Master Ace - Take A Look Around Lyrics
I got something I want yall to doTake a look aroundTake a look around, take a look around and ask yourself: why?See all those people on the other side of town, livin large and postin high?Take a look around, see that bumrush to this liquor store?He sold out of thunderbird, but I got to say moreTake a look around as the wealthy and richGo to plush parties and do-si-do together, aint that a *****?Cause theyre movin on while most of us sit back complaininBout, aint nuff opportunities for our people, like its always raininBut take a look around, cause I see plenty of sunshine in the skyMaybe next time, instead of complainin, you go out and get a piece of the pieTake a look aroundTake a look aroundTake a look around as more young people take their eyes off the prizeSee my man simon talkin bout hes gonna put a kitAnd a rag-top on that 560 s-e-c he buys?Take a look around at the music man on the corner playin his saxFillin the air with jazzHes a one-man symphony, see that 2 dollars in change in his hat?Yo, thats all that brother hasThis is just a little letter about the situations we live inTake a look around and realize: to succeed we just cant give inNow take a look aroundHey brother, take a look aroundHey sister, take a look aroundNow money made is not necesserally money earnedBut those who earn money seem to have a lot lessAnd not very often are those tables ever turnedBut then again, moneys not a measure of successThe power of 3, you see, is ever presentSlide and ride this groove, to get the meaninOnly a true king can call someone a peasantYou hold a microphone, but for a throne I find you fiendinPursuit of happiness and money are not the sameThere is some overlap, but theyre still separate goalsBecause its possible to have one without the other, a shameSome dont realize it, so they sell away their soulsTake a look aroundTake a look aroundAs I walk through grand central I see so very manyBrothers and sisters that are down on their luckIs there really pie, and they just arent gettin any?Or is it cause theyre lazy and they just dont give a *****?Walkin through the park I see bam-bam playin celo4-5-6, bam just lost 3 gs and a kiloWho says they only play for kicks?Take a look aroundTake a look aroundI remember jackie, when jackie was a hottieJeans used to fit her like the skin upon a grapeMe and every other brother fiened for her bodyBut shes smokin, so now look at her shapeNow mrs green goes to church like every single sundayAnd she had three sons, ron, mike and daleMaybe if shed done a little bit more than just prayRon wouldnt be dead, and the other two, they wouldnt be in jailI remember mr. tee, he used to walk with a limpHe had a wooden leg, yknow, cause he lost it in the warMaybe if this country had made some attemptTo take care of their veterans, mr. tee, he wouldnta have to die poorTake a look aroundHey - brothers, sistersTake a look around
