Suave - Chapter 2: New Shoes lyrics

[Verse 1: Suave] What would you do, if I put you in my shoes And I put you on the couch You see an “N” on the news? Apparently they still want our necks on the noose After all these years, they ain't altered their views? But we still push through, cuz its just old news We try to make peace But we end up having feuds If I walk this road, I'ma need some new shoes The journey's kinda long when ain't nobody witchu We gotta get in line, but we missing they cues You can leave a lot of hints, but I ain't watching blue's clues Y'all counting by the one's, but I'm counting by the twos I ain't gonna go to sleep until I've paid my dues So go ahead and chill, and have fun on the cruise But I've got a little stain, and it's deeper than a bruise If I walk this road, I'ma need some new shoes The journey's kinda long when ain't nobody witchu And I'm tired Of being complacent I'm a little too old to be scared of the basement But it's a little too late, to go and find a replacement But as life goes on, you need to change ya arrangements And I ain't tryna look back when my plans start changing I'm staring at the leaves where the blood is hanging If you look ‘em in the eye you see the judgement ringing When they lock us up in jail you hear the judges singing It's difficult to see when ya eyes are stinging And it's kinda hard to hear when the ba** is banging But I'm looking up to God and I'm always praying Y'all looking at me weird like, “what's he saying?” Never take me serious like, “why you playing?” And y'all bumming off of me like, “are you paying?” But I ain't one to judge and that's all I'm saying Cuz if I say another word then we'll both be paying [Hook: Suave]x2 So what would you do, If I put you in my shoes And put you on the couch You see an “N” on the news Apparently they still want our necks on the noose After all these years, they ain't altered their views The only time we sleep is when we boxed up and viewed And I ain't one to cry when we sittin in the pews If I walk this road, I'ma need some new shoes The journey's kinda long when ain't nobody witchu [Verse 2] Dependable Skeleton Tell me how it feels Tell me how it feels Tell me is that sh** real Tell me is that sh** real? Tell me is that sh** real?! You don't know how it feels to get shot by the cops Man, that sh** don't stop Those guns go “pop” sh**, I might be next sh**, I might be next I need to go and protect my family Close your eyes and see The other side of me Would you ride for me? Would you die for me? b**h don't lie to me! Cuz I been there and I done that sh**, I don't even really wanna come back I know that sh** too real for y'all But I'm too real Fun fact And I'm dying up inside Cuz I just wanna hide But I have to stand and fight We do it every night For the Trayvons and the Mike Browns Ferguson f** Zimmermann f** Wilson We need to stand up Guys put ya hands up Don't shoot please And we just saints No Drew Brees I'm eighteen It's hard for a young black male Cuz society either wants you dead Or up in jail [Hook]x2