Proud
Stand tall, don't stay in the door
Come on
Yeah
Break it down
What we do
We survive
It's more than pride
We stay alive
Ready to ride
We survive
It's more than pride
Yeah
We stay alive
Ready to ride
We survive
It's more than pride
We stay alive
Ready to ride




Ready to ride
It's more than pride
We survive
It's more than pride
I feel safer
What do we know?
Today the papers say
Timothy McVeigh's in hell
So everything's okay
And all must be well
I remember in Oklahoma
When they put out the blaze
And put Islamic terrorists bombing
On the front page
It's like saying
Only gays get AIDS
Propaganda
Like saying the problem's over
When they lock that man up
Wrong
It's just the beginning
First inning
Battle for America's soul
The devil's winning
The president has wished
The vice president's a dick
So a whole lot of
In this
We gon' get
They don't wanna raise
The baby
So the election is fixed
That's why we don't be
F***ing with politics
They bet on that
Parents for it
And God wept for that
Holes down
Bit my doors
We got blacks
In the house
To rap for that
It's all good
Except for that
We still poor
And money, power, and respect
Is what we kill for
For real
This morning cry
We stay alive
Ready to cry
We survive
This morning cry
We stay alive
Ready to ride
We survive
This morning cry
We stay alive
Ready to ride
We survive
This morning cry
We stay alive
Ready to survive
N***ers with knowledge
Is more dangerous
Than f***ing with guns
They make the guns easy to get
And try to keep n***as dumb
Target the gangs
And graffiti with the prop
Twenty five
I already know the deal, but what the f*** do I tell my son?
I want him living right, living good, respect the rules
He's five years old and he's still thinking cops is cool
How do I break the news that when he gets some sobs
He'll be received as a threat, I'll see the fear in their eyes
It's in their job description too
Terminate the threats with 41 shots to the body is what he can expect
The president is set, don't matter if you follow the law
How do I get my son proud and make him swallow a door?
Damn, f*** the pigs, I think the pigs killed Big and Pop too
If they didn't, they know who did, they got to
Who they serve and protect, not you
Cops shy, all for 10 G's, but they got glocks too
Let you protect yourself, or better yet, respect yourself
Straight into the hospital is where you gotta check yourself
They be getting tips from snitches and rival crews
Doing them favors, so they working for the drug dealers too
Just business and forces, we're hating they hostess
Shoot you in the back, won't face you like a soldier
Cut low to ask me what I say to a dead cop's wife
Cops kill my people every day, that's life
It's a morning cry, you still ain't alive
Ready to ride
It's a morning cry, you still ain't alive
We survive, it's a morning cry
You still ain't alive, ready to ride
We survive
September 11, 2001
Terrorist attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center
Kills thousands and permanently scars America's false sense of security
We see the best examples of humanity in the face of the worst
Firefighters, police officers, rescue workers and volunteers of all sorts
Fight to save lives
The world will never be the same
My heart go out to everybody at ground zero
Red, black, yellow, white and brown heroes
It's more complicated than black and white
To give your own life, it's the greatest sacrifice
But it's hard for me to walk on the block
Seeing rats and roaches, crack files and 40-ounce posters
People broken down from years of oppression
Become patriots when they way your life is threatened
It's a hard conversation to have
We lost kids, moms and dads
People ready to fight for the flag
Damn, when did this get this bad?
America killed the innocent too
The cycle of violence is a cycle of violence
It's a sad death
Welcome to the world, we're here
We've been at war for years but it's much more clear
We got to face what lies ahead
Fight for a truth of freedom and ride for the death
We survived, yeah
This morning, cry
Much more
Stay alive, uh
Ready to ride, let's go
We survived, that's right
This morning, cry
Much more
Stay alive, ready to ride
Let's go
We survived, yeah



This morning, cry
Stay alive, ready to ride
Let's go
We survived