Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man ago before the white man Could paint the black man a gun in his hand it back, take it way back Take it way, way to the first white man At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, steal this land" Take it back, take it way Take it way way back to the black man Long ago before the man Could paint the man with a gun in his hand
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man At the very moment when they looked and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
Everybody wanna tell me what I am, I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you always talk about black? too white, nigga fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut That door you to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck Tell me I am and what I know now All prejudice has got to go Life is fast, it need to slow down and see me when I am in yo' town Practice what we preach it go down Practice we preach before it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? deep down inside of me The plantation down inside of me Everybody fuck sodomy 'Cause one or the other it gotta be Tell me why my momma lie to me for everyone that lied to me
Peace on what I try to be
I wanna spread the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho I have to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the black man Long ago the white man Could paint the black man a gun in his hand
Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first white man
At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" Take it back, take it way it way way back to the first black man Long ago the white man paint the black man with a gun in his hand Take it back, take it way Take it way way back to the white man At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to 1990 Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a father and a white mother Father that there Addicted to cocaine, alcohol, and various other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you that, right? And I'm gonna you about how All this young boy ever was happiness All he ever wanted was All he ever wanted to do was And boy went through hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, is crazy 'Cause how in the is you gonna have All black babies with black men but you racist Like bitch, that make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The kids at school callin' him a Identifying as black, as white told what you can or can't be This kid went through He through He saw in the household Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy shit happened to this kid And he persevered while the world said they said? Said you be shit! You ain't gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, I'ma And that's why the message is always peace, love and See, he always saw from two sides He always saw from two sides He always that the message was born equal Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He that because he saw that (Take it back, take it way it way) Because he was stripped and down By his black and sisters that were uneducated And did not know And he was stripped and he was down By his white side did not know These people are ignorant cannot see the bigger picture That must fight and kill and murder each But once again, all he wanted to do Was a message of equality For man, woman, and child Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first) Now imagine this growing up And the craziest shit Being a of the craziest shit Running with the wrong people Running with guns and knives And and stealing and, and all this Because he didn't know, he know! But he knew down in his heart that it wasn't right And he knew he needed to get away from it Now I you to also imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, home and gets two jobs to support himself Two jobs that he works in the and the evenings And then he would come home To about or nine hours of sleep But spend four, five, six hours of on music, persevering Grabbing the remote control and in the mirror And to see thousands and thousands and thousands of people chanting his name Hoping that it happen But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya black No-no! (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first) And he said that He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation, yeah Now I want you to also People telling him that he did not live life "You a white boy You never experienced that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We didn't live you, we didn't live in your Section 8 household We didn't with the narcotics and violence in your household We just saw it from the outside, outside, outside, Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you have money, right?" (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first black man) And this man persevered in spite Of what people told him he was, wasn't, and would be (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first black) And man is here today, proud A lover of all human of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, yeah And he's to say Even we're all born and created equal We are not treated There's extremists on side And you should do your best to live life And let other people believe whatever they wanna As as they're not hurtin' anybody You can they're going to hell You can believe it's not You can believe you're superior, stop killing each other