歌曲 | Chain Link |
歌手 | Brother Ali |
专辑 | Champion Ep |
下载 | Image LRC TXT |
作曲 : Brother Ali | |
(Verse 1) | |
I try to always buy final call from the F.O.I | |
Even though that's not what Islam always signify | |
Y'all gotta love the struggle in 'em | |
They would get on their knees and shine shoes | |
'fore they ever let the drugs afflict 'em | |
Makin taco's and ****in with McDonald's | |
Nickel and dime broke, but dignified with high hopes | |
Some people shoulder the weight of the median, make it look easy | |
Even though they walkin the tight roads | |
Immigrants, twelve deep in one bedroom | |
I'm too cool, I look at 'em like fools | |
Those fools combine forces and pull their resources | |
And guess who the new owner of the corner store is | |
Shit, what's stoppin me from doin that? | |
I probably could with drug smugglers approve of that | |
Because if one dime sack in the time can climax | |
Into a billion dollar industry, then look at my abilities | |
But I'm a dreamer in alotta ways | |
I feel if you believe in God that you believe in brighter days | |
Keep my son's heartbeat in my sleep | |
I'ma walk the Planet Earth with his name carved deep in my feet like | |
(Chorus x2) | |
Children growin, women producin | |
Men go workin, but what's the use | |
When the real strive hard and stress about the rent | |
And can still die poor and in debt without a cent | |
(Verse 2) | |
Born again christian creatures from the suburbs | |
Tryin to save souls on Broadway, they got some nerve | |
Comin here unaware that the one's with no material gifts | |
Sometimes most spiritually rich | |
Lazyness got me spare the stand back and what was that | |
That can't hold me back, my man Vast told me that | |
"Harlem got all that on a bigger scale" | |
When there's bullets in the sandboxes every bid is real | |
I see children growin up within a wicked system | |
Smilin I wanna kiss 'em, I see prophet Muhammad in 'em | |
Poverty's trickin people from my generation | |
And hands down to world's most creative | |
I've seen both sides of the fence | |
Picket a chain link and we ain't all thinkin the same thing but | |
They teens got so impressed by me | |
They try to walk, talk, interact and dress like me | |
We captivated the world's imagination | |
I used to idolize athletes and entertainers | |
Cause they never let the situation capture 'em | |
System gave 'em lemons, made lemonade and sold it back to 'em | |
(Chrous x2) | |
Children growin, women producin | |
Men go workin, but what's the use | |
When the real strive hard and stress about the rent | |
And can still die poor and in debt without a cent | |
(Verse 3) | |
Marvin Gaye said it best "This ain't livin" | |
No matter your religion the earth keep spinnin | |
And the sun keep shinin, babies keep cryin | |
Old folks dyin in beats within you put ya chiming | |
And here I am, still lower class America | |
Same room, same view, different cast of characters | |
Regina got arrested as a late prowler | |
Couldn't trick, got evicted, lost her section aid voucher | |
Onward goes my neighbourhood's revolving door | |
A gang of rental properties nobody owns at all | |
I guess that's why we call it a hood | |
Nobody stays as long as it takes to become neighbour | |
(Chorus x2) | |
Children growin, women producin | |
Men go workin, but what's the use | |
When the real strive hard and stress about the rent | |
And can still die poor and in debt without a cent |
zuo qu : Brother Ali | |
Verse 1 | |
I try to always buy final call from the F. O. I | |
Even though that' s not what Islam always signify | |
Y' all gotta love the struggle in ' em | |
They would get on their knees and shine shoes | |
' fore they ever let the drugs afflict ' em | |
Makin taco' s and in with McDonald' s | |
Nickel and dime broke, but dignified with high hopes | |
Some people shoulder the weight of the median, make it look easy | |
Even though they walkin the tight roads | |
Immigrants, twelve deep in one bedroom | |
I' m too cool, I look at ' em like fools | |
Those fools combine forces and pull their resources | |
And guess who the new owner of the corner store is | |
Shit, what' s stoppin me from doin that? | |
I probably could with drug smugglers approve of that | |
Because if one dime sack in the time can climax | |
Into a billion dollar industry, then look at my abilities | |
But I' m a dreamer in alotta ways | |
I feel if you believe in God that you believe in brighter days | |
Keep my son' s heartbeat in my sleep | |
I' ma walk the Planet Earth with his name carved deep in my feet like | |
Chorus x2 | |
Children growin, women producin | |
Men go workin, but what' s the use | |
When the real strive hard and stress about the rent | |
And can still die poor and in debt without a cent | |
Verse 2 | |
Born again christian creatures from the suburbs | |
Tryin to save souls on Broadway, they got some nerve | |
Comin here unaware that the one' s with no material gifts | |
Sometimes most spiritually rich | |
Lazyness got me spare the stand back and what was that | |
That can' t hold me back, my man Vast told me that | |
