[00:00:00] Stay Woke (Explicit) - Meek Mill/Miguel [00:00:01] Meek Mill: [00:00:02] How I keep from goin' under [00:00:05] It's like a jungle outside [00:00:07] Sometimes I wonder how I keep from goin' under [00:00:10] We scream Black Lives Matter but we still toting ladders [00:00:13] Watching our own brothers trying to get at us [00:00:16] Dreams get shattered when a scene full of crackers [00:00:18] And they charge you with some sh*t you ain't do [00:00:20] You like what happened [00:00:21] We go get lawyers to say sh*t we don't know how to talk [00:00:23] They told us to hate each other before we learn how to walk [00:00:26] Mama taught you how to fight fight [00:00:27] Before she taught you how to write right [00:00:29] And daddy locked down in the cell can't kiss you night night [00:00:31] Monsters under the bed every night feel like it's fright night [00:00:34] Coke fumes in the air mama holding on that pipe tight [00:00:36] And you catchin' contact but never mind that [00:00:38] In a world where Black is wrong [00:00:39] And white right it's like a combat [00:00:41] We go to war for our freedom they say we equal [00:00:43] I used to wanna play like Randall and be an Eagle [00:00:46] I used to play the quarterback my dog would go receiver [00:00:49] That was 'til the ball got flat by a d**e needle on the pavement [00:00:52] It's amazin' this environment we was raised in [00:00:55] On them papers one mistake and I'm gettin' caged in [00:00:57] You gotta feel me feel like the system tryna kill me [00:01:00] Got arrested and the charges F1 for popping wheelies stay woke [00:01:02] Miguel: [00:01:02] It was designed for us to fail [00:01:06] We still prevail through the hell [00:01:08] Yeah can you believe it [00:01:11] We're still undefeated [00:01:12] Though it was designed for us to lose [00:01:16] We'll still make it through nothing's impossible [00:01:20] Believe it [00:01:21] We're still undefeated [00:01:22] Meek Mill: [00:01:23] Picture me ten years younger with some tats on my face [00:01:26] Takin' a bunch of Xannys with the strap on my waist [00:01:28] Pointin' it at the camera like mama ain't teach me manners [00:01:31] Tryna see mo' bills [00:01:32] Like I'm headed to Alabama no wait [00:01:34] I can't judge them I'm just trying to understand them [00:01:36] 'Cause I used to pop Percs pourin' purple in my Fanta [00:01:39] Had me swerving in my Phantom like I'm runnin' from my dreams [00:01:42] I was headed for the slammer I was plantin' all the seed [00:01:44] For them to bury me I had my whole family mad at me [00:01:47] Fell deep in love with the game and it married me [00:01:50] Judge said I'll give you a chance just don't embarrass me [00:01:52] Motivatin' these little n**gas is like a charity [00:01:55] Community service even though they knew we was workin' [00:01:57] They did this to me on purpose 'cause I ain't movin' too perfect [00:01:59] I stay away from them clowns watch how I move through the circus [00:02:02] 'Cause they be weighing you down [00:02:03] Even some of them dudes in your circle stay woke [00:02:05] Miguel: [00:02:05] Though it's designed for us to fail yeah [00:02:08] We still prevail through the hell yeah [00:02:12] Can you believe it [00:02:13] We're still undefeated [00:02:15] Though it was designed for us to lose [00:02:18] Nothing nothing nothing's impossible no [00:02:23] Believe it [00:02:24] We're still undefeated [00:02:26] Meek Mill: [00:02:26] How can I pledge allegiance to the flag [00:02:29] When they killin' all our sons all our dads [00:02:31] I come from a place when you kill your own brother you can brag [00:02:34] Like he got bodies but that's a fad no that's a fact [00:02:37] I'm screamin' out at your corner n**ga that's a trap [00:02:40] Screamin' out at your homie n**ga that's a rat [00:02:42] Catch a case with him bet he crack [00:02:44] The odds against you and they double stacked stay woke [00:02:47] Bought my mom a new crib that's some gangster sh*t [00:02:49] Niece and nephews walking around wearing minks and sh*t [00:02:52] Kept the hood motivated this the thanks I get