[Intro: AZ & Monifah] Close your and eyes, fly with me Spark your lye, get high with me Raise your gla** with me Come inside and *see with me* Come on, come on Close your eyes, let fly with me Light your lye, get high with me Raise your gla**es [Verse 1: AZ] Yo, blesses to the young ones trapped in the world Never hate the next man that be tappin' your girl It's just a hype, shoot anythings a man vision through life Help me to understand the chosen ones living through Christ Blinded time from so many signs shown from greed Trying to calculate all the funds I blown from weed Started out just a young shorty, breaking the rules Turning out to be the wise, educating the fools So many lost in these last days, closed curtains Trying to change from my past ways, I'm soul searching Diggin' deep, trying to feel within, it's real ill Taking time just to chill with friends we still build Always told when I kick it with moms, to stay strong Watch out for them b**hes that's wicked, they play wrong Keep your game strong, maintain yourself and live God bless the kids, soon something gotta give [Hook: Monifah] The last days, are coming towards you It's time to build I;m here to tell you what's real The last days, are coming Towards you It's time to build AZ tell 'em the deal [Verse 2] You kinda know when your end is near, I been there Seen years disappear in thin air, nobody wins here Swore on the population, we fighting blind For sure, we need to stop the hatin', enlighten minds Many die from a tragic d**h, in cold blood But how can n***as lost or lack respect, show love? Sometime I wonder, was we ever free? High officials They move so cleverly, don't ever sleep Got my mind on the proverbs, ecclesiastics These Bible words, so absurd, I read em' backwards They open doors, gave me a cause to stay swift And reward, it gave me the sword to stay rich Understanding is the best part, besides that I fell-a off to a fresh start, no time to sidetrack So much more still to come, it seems strange I was much more iller young, but things change Trying to grow old, so many sights to see Told it never fold, just move righteously, you know? [Hook] [Verse 3] I never knew any Bloods and Crips, but they exist In New York, it's just thugs and cliques, we offer chips Making moves, trying to stay afloat, it get deep In these streets, you either stay awoke, or get beat So strategize like the wise king, respect due Brothers get high and let they mind scheme, I di-tek who In this world where so many stress, understand Ain't nuttin left but the thoughts of d**h, we're sons of man So off track it's a shame to see, it's open season Got police moving dangerously, for no reason Hoping soon we can all adapt, get wise And realize it was all a trap, in disguise Assa**inated by my own kind, so why ask What caused blacks to have a closed mind, deal with facts Keep your eyes open, never rock yourself to sleep Love to the East, let the dead rest in peace [Hook x2] [Outro:] We gotta do, what we gotta do Brothers, sisters, you gotta wake up, you gotta wake up Ain't nothing gonna come from this We gotta make it right now, we gotta make it right now, now Think about them baby Yeah, think about them baby