Black Sheep - Black With N.V lyrics
[Black Sheep - Black With N.V lyrics]
Now, I was told to never bite
Off more then I could chew
But then you better bite enough for
If you don't, my boy, you're blue
Now I wonder
Can others see the system my eyes see
Or do they see and say they
Don't and blame it on society
The days I’ve spent on Earth come
To over just eight thousand
And as I live I learn
Because there's always someone mouthing
Speaking on an issue
Praise you or they diss you
Long as I come strong the words
Fly by me like Scott tissue
My people: from 'nigga' to 'negro'
To 'man of color'
Killed my father and my brother so
That you could rape my mother
Now you wonder
Why is it through instinct you fear
Wouldn't dare me to stare, run for self
You're out of here
Not to worry, to harm you
Not intention of my creed
But to stop your greed and
Give me what I need
Opportunity, for a life for me
And generations to come within tranquility
Now harmony is a total love of things
For those who are inclined or
Better yet like to sing but peace of mind
It is my right therefore
The spark will ignite
'Till I can catch a cab
At Midtown at midnight
'Till I can be myself and not
Be thought of as worse
'Till I can buy a slice from
Howard Beach to the 'Hurst
'Till I can get to play without fear of eject
And occupations which I seek I
Can have if I select now if I so select and
Reach out to make touch
How can you say that I ask for too much?
Don't speak to me if good times
Are granted 'till I be
Don't tell me of the countries or
The islands that you seek
Don't tell me to keep trying
You know I won't agree
Double negative means positively
Black with envy
As a player of the game
Of the lifetime game I'm playing
I bet you nod, mm hmm
And shake your head to what I'm saying
It's keeping me bent but those of men color
Of skin could even begin to wonder
What is it to ponder to let another bother
Listen, stay open not dismissive
Lack of vision makes division
Product: no ambition
Wishes which you wish upon
You wish were more than wishes
If I wish not to work hard and study not
Then I wash dishes
Wish while I wash, the water hot gets colder
Black I'm saying that in fact the dish
Gets clean and I get older seemingly so
The dishes will grow to dishes well beyond me
Lost my wish and broke a
Dish so now I'm wishy-washy
Understand foundation, create my own creation
If dumb and pumping jumb I
Then get no ovation but only restriction
Bullpen means lots of friction
I then wash a dish without pay? Boom! NWA
Think I'm lying? Black, I'm crying salt
A tear would turn to crystal
Crystals forming on my dishes so
I wash until dismissal
Wash until my prints are wrinkled
Then they let me go
I know not where I'm going so
I know not where I go
My people give me money but
The money much too low
For me to meet the match of present
Day so I still need more dough
Conjure up a suit, I wish that it were cute
Borrow a token and a smoking I
Begin a wish less hope
Interview and application leads me
On into frustration
And duration of my time is
Spent in lack of occupation
Time to go for what I know
I know not of a wish
But of soap and a towel and
Some water and a dish
Don't speak to me if good times
Are granted 'till I be
Don't tell me of the countries or
The islands that you seek
Don't tell me to keep trying
You know I won't agree
Double negative means positively
Black with envy
But lay okay cause you can get the play
I peep your style
Your smile shine bright about a mile away
But anyway, another day, in the land of shove
Just living in the life of who:
A black man on a green
Land with a blue skyline
Don't tell me I'm color blind
I'm seeing system, it's hard to believe in
Underneath the underside of underachieving
Bust my ass in school, to be a certified fool
Now intellect of curb is my only tool
But street game is so uncouth
I took the SATs and that's the sad-ass truth
I'm not gliding but I'm striving
Hanging on by a thread
And it's called surviving
Hang on, hang on, hang on, y'all
Walk the street and keep your head so tall
For time is short, no time is bought
You're only in the wrong if you get caught
So kick in doors, bang on walls
Shout in halls but get yours, y'all, get
Yours, get yours, y'all, get yours
Get yours, y'all, get yours
Get yours, y'all, get yours
Don't speak to me if good times
Are granted 'till I be
Don't tell me of the countries or
The islands that you seek
Don't tell me to keep trying
You know I won't agree
