We are at war
With the universe
The sky is falling
And the only thing that can save us now
Is sensitivity and compassion
But I know one thingâs for sure
Iâm gonna get my kicks before it all burns down
Yeah, some say tragedy is hard to get over
But some time that tragedy means its over, soldier
From the academy league of rollers
I deny being down though they seem to hold us
My shoulders are strong, I prove them wrong
I ainât doing nothing but moving on, let the truth be known
But they talk that freedom at us and didnât even leave a ladder, damn
I work at the corner store
We all got problems problems
No oneâs gonâ fight alone
No oneâs gonâ save us now
How you feel? youâre not alone
Weâre all just jealous, jealous
We donât reach the sky no more
We just canât overcome no
You tie my hands
What am I gonna be
What have I done so bad
What is my destiny
You tie my hands
What am I supposed to see
What have I done so bad
What am I gonna be
I, knock on the door, hope isnât home
Fates not around, the lucks all gone
Donât ask me whats wrong, ask me whats right
And Iâmma tell you whatâs life?
And did you know?
I lost everything, but I ainât the only one
First came the hurricane, then the morning sun
Excuse me if Iâm on one, and donât trip if I light one, I walk a tight one
They try to tell me keep my eyes open
My whole city under water, some people still floating
And they wonder why black people still voting,
cause your presidentâs still choking
Take away the Football team, the Basketball team
Now all we got is me to represent New Orleans, shit
No governor, no help from the mayor
Just a steady beating heart, and a wish and a prayer
Lets pray
These friends they come and go
But I got family family
These kids so fast they grow
They learn so quickly now
But thereâs no where to go,
But thereâs future future
Donât make this seem so low
And we canât overcome
You tie my hands
What am I gonna be
What have I done so bad
What is my destiny
You tie my hands
What am I supposed to see
What have I done so bad
What am I gonna be
And if you come from under that water then thereâs fresh air
Just breathe baby, Gods got a blessing to spare
Yes, I know the process has so much stress
But its the progress that feels the best
Cause I came from the projects straight to success
And your next, so try they cant steal your pride its inside
Then find it and keep on grinding
Cause in every dark cloud thereâs a silver lining
I knowâ¦
Yeah, yeah⦠yeah
See⦠right now we just riding on love
And shine in the dark, we ainât tryna do nothing be at the heart
We need love, thatâs all now
You tie my hands
What am I gonna be
What have I done so bad
What is my destiny
You tie my hands
What am I supposed to see
What have I done so bad
What am I gonna be
You tie my hands
What am I gonna be
What have I done so bad
What is my destiny
You tie my hands
What am I supposed to see
What have I done so bad
What am I gonna be
Born right here in the USA
But due to tragedy, looked on by the whole world as a refugee
So, accept my emotion, do not take it as an offensive gesture
Itâs just the epitome of my soul
And I must be me
We got spirit yâall
We go spirit
We got soul yâall
We got soul
They donât want us to see, but we already know
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- Tha Carter III (Edited Version)
- R & Weezy R&B, Part 1
- Invincible
- 10 Years of Bling, Vol. 2
- Tha Carter II
- Like Father Like Son (Limited Edition Explicit)
- Tha Carter II [Deluxe Edition (Explicit)]
- Tha Carter II (Explicit Version)
- We Back Soon
- Tha Carter III
- Tha Carter III (Revised)
- Tha Carter III (Jp/UK/OZ/NZ Version)
- Tha Carter III (Deluxe Explicit Version)
- Tha Carter III (Explicit Version)