running man
We afraid to swim we only know quicksand
In our neighborhoods 1 mil is like a band
Lost a teammate to gun violence
It's ironic in the hood I find sirens
Somewhere in the world a black mom is crying
I say pull your pants up young man
That's a bad example for a younger man
Buckle down cause this life really bout to hit you man
You don't look cool with a gun in your hands
Go pick a trade
It's another way
I'm trying to persuade
You don't got a lift weights
In a jail cell
It's too many black kids with no role models
Let's lead by example and not by the bottle
We got to put a end to the black cycle
I hate we got a bad stereotype yo
One bad apple in the basket is vital
That bad apple gives a good one
A bad title
Lose your ego
Put the drugs down you not impressing people
It's plenty children out there that's negro
That's needs to see someone like them be a hero
Turn a leaf yo
I think about all the kids asking where did daddy go
Now they playing in the streets with a Draco
That's another black man in the cycle
Let's end the cycle
We got a lead
If you in this position take responsibility
Don't kill your own kind
Or anybody keep your mind
Away from things that put you behind
The one and only thing we can't get back is time
I hate seeing our people cry
I hate seeing our people cry