Oblique Brown - Oblique Brown lyrics

[Verse 1] It was the, moment I feared, the corner was clear Or so I thought then a f**ing cop appeared In my rearview, red-blueberries was flashing Flagged me to the side of the road, starte daskin' For "License, Registration", stayed silentand patient Waitin... as the cop ran my plates, he came back moments later Scanning my face, disappointed, "Ain't no warrants in my name And this ride's clean man, I got it in my mama's name, what I do? "You ran a red, illegal U, that's two tickets!" "Cool, pa** em over, i'd love to stay and kick it But I'll catch you in court, you know I'ma fight it!" "What! Hold up Osama, don't be so near-sighted!" Before I snatched the ticket, the cop got excited Clutched his Glock and screamed, "Don't even budge b**h!" Thought he'd call Tom Ridge to tell him "flip the color switch" A white boy rocks a beard, he's consided rugged And if I sport one, I'ma threat to the public! "What you got in the trunk? Any guns-d**-explosives?" "Nope, got some CD's though, you can keep as coasters!" "Where'd you come from?"- "Right around the corner I just rocked a show man, go ask the owner!" "Hmm, you had drinks, even 1 or 2 Corona's?" "Nope, i'm an organd onor, but it's too early to be one!" "You ever been to jail?" "Nope" - "Well you 'bout to be once!" "On what charges?" - "Any charges I choose f**! DUI, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct" "Yup, guess I'm America's worst nightmare Cause I'm young, brown and look MiddleEastern" "Yea, now get out the car, hands up, knees on the floor" I said, "My sister went to Seton Hall, I know about the law" He's like, "Dude, your face is probable cause" [Hook/Bridge] [Verse2] I stepped out the car, put my hands upon the hood The cop calling me names, insulting my manhood Patted me down, found a box of Newports Threw them to the ground and warned, "Dont make me use force" "Force for what? I ain't puttin' up resistance You ain't gonna villainize me to validate your existence" "Listen boy, this is routine procedure Keep yappin' and I'll revoke your Visa" Right then, my girl pulled up, right beside me Jumped out her car and asked the officer politely 'What's goin' on here, leave him alone He ain't do sh** we just on our way home From listening to some music" 'Mind your business" She proceeded, so he turned and started starin at her b**bs And made comments, about the way that she strut Staring at her bu*t, calling her a s*ut f**, I reacted, jabbed his back with my elbow "sh**, f**, aww hell no..." All along all this copper was lookin' for was a reason And I gave him one, "Assault" see you at the precinct [Verse3 ] I'm sitting at the station, cuffed to a cell Surrounded by browns and cold steel smell Wondering why, we crossed the dark waters With its past slavery, exploitation, slaughter Through the bars in the cell, CO's tossing ham sandwiches Laughing, treating us like savages But America's built on inhumane pain And I bet you felt safe when the Fox News came That Uday and Qusay Hussein slain ..to you we all the same if you black you sell crack If you brown you down buildings Timmy McVeigh did the same sh**, yall k**ed him But you ain't trample the rights of your whitec ivilians Didn't hara** 'em, or ask 'em for Pa**ports, Visas Didn't freeze their a**ets, no search nos eizures While Bush is up on stage, quoting Jesus While the sons of the slums ,cuffed up on trumpedc harges Cause we look different, talk different, labeled as Jihadists ..back in the cell I'm nodding off to a drip From a tap, but this cats lyin in his own piss Awakens my sense of smell, I'm still in hell A day later saw the judge, ain't have to post bail Got release on my ownr ecognizance With a court date, no lawyer, sh** ain't looking promising "It is what it is, kiss your wifey and kids And if they ask you better tell 'em, you might come back a felon Oblique Brown, Oblie-Oblique-Oblique Brown Deep down, beat down by the system"