所属专辑:RSE20: 20 Years of Rhymesayers Entertainment
歌手: Brother Ali
时长: 04:01
Only Life I Know - Brother Ali[00:00:00]
(It's my life)[00:00:14]
Yeah the only one that I'll ever know[00:00:15]
Feeling extra low[00:00:18]
Please let me go[00:00:19]
Hold on no[00:00:21]
(It's my life)[00:00:25]
Yeah the only that I'll ever know[00:00:26]
And it stressed me so[00:00:29]
Oh God bless me soul[00:00:31]
Hold on[00:00:32]
Wether it's the projects or a trailer park mess[00:00:34]
Raggedy the apartment complex[00:00:37]
With a stressed out single mom sitting on the steps[00:00:40]
Waiting on the mailman looking for a check[00:00:43]
Boys on the corner pushing out the chest[00:00:46]
Questing for anything that resembles respect[00:00:48]
Young girls swinging their hair with every step[00:00:51]
Looking for affection settling for sex[00:00:54]
Bodies decorated with tattoos and chains[00:00:57]
Trying to put armor between you and pain[00:01:00]
Wood grain steering wheel the bass bang[00:01:03]
But not enough to drown out the hatred in your brain[00:01:06]
The only out is smoking out[00:01:09]
Get lean get wet get meth get tore down[00:01:11]
Cause who the hell would want to stick around [00:01:14]
Put me in a haze I ain't never coming out[00:01:17]
(It's my life)[00:01:22]
Yeah the only one that I'll ever know[00:01:24]
Feeling extra low[00:01:26]
Please let me go[00:01:28]
Hold on no[00:01:29]
(It's my life)[00:01:34]
Yeah the only that I'll ever know[00:01:35]
And it stressed me so[00:01:38]
Oh God bless me soul[00:01:39]
Hold on[00:01:41]
They just wanna get you in the system stick you into prison[00:01:54]
List you in the military ship you to the desert[00:01:57]
Pigs don't exist for you to make a decent living[00:02:00]
But we got three illegal wars to shoot the pigs from[00:02:03]
Keep stressing marvels and personal decisions[00:02:06]
Tell me what's marvel about these conditions[00:02:08]
Who decided you don't got enough to teach children [00:02:11]
Stay spending billions on stadiums and prisons[00:02:14]
How many roles can folks really choose [00:02:17]
When you're oppressed only three lead to you[00:02:20]
First one is follow the rules and stay in school[00:02:23]
Be the square dude that's a society approves[00:02:25]
Get a little job or a shitty apartment[00:02:28]
Or a sub-par mortgage in a failing house margin[00:02:31]
The after your life dedication and hardship[00:02:34]
You died just as poor as you was when you started[00:02:37]
F**k that what's up with the second option [00:02:40]
You could always hit the corner and try to get it popping[00:02:43]
Get fast guap when you're out dropping and clocking[00:02:46]
But chances are that you'll probably die violent[00:02:48]
The best hope that you got is getting nada[00:02:51]
And end up with a job in a prison metal shop[00:02:54]
They ain't paying nothing but three hots and a cot[00:02:57]
Don't you know that's the biggest hustle they got [00:03:00]
Or door three you can get on that welfare[00:03:03]
But they ain't trying to help they'll put you in hell there[00:03:05]
Give you just enough so you're not gonna starve[00:03:08]
And constantly harass you while you're looking for a job[00:03:11]
Do lock up and someone that got you to punch a clock[00:03:14]
And they found about it and your check is getting dot[00:03:17]
Can't win for losing dehumanizing[00:03:20]
You'll never get caught up you caught up in a cycle[00:03:23]
(It's my life)[00:03:28]
Yeah the only one that I'll ever know[00:03:30]
Feeling extra low[00:03:32]
Please let me go[00:03:33]
Hold on no[00:03:35]
(It's my life)[00:03:39]
Yeah the only that I'll ever know[00:03:41]
And it stressed me so[00:03:43]
Oh God bless me soul[00:03:45]
Hold on no[00:03:46]
Lyrics by 卟 断 努 力[00:03:51]