Child do you know I've been around sense before there was time
I was hear when the master begin to set the tick tock to chime
And though I'm old I can say I've never seen the righteous forsaken
But peering out the window I see things that got my soul a shaken
I see my children refusing to get back on one accord
Instead they choose to widen the gap of discord
I see men refusing to be the kings of yesteryear
Instead they choose to act like boys that fear
Fear to step out from among the crowd and lead
Instead they choose to watch the community bleed
They see us dying a slow painful heart wrenching death
And instead of helping they choke out the last breath
Killing, stealing, raping, and disrespecting any and everything
All they care about is who's got the most dazzling bling bling
What happen to men like Dr. King who had a awesome dream
Believing that one day we would overcome the color scheme
Yet today we still bemoan the mess that the white man has made
But it is us that our refusing to step in the light & come out the shade
We refuse to stand for something so we as people fall for anything
Till we learn to strive for something we will achieve absolutely nothing
And least you think I forgotten my daughters, I also see your shame
Out doing any and everything forgetting your worth like life's a game
Don't you know that you sell yourself short by lifting your skirt for all
Why you want to be acting like a jezebel when you have a higher call
Where are my Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott Kings, my women of class
Child, you ought to be able to stand to look at yourself in the looking glass
And please stop telling me what that man isn’t doing for you and yours
For honey child, we have always found a way to take care of what's ours
Children I am slowly but surely about to be standing before heaven's door
And it saddens me to say that my heart can hardly take too much more
For I know that us as people we could be greater then we are right now
And I pray ya'll get it together before the curtains close on my show
I was hear when the master begin to set the tick tock to chime
And though I'm old I can say I've never seen the righteous forsaken
But peering out the window I see things that got my soul a shaken
I see my children refusing to get back on one accord
Instead they choose to widen the gap of discord
I see men refusing to be the kings of yesteryear
Instead they choose to act like boys that fear
Fear to step out from among the crowd and lead
Instead they choose to watch the community bleed
They see us dying a slow painful heart wrenching death
And instead of helping they choke out the last breath
Killing, stealing, raping, and disrespecting any and everything
All they care about is who's got the most dazzling bling bling
What happen to men like Dr. King who had a awesome dream
Believing that one day we would overcome the color scheme
Yet today we still bemoan the mess that the white man has made
But it is us that our refusing to step in the light & come out the shade
We refuse to stand for something so we as people fall for anything
Till we learn to strive for something we will achieve absolutely nothing
And least you think I forgotten my daughters, I also see your shame
Out doing any and everything forgetting your worth like life's a game
Don't you know that you sell yourself short by lifting your skirt for all
Why you want to be acting like a jezebel when you have a higher call
Where are my Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott Kings, my women of class
Child, you ought to be able to stand to look at yourself in the looking glass
And please stop telling me what that man isn’t doing for you and yours
For honey child, we have always found a way to take care of what's ours
Children I am slowly but surely about to be standing before heaven's door
And it saddens me to say that my heart can hardly take too much more
For I know that us as people we could be greater then we are right now
And I pray ya'll get it together before the curtains close on my show