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Til We Get There
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'Til we get there
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'Til we get there
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'Til we get there
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Yowego, from the poorest and blackest of people
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To survive in the streets of Modesho
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The most dangerous armed and lethal, yet peaceful
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We no evil, I come from the slums that's run down
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Spit native intelligent tongue sound
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Would rather get gunned down than dumbed down
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So come down
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Much success to you comrade
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To who I wrong, if it's never been said before, my bad
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I took a page from the book of Martin Luther
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And decided that it's better to hug ya than to shoot ya
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I'm sorry homie if it's not what ya use ta
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But the way that we livin' these black lives is beautiful
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All the things we've been through and the tree we done bloomed
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We probably family but we never knew
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side
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And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
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That's what's called solidarity
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When we struggle it's therapy, after chaos we get clarity
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My enemy's enemy is my man remember?
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I ain't tryin' to be endin' up in this man's dilemma
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We only here for a minute, it's what you make it so live it
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See, I'm a ryder and I'm gon' be remembered
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For those of you not born, to those of you not here
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I wish you the best and that's real
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This ain't ya average, when they portray us they say "all savage"
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Cause we have it, blast it, won't stash it
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Cause we fight to the death and manage
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To makes songs of struggle and to habits
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And dammit, if I don't get even
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It's chant down Babylon season
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Die for Nee Orleans to Cleveland
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'Til we even, we not believin'
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side
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And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
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I love when we makin' plays
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I love all our brilliant ways
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I love when we get paid and never move away from the hood
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We keep gettin' while the gettin' is good
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You right at home in our neck of the woods
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Cause we people, momma said treat others like you want 'em to treat you
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We just wanna live and be peaceful
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Long as it makes sense, I'm a have patience
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Especially with my brothas I go back in the day with
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We speak the same language, suffer the same dangers
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Cause our children are victims of lead paint chips
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Out in L.A. they put the black against the Mexicans
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Old rivaling's is throwin' up they sets again
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They put the short against the tall and the old vers the new
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Pretty soon it's gon' be me against you
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All the things we been through and the tree that we bloomed
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I wish you much success and stay true
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
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And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side (I'm on your side)
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side (I am on your side)
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And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side
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And it can take some time (it can take some time),
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'til we win this fight (till we win this fight)
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side, yeah
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side
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And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight
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'Til we get there, I'm on your side (I am on your side)
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