9th Wonder - Paint A Picture lyrics

Qawi Sales - Paint A Picture Verse 1: Qawi Sales They brought my ancestors over in slave ships Now I suffer from modern day enslavement/ Its still the same sh**, chain/whips, exchange d**h They ain't change sh** except how the change spent/ Or how the range sits They cash, straight flip Tryn stack money, how a crane lifts I'm on the pac I came to bring the pain b**h/ Waiting for the next fight like a caged pitt Tell me why do they lie about history And tell me why do my lyrics sound heavenly/ I can paint a picture Detective taking pictures Wait & listen on a real n***a making figures/ Imagine the first time indians tasted liquor Leonardo da vinci, I can paint a picture/ The first time a n***a got k**ed by a gun Now a grown a** man getting k**ed by his son/ I don't lie about sh** i'm as real as they come Planes releasing chemicals to fill in our lungs/ What is that about?... John Gotti was a boss how could Sammy The Bull rat him out? The streets UFC I ain't tapping out We on the front line of war no backing out/ Just tryn earn money by the fastest route ... its hard to leave the streets But the same n***as helping you get payed will dig ya grave Come to your funeral just to get a plate/ n***as become snakes just to win a race I'm serious bro, these hoes is Marion Jones/ Cut you off if she hit the lottery for life Started in the hood now she Condaleeza Rice/ The people are split about We get handed bullsh** and live it out what is this sh** about? The Randy Moss's running the sickest routes? They use us for entertainment how the f** we getting out? I can paint a picture Just look out the window And inhale the smoke from the indo