James Wade (US) - Oscar Grant lyrics

Verse 1: And I say, when was the last time someone ever said That you were special and you were blessed? The streets that I was raised in - you could do no harm Be unarmed - and cops would shoot before they reached for tasers You'd be good if you walked among us and speak the language L.ove A.lways S.hines E.verytime R.emember S.mile - Lasers But if these things'll change up - and if my teams in danger I will act a fool - bleed black and blue - and all I'll see is strangers Tell me what my life is worth! Get shot or we get beat to d**h! N.igga W.ith an A.ttitude - middle finger to the feds Yea, I do this for Oakland, Cali, and Oscar Grant It takes a Public Enemy to Fight the Power It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - in fact We hella live! - Just not on your screen Cuz they tell us The Revolution Will Not Be Televised But they won't tell us why Chorus: I'm so glad, that trouble don't last always (So when was the last time someone ever said That you were special and you were blessed? I hope that when YOU cry somebody's there And I hope that when YOU die somebody cares) And I'm so glad... Verse 2: There is just "No Country for Old Men" Where brothers feel comfortable in their own skin This here ain't gravy n***a - cuz in my city If them boys need someone to hara** - I'll fit the description Where I'm from - we don't call 'em - hate when they show up One shot makes you forget what you'd wanna be when you grow up Resisting arrest - is what they'd call it Another family buries a brother Another girl grows up without a father! It's my society! - Cops that shoot blacks as routine for notoriety The media don't cover that! Judge'll find 'em innocent - the system is against us Imagine being a victim but be considered the problem The product, of where I came from So even if we came up - we're seen as damn crooks! Sam Cooke until the change comes Trigger happy police - hate instead of embrace us But trouble don't last always - that's what I pray for Chorus: I'm so glad, that trouble don't last always (So when was the last time someone ever said That you were special and you were blessed? I hope that when YOU cry somebody's there And I hope that when YOU die somebody cares) And I'm so glad... (News Coverage of the Oscar Grant Case)