[verse 1] Is the groove good to you Like when you lose your thing Forgetten grits is grocery And eggs is poultryMakin a livin against those makin a killin Super blackman gotha back And is back in the building If the prison is that skin you in And your cell sittin inside your skull They say you can't getaway From ya damn self When your earth is heaven And your world be hell Check your head Armageddons at the foot of your bedYou ain't heard a word i said Forget them slacksIm that throwback that Threw that throwback Back on the racks To get my mind backO say can you see I get back its still just a black and white tv In lyin color brother
Gots to getaway to the other.[verse 2] Never was too good Off the top of my headCause i want yall to know Exactly what i saidThis so called war in iraq Over a thousand dead Thats about 10 a week Even as i speak33% of black males in jail 55% of black students will fail 85% of black folks forgot We were slaves Up inside this boxAmerica got folks brains on lock Forget the connectsSome wanna buy whats next Wear it like a sign up in that chestYall should know papa dont take no messIf you think your past is irrelevant Dont you know ol soul pays the gt damn rent That messiah ain't never Gonna come as long asYou thinkin freedom
Is bein free to be dumb[verse 3] Soul is back So flip them hits back Damn the fashion I wanna know wheres the passionThinkin we came a long way babySayin poor michaels psycho And prince hes crazyBut what has bob mick sir paul Done for you latelyHow they maintain on your brain Seems to escape meHeard some ghetto cats Dont like metal rapHear it and fear it And they think its wackThey dont even know that the blues is black And when i rap is back to the rootsWhere i be atNot some 30 year old who dont know facts Whos wild sayin things like some juvenileRemember 2 million black folks in the penile Got a world of whitefolks Thinkin its styleThink im hatin cause you lack the information Cause we the fbi still gots on file