Big K.R.I.T. - 2000 & Beyond lyrics

Right now we'd like to bring on a young
Make who believes in doing things his
Own way based on the way he all
The folks who've seen him work
His way has gotta be pretty hip
So lets make some noise

In 2000 and beyond in 2000 and beyond
In 2000 and beyond

Tricks and hoes, bitches and stripper poles
Shake it for dollar signs
Let me see from behind
The ghetto's a fairytale
Pimps and Jazzabells
Dealers with chrome rims with products
For you to sell chemistry in the kitchen
Alleys with rubber in it
Tires go round and round
Windows heavy tinted
Kush is scented inside, pull me over
Now they talkin bout a K9
(Code 6) , black man face down
Charge it to game
Bums warm their weary souls over open flames
Junkie can't find God watch him find his vein
Preacher walk by like he ain't seen a thang
Pass the collection plate
Niggas thought shit was gonna
Change on election day
Healthcare H1N1 nasal spray
Got me scared to hit the block
Wear my flag as a mask, tote a Glock
In 2000 and beyond

In 2000 and beyond in 2000 and beyond

Poor folk scrape dollars and spend the
Last of their income tax
On impalas with the S-S
Church gives awards to the best dress
Pastor drive a Bentley, got me thinkin
I was the less blessed
Cause, I let a middle man
He was cappin' with em askin'
I don't understand
How you fit that many rings on a helping hand
Tired of deception
But, I pay his kid's tuition cause
I'm tryna get to heaven
Ain't it crazy, scared to have a baby
How can I protect it from the
Same streets that made me?
Concrete gladiator blood shed overflowin
In real life some places Russell
Crowe will never go
Pimp tight flossin, look at what it cost me
Peace of mind no sleep late
Night tossin and turnin
Waitin' on the end, pray to God
Forgive me for my sins, in 2000 and beyond

In 2000 and beyond

As a child I was cold with
A chip on my shoulder
Grandma told me be careful cause
Ther're sharks in the water
They will kill you
Let the good lord steer you
Don't worry bout the government
Cause baby they don't feel you
Martin Luther King had dream
We was right there i wonder what he saw when
Up and had nightmares
Quite scared, all the work he had done
Couldn't stop what we've become
In 2000 and beyond

In 2000 and beyond

(Ain't nothin' I say gon' get me outta
This but things were gettin' bad for
Me and I had to do what
I had to do to survive)