Royce Da 5'9''

My People Free
(Let my people go) (Let my people go) Oh, first off, free Juan, free Brian, and free Jig Behind bars, doin' bids, locked up on "he say, she say" shit Separated from their kids, the system's sick We guilty before we can prove our innocence Because it's lucrative The more bodies in cells, the more they can make sales To get more sales, it makes no sense And recklin' the major detention center Won't give their inmates no heat or medical attention They lie to the masses and downplay their livin' conditions But steady, they buildin' more prison cells And increasin' college tuition, closin' down neighborhood schools They strip away tools, we're still gon' go teachin' them shit they can use When it's all said and done Ring, ding, dong Ring, di-ding, ding-ding, dong The bell is ringin', the clock is tickin' We need to change the way we livin' and how we thinkin' Ring, ding, dong (Uh) Ring, di-ding, ding-ding, dong To our people on high positions Ain't assistin' bein' a house nigga SongtexteHow you a public figure only worried 'bout your figure? Free (That's real spirit, Ash) Let my people free (Lord, physically, spiritually) Let my people— I had a nightmare the other night That all of my prayers were denied When you look toward a savage nation for humanity Which one do you want more, the validation or reality? Let my people free Yeah, let my people free I rap for the night Big L and Big and Pac got killed, uh I know some street niggas that's real I know some regular niggas who just as real Some legends who never popped that steel Street niggas who rap as ill, real life, they not that ill Niggas with record deals, real life, they contract kill Niggas who kill to survive, niggas who kill just to kill A lot of niggas probably want you to die just 'cause you're dressed to kill (Survive that shit) Your final day might be the day that you finally made it Only Gucci we acknowledge around this way is Radric Davis Only thing fly around this way, hollow tips, I dodge that shit Gave my nigga three to five for marijuana and legalized that shit Ring, ding, dong Ring, di-ding, ding-ding, dong The bell is ringin', the clock is tickin' We need to change the way we livin' and how we thinkin' Uh, ring, ding, dong Ring, di-ding, ding-ding, dong To our people on high positions Ain't assistin' bein' a house nigga How you a public figure only worried 'bout your figure? Free (Free) Let my people free Let my people— I had a nightmare the other night That all of my prayers were denied When you look toward a savage nation for humanity Which one do you want more, the validation or reality? Let my people free Let my people free Let my people free Let my people free My appreciation goes out to Preachers of Islam, David Banner, Derrick Grace, Mike Eric Dyson D.L. Hughley, T.I.P., Clarence Avant, Steve Carless, Pharrell Killer Mike, Jay-Z, Dave Chappelle, Jemele Hill And a special shout out and thank you to Ice T and Ice Cube For putting your platform on the line So we could say whatever we want on our platform You are appreciated Aus Songtexte Mania