Ice T - Race War Lyrics
YeahYeahCheck this out: now I'm blackBut black people tripCause white people like meWhite people like meBut don't like themWhat's the ***** upAre you my friend?Hell no, you're a racistYou say you got one black friend, so you're inSorry homie, no winCheck the factsMexicans are still gettin pushed to the backPuerto-Ricans gettin dissed the sameWon't speak on the Indians, shit's insane***** John WayneI don't hate whitesI just got a death wish for mutha*****as that ain't rightYou got black skinStill you gotta show and prove, friendBack to the factsWhat about Australia?A *****in failureThe Aboriginal people are blackSo they got jackedYou ask me about free speech and the Riots?So what's in store?I'm talkin bout a race war(Get yourself together)(Upen your eyesGet wise)(Put your brain in gear)Race warPeople gettin killed in the streetBlood on your feet, the ends don't meetAnd who they gonna blame it on, me?Try the mediaTry the P.D.Try your TVTry your quest for wealthAnybody but yourselfBut once the bullets start flyinPeople start dyinIt's all because we're lyinHistory books that teach hateA kid has no escapeFrom the racist fateAnd pretty soon South AfricaWill stop chillinAnd start killinRace war (8X)Every night I prayThat people get this shit together one dayBut this country ain't with itAmerica was founded on that racist shitI judge the devil by his deedsIt's usually connected to the size of his greedAnd keep the hopeEven though they'd love to give a nigga like me the ropeAnd when this shit hitsThere's gonna be a lotta white kids rollin with the AfricansYou can't sweat skinCause ??? a lot of blacks is down with the RepublicansThis shit don't have to happenThat's why a brother like me's still rappinJust treat each other rightEither that, or you're lookin for a sure fight***** the policeWe already know they ain't about no *****in peaceYou wanna know what I think's in store?Justice or a race war(Get yourself together)(Upen your eyesGet wise)Race war(Get yourself together)(Upen your eyesGet wise)(Put your brain in gear)Race war(Get yourself together)(Upen your eyesGet wise)(Put your brain in gear)Race war(Get yourself together)(Upen your eyesGet wise)(Put your brain in gear)Korean people live down in the hoodA little mis-*****in-understoodOrientals were slaves tooWord to this *****in red white and bluePeople from Iran ain't never did shit to usSo why the distrust?The system wanna keep us at each other's throatsWhile we're payin the tax notesCause bein black ain't no *****in minorityIt's the *****in majoritySo they gotta make us hate each otherWord, check the brothersMexicans - blackJamaicans - blackIranians - blackIndians - blackHawaiians - blackPuerto-Ricans - blackEskimos - blackSouth-Americans - blackOrientals - blackYeah, that's rightThe Klan says everything's black that ain't whiteSo we gotta get our facts straightCause the shit they teach in school is pure hateSometimes I don't know for sureIf somebody want a race war(Get yourself together)(Upen your eyesGet wise)Race war(Get yourself together)(Upen your eyesGet wise)(Put your brain in gear)Race war(Get yourself together)(Upen your eyesGet wise)(Put your brain in gear)Race war(Get yourself together)(Upen your eyesGet wise)(Put your brain in gear)Who wants a race war?( *quotes repeated until end* )We're gonna lose
