American Me
(专辑: A Breukelen Story - 2018)
Come on Yeah And you say, "Black America" And you say, "Young America" Another day in America Yeah, it's hard to be the
American Me If this ain't home, then where can I
be? Answer's "no" when they ask, "Oh say can you see?" Specially when the
lawyer asks, "Oh hey, can you plead?" I
was born in a
world without innocence 'Cause we all look guilty in them tenaments Living life on the
edge and it's been intense The
hands of hate planned our fate, and they been winning since Graduated and my moms couldn't be prouder In my soul lived the
spirit of Kalief Browder (Wow) And that was thirty-five years back When the
song cried, couldn't hold them tears back The
promiseland, tell me where it's at I
been alive fifty-one, been the
same amount of years black But still I'ma write these bars In the
land of these stripes and stars, let's talk about it By the
dawn's early light Trying to survive this perilous fight Anything that's done in the
dark Time reveals when the
moment is right The
red glare from a
cop's gun Shots rang consecutively I'm right here and I'm not done Looking for the
American me Yeah, Masta Ace, I
solemny swear To take it where it need to go, just follow me there This broke system's in need of a
lot of repair Stand up for what's right like you're out of your chair Yeah, a
better life is possible still And that can't be ignored like a
hospital bill Yo, you wanna be at the
top of your field? So Christmastime you can put up a
stocking to fill? Have a
bright smile like you rocking the
grill Wake up every day with the
option to chill But when faced with the
option to kill And my life's on the
line, I'm fighting for mine Every song, every script, I'm writing for mine Every day goes by, I'm fighting for time To get a
slice of American Pie But I'm still trying to find the
American I
By the
dawn's early light Trying to survive this perilous fight Anything that's done in the
dark Time reveals when the
moment is right The
red glare from a
cop's gun Shots rang consecutively I'm right here and I'm not done Looking for the
American me And you say, "Black America" And you say, "Young America" Another day in America Should we stay in America? Find our way in America?