Lew Salem - Black lyrics

(Verse 1) Can we turn down for the mothers that's single? Build a roof for their kids, and couldn't afford the shingles Working 9-to-5's, to cop the new 5's So on 12/25 she the real Kris Kringle? Can we turn down for the fathers that stayed? Scared to d**h to have a baby cause he ain't been getting' paid No more goin' out Saturdays to get laid Gotta wake up in the morning, go to church to get saved Can we turn down, for the higher education, for the student Dedicatin' 12-plus years for Doctorate's in Medication? Leading innovation, educational creations Turning down the weekends in Vegas for premium payment? Can we turn down long enough to show the young How to, get high without some smoke in their lungs? That, even if you angry never pick up a gun That, everybody shines when we under the sun (Chorus/Hook) Stand up if you black and you proud of it Hands up if you black and you proud of it Put your hoodies up! Black and we proud of it Put your fists up! Black and we proud of it Stand up if you black and you proud of it Hands up if you black and you proud of it Put your hoodies up! Black and we proud of it Put your fists up! Black and I'm proud of it (Verse 2) All baby do is pop pills Maybe that's because she don't know who her pop is Pop quiz: what happens when the momma's on crack? Gettin' high in the bathroom, ignoring the knocks? Do you know what a c.o.p. is? Well let me tell ya The Center of Pressure, by definition oppressive They excessively aggressive, mentally suppressive Not to mention that a lot of their policies are suggestive Chief caption on the news and the apologies unimpressive To this nation's adolescents watching T.V.'s on the deresser Big sign of loss of faith, we don't feel safe! Knowing any traffic cop could pull a gun in our face! “Oh wait though; the body cam it captured it all!” C'mon, how the victim gonna use it after they gone? The problems are tall, and I ain't got the answers to all But the higher up you catch ‘em, dawg, the faster they fall (Chorus/Hook) Stand up if you black and you proud of it Hands up if you black and you proud of it Put your hoodies up! Black and we proud of it Put your fists up! Black and we proud of it Stand up if you black and you proud of it Hands up if you black and you proud of it Put your hoodies up! Black and we proud of it Put your fists up! Black and I'm proud of it (Verse 3) I'm black with no apology cause it was never needed The demons wanna tear me down cause I refuse to feed ‘em Too many tumor rappers being left alone untreated Too conceited to acknowledge the legends but they the reasons The Messages they left us, still ring true But all you rap about is d**; what that say about you? I can't sit here and lie, I used to rap on it too But I had to hop off the train so I could skip to my Lew It's a shame that we live in a nation filled with dummies Now we got ourselves a president addicted to money They fall for pyramid schemes like bees for honey And neglect a better world, where the skies could be sunny While the top percent perpetrate that life is great They be laughing to the banks where the poor folks ain't And I shouldn't really talk, cause I ain't no saint But to keep my people safe, I'll do whatever it takes (Chorus/Hook) Stand up if you black and you proud of it Hands up if you black and you proud of it Put your hoodies up! Black and we proud of it Put your fists up! Black and we proud of it Stand up if you black and you proud of it Hands up if you black and you proud of it Put your hoodies up! Black and we proud of it Put your fists up! Black and I'm proud of it