[00:14.14]I tried to take the high road
[00:17.70]Let by gones be by gones
[00:21.23]I tried to take the high road
[00:24.99]But now another life's gone
[00:27.41]What you expect from me
[00:29.12]To turn the other cheek
[00:31.14]All you bring is war, asking me for peace
[00:34.75]What you expect from me
[00:36.34]When all you bring is greed
[00:38.23]All you bring is war, asking me for peace
[00:41.88]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[00:45.07]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[00:48.45]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[00:52.39]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[00:55.08]Yeah, yeah
[00:56.05]Yeah, they say let's make America great again
[00:58.94]Except for the slavery and the genocide
[01:00.73]When we kill all the native
[01:01.64]And steal their tribes
[01:02.59]And it's time we denied women's rights
[01:04.68]Talkin' 'bout great, like the AIDS outbreak
[01:07.37]Like when they brought crack ************* to the hood
[01:09.31]Like when they brought h****n to the states
[01:11.00]Look, justice is not on the internet
[01:13.29]Equality don't have a twitter account
[01:15.19]The last words that a man should ever hear
[01:17.11]Should never be "Get on the ground"
[01:18.70]Our culture so misunderstood
[01:20.06]It's cloudy up over the hood
[01:22.11]I think about packing my bags
[01:23.63]And leaving this country for good
[01:25.27]Glock, Glock in my car for your probable 'cause
[01:27.56]'Cause even the law don't follow the law
[01:29.44]Guess it's my fault for being black
[01:31.24]A country built on my people's backs
[01:32.87]Up in first class, yeah my seat is black
[01:34.68]Even when I'm bored and I'm tryna see my past
[01:36.59]Tell me, if you had a chance
[01:38.35]Would you go back in time to see the past
[01:40.09]Waitin', waitin', waitin' for reparation
[01:42.62]For the end of segregation
[01:44.18]All we got is a month and a television station
[01:46.90]All they teach is slavery and we celebrate it
[01:49.01]They turn the cheek if we should perish, ha
[01:51.01]But just remember
[01:51.86]You can't spell America without Eric
[01:54.46]I tried to take the high road
[01:57.51]Let by gones be by gones
[02:01.65]I tried to take the high road
[02:04.69]But now another life's gone
[02:07.81]What you expect from me
[02:09.34]To turn the other cheek
[02:11.42]All you bring is war, asking me for peace
[02:14.96]What you expect from me
[02:16.72]When all you bring is greed
[02:18.54]All you bring is war, asking me for peace
[02:22.37]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[02:25.23]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[02:28.61]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[02:32.20]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[02:35.55]Yeah, yeah
[02:37.39]By any means necessary
[02:38.68]Lately two many mommas out here bearing babies
[02:41.09]Really ain't safe 'round here no more
[02:42.64]Scared of the law when they head outdoors
[02:44.41]And will we ever be at peace, man
[02:45.64]I ain't sure
[02:46.35]But for now I'm like Malcolm out the window
[02:47.78]It's simple altercation
[02:49.01]Got these mother******s blazin'
[02:50.03]And I ain't tryna say bye to my kinfolk
[02:51.95]They choke us out
[02:52.60]Like what they need a noose for
[02:53.78]Gentrify like ************* wherever you go
[02:55.48]Prison walls nowadays big biz
[02:57.18]Give us ****** then lock us up to get riches
[02:59.03]Then send us out to a job we can't get
[03:00.72]You had that ************* flipped
[03:01.57]Now you back in the system
[03:02.64]That's a cold game man, aww dog
[03:04.64]If there's a God pray she listening(listening)
[03:06.68]The president don't give a ************* about us(about us)
[03:08.51]The government don't give a ************* either(either)
[03:10.15]They talkin' make America great again
[03:12.15]I just wanna save my people (my people)
[03:13.78]I just want that 40 acres and mule
[03:15.63]Another promise didn't fall through
[03:17.27]Just a whole lot of propaganda
[03:18.60]And lying to me and you
[03:20.04]I tried to take the high road
[03:20.84]I tried to take the high road(K.R.I.T.)
[03:23.25]Let by gones be by gones
[03:27.18]I tried to take the high road
[03:30.54]But now another life's gone
[03:33.83]What you expect from me
[03:35.57]To turn the other cheek
[03:37.35]All you bring is war, asking me for peace
[03:40.82]What you expect from me
[03:42.75]When all you bring is greed
[03:44.56]All you bring is war, asking me for peace
[03:48.00]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[03:51.54]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[03:54.90]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[03:58.40]But now I gotta piece piece piece
[04:01.43]Yeah, yeah