Double negative means positively
Black with envy
Off more then I could chew
But then you better bite enough for
If you don't, my boy, you're blue
Now I wonder
Can others see the system my eyes see
Or do they see and say they
Don't and blame it on society
The days I’ve spent on Earth come
To over just eight thousand
And as I live I learn
Because there's always someone mouthing
Speaking on an issue
Praise you or they diss you
Long as I come strong the words
Fly by me like Scott tissue
My people: from 'nigga' to 'negro'
To 'man of color'
Killed my father and my brother so
That you could rape my mother
Now you wonder
Why is it through instinct you fear
Wouldn't dare me to stare, run for self
You're out of here
Not to worry, to harm you
Not intention of my creed
But to stop your greed and
Give me what I need
Opportunity, for a life for me
And generations to come within tranquility
Now harmony is a total love of things
For those who are inclined or
Better yet like to sing but peace of mind
It is my right therefore
The spark will ignite
'Till I can catch a cab
At Midtown at midnight
'Till I can be myself and not
Be thought of as worse
'Till I can buy a slice from
Howard Beach to the 'Hurst
'Till I can get to play without fear of eject
And occupations which I seek I
Can have if I select now if I so select and
Reach out to make touch
How can you say that I ask for too much?
Don't speak to me if good times
Are granted 'till I be
Don't tell me of the countries or
The islands that you seek
Don't tell me to keep trying
You know I won't agree
Double negative means positively
Black with envy
As a player of the game
Of the lifetime game I'm playing
I bet you nod, mm hmm
And shake your head to what I'm saying
It's keeping me bent but those of men color
Of skin could even begin to wonder
What is it to ponder to let another bother
Listen, stay open not dismissive
Lack of vision makes division
Product: no ambition
Wishes which you wish upon
You wish were more than wishes
If I wish not to work hard and study not
Then I wash dishes
Wish while I wash, the water hot gets colder
Black I'm saying that in fact the dish
Gets clean and I get older seemingly so
The dishes will grow to dishes well beyond me
Lost my wish and broke a
Dish so now I'm wishy-washy
Understand foundation, create my own creation
If dumb and pumping jumb I
Then get no ovation but only restriction
Bullpen means lots of friction
I then wash a dish without pay? Boom! NWA
Think I'm lying? Black, I'm crying salt
A tear would turn to crystal
Crystals forming on my dishes so
I wash until dismissal
Wash until my prints are wrinkled
Then they let me go
I know not where I'm going so
I know not where I go
My people give me money but
The money much too low
For me to meet the match of present
Day so I still need more dough
Conjure up a suit, I wish that it were cute
Borrow a token and a smoking I
Begin a wish less hope
Interview and application leads me
On into frustration
And duration of my time is
Spent in lack of occupation
Time to go for what I know
I know not of a wish
But of soap and a towel and
Some water and a dish
Don't speak to me if good times
Are granted 'till I be
Don't tell me of the countries or
The islands that you seek
Don't tell me to keep trying
You know I won't agree
Double negative means positively
Black with envy
But lay okay cause you can get the play
I peep your style
Your smile shine bright about a mile away
But anyway, another day, in the land of shove
Just living in the life of who:
A black man on a green
Land with a blue skyline
Don't tell me I'm color blind
I'm seeing system, it's hard to believe in
Underneath the underside of underachieving
Bust my ass in school, to be a certified fool
Now intellect of curb is my only tool
But street game is so uncouth
I took the SATs and that's the sad-ass truth
I'm not gliding but I'm striving
Hanging on by a thread
And it's called surviving
Hang on, hang on, hang on, y'all
Walk the street and keep your head so tall
For time is short, no time is bought
You're only in the wrong if you get caught
So kick in doors, bang on walls
Shout in halls but get yours, y'all, get
Yours, get yours, y'all, get yours
Get yours, y'all, get yours
Get yours, y'all, get yours
Don't speak to me if good times
Are granted 'till I be
Don't tell me of the countries or
The islands that you seek
Don't tell me to keep trying
You know I won't agree
Double negative means positively
Black with envy