The Roots - Carryin' On Lyrics
"These Walls"HmmmmmmmmWell, well, well, well[Chorus]These walls are closin' inHow long I'm supposed to grinI lost my will to winForgive my sin, hmmmmmmmmmmThese walls are closin' inHow long I'm supposed to grinI lost my will to winForgive my sin, hmmmmmmmmmmAs darkness approachesAnd I'm fumbling through the blunt roachesIts looking hopeless, totally unfocusedStumbling onto the front porchPoasty with my closest associatesWe were so brokeThough a couple of us had sold dopeStill humble enough to be po' folkWe coming up to be grown folkAin't dumb enough to be slow pokeThough the hours of death they grow closeSo we give our lives to the utmost, PlusHere's an extra pointVisualize the gold postNo we not eating duck roastBut we live our lives to the utmost, CauseThose pressure pointsAre the corners we cut closeTurn most civilizedYaggers to cutthroatsAnd it's these men they sendup state by truck loadAnd hurl 'em in to the pin like buffalosI'm saying[Chorus]The game was sold, not told to meHeartache won't let go of meGames say that I'll live and lieBut I'll trrrrryyyyyEvery which way tell you the anglesI done tossed and turnedHit and missedPissed cause of that didn't amount to thisGetting it ain't got a damn thing to do with keeping s**tWorking damn hard to get itPlans and not parting with itLife got a way of showing you s**tyou can't barely seeTough keeping closeSetting sail through a sea of g'sSomething should this night I lay me down to sleepWasn't happy with my friendPray the lord my soul to keep[Chorus]I'm 'bout 3000 miles from GracelandBy the county from MaconBut you would think I'm arm reach from SatanI got a strange way of telling the truthMost felons do stuff betweenHearin your story and telling it tooStuck between nom and feelin itRight between calm and militantOn the search for deliveranceIm three days from beatin my case at the arraignmentThis s***s basicGet the (?) get the statement[R. Prophit]Part with the heart of a soldierRight now I'm stuck behind bars with daddy told yaI chose to march with martin carryin postersThey lock me down, but they usually hang us folks upWe so tough, white man trying to control usAnd mold us, simulate our cultures, they doped usHell naw I'm stayin focusedI won't corrupt with evilForever fightin for my people, equalFight for you rightsThese walls are closing inHow long I'm supposed to grinI lost my will to winForgive my sin..Ladies and gentlemen I have some very sad news for all of youCould you lower those sings please?Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight..
