Текст песни Brother Ali - Chain Link
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[Verse 1]I try to always buy final call from the F.O.IEven though that`s not what Islam always signifyY`all gotta love the struggle in `emThey would get on their knees and shine shoes`fore they ever let the drugs afflict `emMakin taco`s and fuckin with McDonald`sNickel and dime broke, but dignified with high hopesSome people shoulder the weight of the median, make it look easyEven though they walkin the tight roadsImmigrants, twelve deep in one bedroomI`m too cool, I look at `em like foolsThose fools combine forces and put the resourcesAnd guess who the new owner of the corner store isShit, what`s stoppin me from doin that?I probably could with drug smugglers approve of thatBecause if one dime sack in the time can climaxInto a billion dollar industry, then look at my abilitiesBut I`m a dreamer in alotta waysI feel if you believe in God that you believe in brighter daysKeep my son`s heartbeat in my sleepI`ma walk the Planet Earth with his name carved deep in my feet like[Chorus x2]Children growin, women producinMen go workin, but what`s the useWhen the real strive hard and stress about the rentAnd can still die poor and in debt without a cent[Verse 2]Born again christian creatures from the suburbsTryin to save souls on Broadway, they got some nerveComin here unaware that the one`s with no material giftsSometimes most spirits leave riftsLazyness got me spare the stand back and what was thatThat can`t hold me back, my man Vast told me that"Harlem got all that on a bigger scale"When there`s bullets in the sandboxes every bid is realI see children growin up within a wicked systemSmilin I wanna kiss `em, I see prophet Muhammad in `emPoverty`s trickin people from my generationAnd hands down to world`s most creativeI`ve seen both sides of the fencePicket a chain link and we ain`t all thinkin the same thing butThey teens got so impressed by meThey try to walk, talk, interact and dress like meWe captivated the world`s imaginationI used to idolize athletes and entertainersCause they never let the situation capture `emSystem gave `em lemons, made lemonade and sold it back to `em[Chrous x2]Children growin, women producinMen go workin, but what`s the useWhen the real strive hard and stress about the rentAnd can still die poor and in debt without a cent[Verse 3]Marvin Gaye said it best "This ain`t livin"No matter your religion the earth keep spinninAnd the sun keep shinin, babies keep cryinOld folks dyin in beats within you put ya chimingAnd here I am, still lower class AmericaSame room, same view, different cast of charactersRegina got arrested as a late prowlerCouldn`t trick, got evicted, lost her section aid voucherOnward goes my neighbourhood`s revolving doorA gang of rental properties nobody owns at allI guess that`s why we call it a hoodNobody stays as long as it takes to become neighbour[Chorus x2]Children growin, women producinMen go workin, but what`s the useWhen the real strive hard and stress about the rentAnd can still die poor and in debt without a cent