Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the black man ago before the white man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand it back, take it way back Take it way, way to the first white man At the very moment they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land" Take it back, take it way Take it way way back to the black man ago before the white man Could the black man with a gun in his hand
it back, take it way back Take it way, way to the first white man At the very when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
Everybody wanna tell me I am, what I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you always talk about being Skin too white, nigga that" Everything you talk about, cut That you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how buck back Tell me what I am and what I now All prejudice has got to go Life is moving fast, it to slow down Come and see me I am in yo' town what we preach before it go down Practice we preach before it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho Will I have to get the No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta deep down of me The plantation down inside of me Everybody like sodomy one or the other what it gotta be Tell me why my gotta lie to me Unity for that lied to me
Peace on Earth I try to be
I wanna spread the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I have to get the No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
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
it back, take it way back Take it way, way to the first white man
At the very moment when they looked and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" Take it back, it way back it way way back to the first black man Long ago the white man Could the black man with a gun in his hand Take it back, it way back Take it way way to the first white man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Take it back, take it way it way, way back to about 1990 Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., where a baby was born To a black father and a white Father wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm tell you about that, right? And I'm gonna tell you how All this young boy wanted was happiness All he ever wanted was All he ever to do was entertain And this boy went hell You gotta understand, his was racist, which is crazy how in the fuck is you gonna have All these black babies with men but you racist Like bitch, that don't no sense, but it is what it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The kids at school him a cracker Identifying as black, as white Being told what you can or be This kid went through He went He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy shit happened to this kid And he while the whole world said they said? Said you be shit! You ain't be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, I'ma And why the message is always peace, love and positivity See, he always saw things from two He always saw things from two He always that the message was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He that because he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was stripped and down By his brothers and sisters that were uneducated And that did not And he was and he was torn down By his white side that did not These people that are That cannot see the bigger That must fight and and murder each other But once again, all he ever to do Was a message of equality For man, woman, and child of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first) Now imagine this growing up And seeing the craziest Being a part of the shit Running around the wrong people Running around guns and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew deep down in his heart that it wasn't And he knew that he to get away from it Now I you to also imagine, that at 17 years old child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to support himself Two jobs that he in the morning and the evenings And he would then come home To about or nine hours of sleep But four, five, six hours of that Working on music, the remote control and looking in the mirror And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people Just his name Hoping that it happen But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, little mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya boy, ya black mothafucka No-no! (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first) And he fuck that He said peace, love, and He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, Now I want you to also telling him that he did not live this life "You a white boy You ain't never experienced shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we live in your Section 8 household We live with the narcotics and violence in your household We just saw it the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you have money, right?" (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the black man) And this young man in spite Of what told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first black) And man is here today, proud A lover of all human Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, orientation, yeah, yeah And he's to say Even though we're all born and equal We are not treated There's extremists on side And you should do your best to live life And let other people believe whatever they believe As long as not hurtin' anybody You can believe they're to hell You can believe it's not You can you're superior, fine stop killing each other