Saint Paul - The District lyrics

[Produced by B-Savage] [Verse: Kelz the Villain] I find it crazy that as the world turns Students in Philly can't properly learn Not because we're dumb or anything like that But cause the city pockets tight and they looking to cut back Plenty schools have closed, both Catholic and public And a**istant principals are not at all in the budget And programs for music have been cut like nothing Now bad kids are badder and good kids are left wanting Some staff have retired, cause life is getting hectic And the prisons are being paid to use new convicts as NEW SLAVES [Hook: Kelz the Villain] We're tired of the way that you treat us You're acting like you don't even need us It's our education, you can't take that We're gathered here today so we can say that No, no, we're not gonna take it No, no, y'all better change it No, no, we're not gonna take it No, no, y'all better change it [Verse: Kelz the Villain] It's seven am, and so I get dressed and washed When I reach my school, all the entrances are locked I mean, that hasn't happened yet, but it could probably I know that we the New Slaves, I see the cops chasing me We need reparations, too; not forty acres and a mule But instead an education that we can actually use I know that we the New Slaves, I know that we the New Slaves They make convicts work for free, I know that slaves weren't paid Yes, we were granted something; about a few million bucks But some teachers, kids, and parents are left still out of luck The protestors and arresters in the streets have run amok Cuz there's fewer teachers teaching and less people serving lunch Even more public schools will be replaced by charters And we have to cut back farther like Lebron James' barber Life is gettin harder, every cla** is gettin larger School supplies are getting fewer, prime example? Look at Carver Mr. Hite, we need help, and you know that by now But we gotta hurry before the district's wiped out No school is safe, not even ones with high stats What would you rather teens have? A textbook, weed, or a strap? Straight A students have been pushed outta school And the kids who need help have been more than refused And the teachers to do it are retired or underused And some wary parents don't want their kids to turn into NEW SLAVES [Hook: Kelz the Villain] We're tired of the way that you treat us You're acting like you don't even need us It's our education, you can't take that We're gathered here today so we can say that No, no, we're not gonna take it No, no, y'all better change it No, no, we're not gonna take it No, no, y'all better change it