C-Rayz Walz - The Golden Legacy lyrics

(Malcolm X Intro) THEY KILLED THE PANTHERS WITH THE DOPE THEY KILLED THE HOOD WITH THE CRACK NOW THEY MURDERIN THESE YOUNG BROTHERS W/ RAP ACTUAL FACT And it's Unbelieveable Scrap/ That you not here/ Even tho you Heard me Loud & Clear/ It's Weird How we used to know the Science of Precious Metal & Stone Now we stuck in The Ghetto w/ Chrome THE GOLDEN LEGACY We not Slaves We're just a long way from our Home And you must learn Becuz we forgot what we know Well See The Light at The End of The Tunnel And how it glows That's ya stop They study our Energy and make comical Shows SO KEEP REPPIN THE SONG WHEN YOU WEATHER THE STORM SUCCESSFUL AGAINST ME NO WEAPON THAT'S FORMED THE SESSIONS ARE LONG THE NIGHTS ARE SHORTER THEN THE FUN LIKE SAVINGS DAY SUN LIGHT ATTEMPTS TO HOLD TIME LIKE YA TONGUE STRIKE? THE GREAT HYPE SHOWING NO FEAR W/ STAGE FRIGHT BACK TO LIFE BUT TIME GOES NOWHERE WE'VE ALWAYS STAYED BRIGHT! HOOK THE GOLDEN LEGACY WE USED TO BE KINGS AND QUEENS NOW WE DYING FOR MATERIAL THINGS CHAINS & RINGS A NEVER GET YOU THAT FAR IF YOU WANNA FIND GOD DIG DEEP INTO YASELF! THE GOLDEN LEGACY WE USED TO BE KINGS AND QUEENS NOW WE DYING FOR MATERIAL THINGS CHAINS & RINGS A NEVER GET YOU THAT FAR IF YOU WANNA FIND GOD DIG DEEP INTO YASELF! VERSE 2 DON'T SHOW ME YOUR TOUGH I ALREADY KNOW WHO YOU BE SHOW ME YOURE AN INTELLIGENT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY RAISE A CHILD TRADE A SMILE FOR YA TRIAL AND THINK HOW OUR ANCESTORS HAD TO PAY DUES AND WALK MILES BUILD A POOL LEAD A SCHOOL FEED A FOOL TEACH A TOOL KEEP IN TUNE SPEAK AND DO REACH THE TOMB SHOW & PROVE DROP A JEWEL ON THE YOUTH AND LET EM KNOW "THEY WANNA LOCK YOU UP, THROW AWAY THE KEY......AND NEVER LET YOU GO" THE PETALS SO OLD ON A FLOWER UNATTENDED WHO CONTINUES TO GROW THRU A GOLDEN LEGACY REMEMBERED THEY ONLY COME IN WHEN YOU INVITE EM TO BITE BUT EVERYTHING IN THE DARK MUST COME TO THE LIGHT RIGHT? LIKE WE TRIED TO BE RIGHT SO WE TRIED TO BE WHITE MISSED THE FOREST FOR THE TREES EVEN DIED IN EXCHANGE OF A LIFE OF HORROR & FRIGHT SO TOMORROW'S TONIGHT AND TODAY IS YESTERDAY MANIFESTED THRU SIGHT! HOOK THE GOLDEN LEGACY WE USED TO BE KINGS AND QUEENS NOW WE DYING FOR MATERIAL THINGS CHAINS & RINGS A NEVER GET YOU THAT FAR IF YOU WANNA FIND GOD DIG DEEP INTO YASELF! THE GOLDEN LEGACY WE USED TO BE KINGS AND QUEENS NOW WE DYING FOR MATERIAL THINGS CHAINS & RINGS A NEVER GET YOU THAT FAR IF YOU WANNA FIND GOD DIG DEEP INTO YASELF! VERSE 3 WE WAS ROCKIN BEEPERS AND SNEAKERS OGS SLEPT WITH THE HEAT CUZ IT'S A COLD WORLD AND BODY SNATCHERS'LL CREEP UP WHEN YOU DISCOVER THE SCIENCE OF THE COVENANT & SECRET DOCUMENTS IN RUSSIA THAT LEFT SCIENTIST HUNTED THE MAN WHO MADE CLOCKS IS THE SAME COLOR AS CHUKKAS THAT BLACK JOINTS NAH THE BROWN ONES BROTHER NOW WE ARROGANT SAVAGES DRUNKEN W/ GLEE FIGHTING LIKE VIKINGS FOR A TREASURE THAT'S BURIED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA IF I SAY WE GOTTE BE FREE IT'S GOTTA BE TRUE & THE MOST LOGICAL PROOF IS PROBABLY ME WE HANG IN CORNERSTORES WE USED TO HAVE THE CORNER STONE CREATION ON TRAINS AGAINST TRACKS LIKE JOHN HENRY BANGIN I'M SAYING MY HAIR'S WOOLY MY BACK IS STRONG MY FEET LIKE COAL MY SKIN IS BROWN MY PARENTS WERE SLAVES MY NAME'S RAGE IN CONTROL TO IMAGINE THE HEIGHT OF YOUR PRIME DELVE INTO THE BACK OF YOUR MIND AND BRING TO THE FOREFRONT WHAT WAS LEFT BEHIND IN HOOK THE GOLDEN LEGACY WE USED TO BE KINGS AND QUEENS NOW WE DYING FOR MATERIAL THINGS CHAINS & RINGS A NEVER GET YOU THAT FAR PAW IF YOU WANNA FIND GOD DIG DEEP INTO YASELF! WE'VE COME A LONG WAY BUT WE STILL NOT HOME NOT UNTIL WE SNATCH THE CROWNS AND RECLAIM THE THRONES NOT A DEAD ONE BUT THIS IS ONE FOR THE DEAD CUZ WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE I DONE WHAT I SAID