Fatt Kidd - Civil Rights lyrics

[Hook] I can, can be Anything I wanna be I can, can be Anything, don't tell me Don't tell me That I can't, can't be Anything I wanna be I can, can be Anything I wanna be [Verse 1] President, can you tell me what's good? Why they don't like them n***as in hoods Police put me on d**h row, like I'm Suge Mama probably try to help, if she could If she can't then I'ma f** with my thugs Daddy can't, so I'ma f** with them d** I'ma G, I be Crippin', I'm Blood Parents walked in and they knew what it was Bullet holes, souvenirs in the doors Blood stains on the carpet and floors Do a n***a love his hood? Fasho' But don't judge me, baby that's all I know I been hurting without knowing I'm sore It's just life, but on the news, it's a war Aliens turn into connoisseurs Yea' my people strange, but so is yours [Hook] I can, can be Anything I wanna be I can, can be Anything, don't tell me Don't tell me That I can't, can't be Anything I wanna be I can, can be Anything I wanna be [Verse 2] When success is just collecting a check Everybody that I know wanna do that Ain't nobody thinking bigger, that's sad They just think I act this way 'cause I'm black Education, that don't run in my fam I was in school and I didn't give a damn Never pledged to no mo'f**in' flag Told my nephew, "You should never do that" Join the army, baby never do that I got homies in the army, they'll tell ya Feed you lies about the war just to scare ya Then they send ya' a** back home like a failure Why the f** did I just k** all those children? Why the f** did I just shoot up that building? That's my enemy, now tell me who is it? That's my enemy, but tell me who isn't [Hook] I can, can be Anything I wanna be I can, can be Anything, don't tell me Don't tell me That I can't, can't be Anything I wanna be I can, can be Anything I wanna be [Verse 3] On my mail, got my name in all caps I don't even spell my name like that John Lennon, Dr King, where you at? Bob Marley, 2Pac, can you come back? I was f**ing with that plan that you had Building children for the future with past Educate 'em to a doctor with math Make 'em lawyers, I wasn't thinking 'bout that I was young and I was thinking 'bout swag Wasn't really thinkin' 'bout what it was Everybody was the same, I ain't judge I ain't never saw 2Pac as a thug Kanye West, aye I get it, I get it Hopefully, in the future, they dig it It ain't even really about the music I can tell you just don't wanna k** your spirit They gon' box you, they gon' tell you wildin' They gon' say you way too old and you childish They gon' hate, you can't do nothing about it But with faith, they can't do nothing about it How they know so much 'bout life and you don't? Everybody got one life, so come on I don't wanna be that old and so gray Looking back like "Where the f** I went wrong?" [Hook] I can, can be Anything I wanna be I can, can be Anything, don't tell me Don't tell me That I can't, can't be Anything I wanna be I can, can be Anything I wanna be