Just Like You (feat. Lifah)
Lately I've been running back-and-Forth with my thoughts
Running to the deep end and seeking What seeks in my heart
I'm hungry
Food for thought you be the spoon, I'm the fork
Every so often try to find the light That hides in the dark
It's wild
It's like I got a chip on my shoulder I'm older
Times cold, now it's getting way Colder
Everything that was so sure suddenly Is a blur
Thoughts are no longer pure
It's like it has new odor
I'm senseless
But it's about that time I come to my Senses
But it's about that time I be Reinvented
And it's about that time I try make a Change
I made up my mind, but now my Heart gotta say the same.
Black skin, black pride brutha just Like you
Gone defeat all the odds brutha just Like you
Momma worked two jobs brutha just Like you
Got money on my mind brutha just Like you
Du-rag with the Murray's brutha just Like you
Fresh white pro club brutha just like You
So you can't hate on me brutha I'm Just like you
So you can't hate on me brutha I'm Just like you
Please help me save myself
Became lost in a world that just ain't myself.
So trapped in the times I got lost in My mind
In a world full of crime that just ain't Myself.
Say the sun don't shine when I ain't Myself
Say the waves don't rise when I ain't Myself
Said mama still crying cuz I ain't Myself
I'm just trying to rectify what's left And that's real.
Abandoned what is right in search of A quick thrill
Like the one who sold his soul in Search of a quick deal
But when it all falls down recover And rebuild
Plant a seed and watch it grow into Love
Hold on to what is true and I say that Because
The lies will surely come from those Who're different from us
And when the darkness come we Need somebody to trust
So take me with my flaws and I'll Replenish the love
I'm taking a stand
I'm fighting for us
I'm fighting for you
You fighting for what?
I say I love you because your mom is My mom
Your blood is my blood
Your heart is my heart
I said it all from the start
No breaking apart
Just breaking the chains they put on Our hearts
I said it all from the start
No breaking apart
Just breaking the chains they put on Our hearts.
Black skin, black pride brutha just Like you
Gone defeat all the odds brutha just Like you
Momma worked two jobs brutha just Like you
Got money on my mind brutha just Like you
Du-rag with the Murray's brutha just Like you
Fresh white pro club brutha just like You
So you can't hate on me brutha I'm Just like you
So you can't hate on me brutha I'm Just like you
I been quiet tryna fight my demons
Many nights we done heard bout Reasons
I been quiet for a while but I'm Feeling like I might end it
Im realizing this my purpose for Living
Cuz all of the marching and hoping is Weak
I need action
Start from where I'm at
And work my way backwards
Reverse the herse and watch the Sparks fly
Invert and then revert to good times
Look,
A time for a change, or a change in The time
Shallow waters getting deep
Just a change in the tide
Knowledge of self is the key of the Key is applied
Just some things so I can open my Mind and probably open my eyes
I can see now
Who I wanna be now
I'm tryna be a god
Hold on lil bro you'll get there
That god Is in you and patience is a Virtue
I'm tired of being patient
I'm ready to put some work through
I feel I've found a reason to grow and Change my ways
I know we're looking forward to These mo' better days
You don't really gotta look beyond Yourself my brutha
As long as you help yourself God will Help my brutha
And you don't really gotta look Beyond yourself my brutha
As long as you help yourself God will Help my brutha
You don't really gotta look beyond Yourself my brutha
As long as you help yourself God will Help my brutha
Black skin, black pride brutha just Like you
Gone defeat all the odds brutha just Like you
Momma worked two jobs brutha just Like you
Got money on my mind brutha just Like you
Du-rag with the Murray's brutha just Like you
Fresh white pro club brutha just like You
So you can't hate on me brutha I'm Just like you
So you can't hate on me brutha I'm Just like you