Black Star - Little Brother Lyrics
'Now listen'[Mos]..doin this song for you.all my little brothers.. out in the street.strugglin to survive.. keep your eyes on the prize, you know[Kweli]Yeah, the revolution will not be televisedOr broadcast live on the netMy man Mos said it's personal.. knamsayin?It's gotta start from right up in here, you know[Mos & Kweli]You can't stop, you know [3x]You can't stop when we rep[Kweli]We rep the ain't-gotsAin't nobody can't start no party like us, we crush the faint heartsFrom Hallsey to St. Mark's, walk in the main blocksPainted with blood that's still hot, so deep it stain socksThe pain spark frustration, situations lead to hatinSome deal with drug distribution, others walk the plantationSome know the code a' the streets, some got a college educationCome down on the weekend, and peep the conversation[Mos]YoOn the corner, units stormed outGhetto lookin bombed outPolice waited to roll, for those who walk the wrong routeShorties goin all out, they got they swords drawn outReady to brawl out, gettin fought til they fall outBlack like Morehouse, 40 o'z is tossed outFor brothers that they mourn bout, get wrecked til it's dawn outWhether they broke or flossed out, honeys pass they draws outLookin for a ticket out the poor-houseA jungle out hereLions keep they claws out, fangs and jaws outWeak just get forced outNames is called out, ghetto-fame is sought outYou wanna be the man that they talk boutI walked outI had some things on my mind to sort outI thought bout the wild circumstance we born outRemember myself at your age, when I was just like youIf that was now, I don't know what I would doMy answer's? closest to meSo what I say to you is goin for meSon we both still growin indeedBut where you at, I was, and where you been, I leftUtilize my experience to guide your stepSome people get love but don't command respectIt's somethin that you can't ride with a checkOver-rollin your lex or icy links that hang from your neckIf it's real, who need to deal with the special effects?[Kweli]Come here, come here, yoLemme drop this on ya, look they gotchu corneredThe corner of the block is hot, I ain't got to warn ya'Cause I see you every day, trapped in every way'Shit, I'm a thug, and that's all that I can say'Who are you anyway?Mary J.? I spend, many nights awake, watchin you while you sleepTryin to figure out how to be the example, 'cause talk is cheapAs you walk the streets, study cats on the realIn a convo, just make your point to relax and chill[Niggas] wanna destroy each other in a cypher instead a' buildBe a- man of will, don't be- standin stillIf you- don't plan ahead, then you- plan to failDo ? in a daze when the ways revealLike they funny style but I'm not laughinSerious [niggas] makin money while the police is passinCan't wait for opportunity to knock, you gotta make it happenIt ain't about no spectacular ways a' rappinJust immaculate ways a' action.. dig?[Mos sings]Little BrotherI know that times is hardKeep your mind on guardStay clear of things that are harminYou'll get alongI sing my songFor little brothersOut there in the streetStrugglin to make ends meetGotta hold the heatStrugglin so hard to competeStay clear of things that harmDo it for y'allTry to stay strongKeep movin on [6x][shoutin out Little Brothers all over the area, simultaneous singing]
