[Verse 1]
Checking on if I have it, I know I got it/
Keep bars above the law where they can't cop it/
I'm a keep it crackin' till I get arthritis/
Ain't no choice in the matter, you take it or you don't got sh**/
Everybody lay down, everybody lay down/
When it comes to our race, you know police never play around/
No church in the wild, nor is there a playground/
We just trynna live out our lives, but get spit in our faces, wow/
And for as long as I can remember/
Being shunned cause of our pigment/
It doesn't answer why it's more crime from more policemen they pick up/
Or all the lay-offs, the bailouts, and all these kids getting twisted/
Sometimes you do what you got to just to make a living/
And that's why we…
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Drinkin' on the low, mobbin' on the low/
Smokin' on the low, poppin' on the low/
Expunge all our funds and begin to overdose/
The furthest thing from perfect, and everybody knows/
[Verse 2]
And it's funny to think that we don't belong here/
If you were born with Christian values, you're alright here/
You know this paper's our pa**ion, and stay caught up into fashion/
When a verb's used in speech, its the only time you take action/
I can't help it, we can't help it/
These are the things we've been chasing/
Feeling like Black Friday got us racing back to the plantation/
Brand new shoes and brand new clothes, I believe it's just no more patience/
There's no waitin', it's Brown Thursday, I can't wait to get my new Jay's/
And for as long as I've remembered/
Nowadays, a lot of people are tender/
They take to Facebook, jump on Twitter to air out all their frustrations/
Or bottle it up hidden inside 'til they can't take it/
Cyber bullying is reality, and so many lives have been taken/
Gotta understand the reason why we've been…
[Hook]
[Bridge]
Drinkin', smokin', f**in', plottin', schemin', plottin', schemin'; gettin' money
Drinkin', f**in', smokin', plottin', schemin', plottin', schemin'; gettin' money