" Harlem got all that on a bigger scale" | |
When there' s bullets in the sandboxes every bid is real | |
I see children growin up within a wicked system | |
Smilin I wanna kiss ' em, I see prophet Muhammad in ' em | |
Poverty' s trickin people from my generation | |
And hands down to world' s most creative | |
I' ve seen both sides of the fence | |
Picket a chain link and we ain' t all thinkin the same thing but | |
They teens got so impressed by me | |
They try to walk, talk, interact and dress like me | |
We captivated the world' s imagination | |
I used to idolize athletes and entertainers | |
Cause they never let the situation capture ' em | |
System gave ' em lemons, made lemonade and sold it back to ' em | |
Chrous x2 | |
Children growin, women producin | |
Men go workin, but what' s the use | |
When the real strive hard and stress about the rent | |
And can still die poor and in debt without a cent | |
Verse 3 | |
Marvin Gaye said it best " This ain' t livin" | |
No matter your religion the earth keep spinnin | |
And the sun keep shinin, babies keep cryin | |
Old folks dyin in beats within you put ya chiming | |
And here I am, still lower class America | |
Same room, same view, different cast of characters | |
Regina got arrested as a late prowler | |
Couldn' t trick, got evicted, lost her section aid voucher | |
Onward goes my neighbourhood' s revolving door | |
A gang of rental properties nobody owns at all | |
I guess that' s why we call it a hood | |
Nobody stays as long as it takes to become neighbour | |
Chorus x2 | |
Children growin, women producin | |
Men go workin, but what' s the use | |
When the real strive hard and stress about the rent | |
And can still die poor and in debt without a cent |
zuò qǔ : Brother Ali | |
Verse 1 | |
I try to always buy final call from the F. O. I | |
Even though that' s not what Islam always signify | |
Y' all gotta love the struggle in ' em | |
They would get on their knees and shine shoes | |
' fore they ever let the drugs afflict ' em | |
Makin taco' s and in with McDonald' s | |
Nickel and dime broke, but dignified with high hopes | |
Some people shoulder the weight of the median, make it look easy | |
Even though they walkin the tight roads | |
Immigrants, twelve deep in one bedroom | |
I' m too cool, I look at ' em like fools | |
Those fools combine forces and pull their resources | |
And guess who the new owner of the corner store is | |
Shit, what' s stoppin me from doin that? | |
I probably could with drug smugglers approve of that | |
Because if one dime sack in the time can climax | |
Into a billion dollar industry, then look at my abilities | |
But I' m a dreamer in alotta ways | |
I feel if you believe in God that you believe in brighter days | |
Keep my son' s heartbeat in my sleep | |
I' ma walk the Planet Earth with his name carved deep in my feet like | |
Chorus x2 | |
Children growin, women producin | |
Men go workin, but what' s the use | |
When the real strive hard and stress about the rent | |
And can still die poor and in debt without a cent | |
Verse 2 | |
Born again christian creatures from the suburbs | |
Tryin to save souls on Broadway, they got some nerve | |
Comin here unaware that the one' s with no material gifts | |
Sometimes most spiritually rich | |
Lazyness got me spare the stand back and what was that | |
That can' t hold me back, my man Vast told me that | |
" Harlem got all that on a bigger scale" | |
When there' s bullets in the sandboxes every bid is real | |
I see children growin up within a wicked system | |
Smilin I wanna kiss ' em, I see prophet Muhammad in ' em | |
Poverty' s trickin people from my generation | |
And hands down to world' s most creative | |
I' ve seen both sides of the fence | |
Picket a chain link and we ain' t all thinkin the same thing but | |
They teens got so impressed by me | |
They try to walk, talk, interact and dress like me | |
We captivated the world' s imagination | |
I used to idolize athletes and entertainers | |
Cause they never let the situation capture ' em | |
System gave ' em lemons, made lemonade and sold it back to ' em | |
Chrous x2 | |
Children growin, women producin | |
Men go workin, but what' s the use | |
When the real strive hard and stress about the rent | |
And can still die poor and in debt without a cent | |
Verse 3 | |
Marvin Gaye said it best " This ain' t livin" | |
No matter your religion the earth keep spinnin | |
And the sun keep shinin, babies keep cryin | |
Old folks dyin in beats within you put ya chiming | |
And here I am, still lower class America | |
Same room, same view, different cast of characters | |
Regina got arrested as a late prowler | |
Couldn' t trick, got evicted, lost her section aid voucher | |
Onward goes my neighbourhood' s revolving door | |
A gang of rental properties nobody owns at all | |
I guess that' s why we call it a hood | |
Nobody stays as long as it takes to become neighbour | |
Chorus x2 | |
Children growin, women producin | |
Men go workin, but what' s the use | |
When the real strive hard and stress about the rent | |
And can still die poor and in debt without a cent |