Lupe Fiasco

ITAL Roses
[Intro] Black panther, black panther, what do you see? I see a dream ITAL watching over me Back n*gga Yeah, hey, can we get a little break From the cocaine and the kilos Aiight n*gga, we know Aiight n*gga, we know Can we get a break from the strippers on the pill Aiight n*gga, we know Okay n*gga, we know [Verse 1] Hey shawty, ain't no future in no gang-bang And ain't no manhood in no bang-bang Ain't no honor cleanin' interstates inside a chain-gang Know some rap n*ggas put that sh*t inside your mainframe Pills make you stupid and liquor do the same thing Raris' too expensive and they way too hard to maintain Get yourself a Camry, "n*gga said a Camry?" Watch that ho depreciate and then you'll understand me It's called being fiscally responsible Don't let these lying images up in hip-hop here conquer you The TV's not your father fool, that video's not your momma Try your best to be a man and your worst to be a monster Songtexte[Hook] May we have some roses for the ladies A little appreciation for the gentlemen And here's some kisses for the babies Some peacenality for the whole wide-wide-wide world More patience to the youth, sympathy for the poor Empathy for the old, more justice for the down and pressed Treat no liar ITAL, Ai-yaa! [Verse 2] I know you're sayin', "Lupe rappin' 'bout the same sh*t" Well, that's 'cause ain't sh*t changed, b*tch And please don't excuse my language Cause I would hate for you to misrepresent The true expression of my anguish And by this far I ain't shocked, upset, or appalled I'm ashamed, b*tch I can't listen if you ain't sayin' sh*t And recognize all this emptiness is dangerous Ain't buildin' up they confidence, we teachin' 'em that they ain't sh*t If they ain't got the latest that they saw on someone famous Mercy of the Lord on this double-edged sword Instead of askin' where the hoes is Maybe maybe we could ask for roses [Hook (x2)] May we have some roses for the ladies A little appreciation for the gentlemen And here's some kisses for the babies Some peace and humanity for the whole wide-wide-wide world More patience to the youth, sympathy for the poor Empathy for the old, more justice for the down and pressed Treat no liar ITAL, Ai-yaa! [Verse 3] Called the president a terrorist Corporate sponsors like, how the f*ck you gon' embarrass us? Ain't my fault, I was just repeatin' this Professor Emeritus from America But my tone was like an Afghani kid without a home Blew that b*tch up with a drone An Iraqi with no daddy, Palestinian throwing stones The f*ck you think they call him, I'ma leave that all alone Cause this, the focus on this new sh*t is that hopeless Place that I was born into systematic brokeness Took that downpression and developed it to dopeness It's that great American rap-rap ferocious [Hook] May we have some roses for the ladies A little appreciation for the gentlemen And here's some kisses for the babies Some peace and humanity for the whole wide-wide-wide world More patience to the youth, sympathy for the poor Empathy for the old, more justice for the down and pressed Treat no liar ITAL, Ai-yaa! Aus Songtexte Mania