Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the black man ago before the white man Could paint the black man with a gun in his Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the white man At the moment when they looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land" Take it back, take it way Take it way way to the first black man Long ago the white man Could paint the black man a gun in his hand
it back, take it way back Take it way, way to the first white man At the very when they looked around and said "Fuck it, steal this land"
Everybody wanna me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you always talk about being Skin too white, nigga that" you talk about, cut that That you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah how I'ma buck back Tell me what I am and what I now All this has got to go is moving fast, it need to slow down Come and see me I am in yo' town Practice what we before it go down Practice what we before it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho I have to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get Masta deep inside of me The plantation deep down of me fuck like sodomy 'Cause one or the other what it be me why my momma gotta lie to me Unity for everyone that to me
Peace on Earth I try to be
I wanna spread the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the
Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man Long ago the white man Could paint the black man with a gun in his
it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to the white man
At the very moment when they around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land" it back, take it way back Take it way way back to the black man ago before the white man Could paint the black man with a gun in his Take it back, take it way Take it way way back to the white man At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
Take it back, it way back it way, way back to about 1990 Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, 7: 36 a.m., where a baby was born To a father and a white mother that wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various other as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you that, right? And I'm tell you about how All this young boy ever wanted was All he wanted was positivity All he wanted to do was entertain And this boy went hell You understand, his mother was racist, which is crazy how in the fuck is you gonna have All these black babies with men but you racist Like bitch, that don't no sense, but it is what it is You know, he grew up, her callin' him a The kids at callin' him a cracker Identifying as black, looking as Being told what you can or be This kid went everything He through He saw in the household Violence, murderers, dealers, he was kidnapped There was crazy shit happened to this kid And he persevered while the world said What they you wouldn't be shit! You ain't gon' be nothin', nothin', nothin', Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, I'ma And that's why the message is always peace, love and See, he always saw things from two He always saw things two sides He always knew the message Everybody was born of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation He knew that because he saw (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was and torn down By his black brothers and sisters that were And that did not And he was and he was torn down By his side that did not know These people that are That cannot see the picture That must fight and kill and murder other But once again, all he wanted to do Was a message of equality For every man, woman, and Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first) Now imagine this growing up And the craziest shit a part of the craziest shit Running around with the wrong around with guns and knives And fighting and and, and all this Because he know, he didn't know! But he knew deep in his heart that it wasn't right And he knew that he needed to get from it Now I you to also imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and two jobs to support himself Two that he works in the morning and the evenings And then he then come home To about eight or nine hours of But four, five, six hours of that Working on music, Grabbing the remote control and in the mirror And to see thousands and thousands and thousands of people Just his name Hoping that it would But the, but the, but the world no! Mothafucka, little mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya mothafucka No-no! (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) And he said fuck He peace, love, and positivity He said for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I want you to also People telling him he did not live this life "You just a boy You ain't never experienced shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, happens there Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live with you, we didn't live in Section 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and violence in household We saw it from the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And you white, you gotta have money, right?" (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to the first man) And this man persevered in spite Of what people told him he was, wasn't, and would be (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the black) And man is here today, proud A lover of all human Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, And here to say Even we're all born and created equal We are not equally There's on every side And you should just do best to live life And let people believe whatever they wanna believe As long as they're not hurtin' You can they're going to hell You can believe it's not You can you're superior, fine Just stop killing other