Locksmith - Koolio lyrics

Look, they say the hood got a death wish
They say the cops got a fresh list
They say we suffering from deafness
But corporations see us all as investments
I say the truth takes precedent
But, if you talk about God they act hesitant
But, if you talk about love
Then you're a specimen
Cite them all and they use
It to your detriment everything is personal
Nothing is irreversible classrooms are dead
But every week the church is full
That's how they funnel out the poorest
Another ceremony for the florist
Force us to sleep
You swimming out of the deep
End try to extend the lifestyle you seek
Reaching for the carrot, in front of you
They dangle you better find another angle

You cool? You cool?
And I ain't gon' sit and say
What you want to hear
I'mma just keep coming in front of here
I ain't gon' sit and say
What you want to hear
I'mma just keep coming in front of here

And white people be like, "Oh my God
Honey did you see this? Apparently
The cops have been beating
Up negros like hot cakes it's
In the main issue"

Yeah, but if you call them a
Racist they call you a racist
It's baseless, no words that you know
The rapist can not judge the rapee
Morally he's in no position to do so
If you spoke out of turn
The term is terminate
A permanent hot bed where germs can permeate
A platform that lacks form
And every black born in the state
Of duress is that torn
But, I'm scorned if I speak out
Nobody'll reach out what about the shit that
Teachers don't teach 'bout
I want a family of five with a beach house
But the stains from the past
Ain't easily bleached out
So if it ain't 'bout the clout
Then it's probably 'bout the cash
If it ain't 'bout the race
Then it's probably 'bout the class
They separating us one way or another
That's your angle? You better find another

You cool? You cool?
And I ain't gon' sit and say
What you want to hear
I'mma just keep coming in front of here
I ain't gon' sit and say
What you want to hear
I'mma just keep coming in front of here

I saw this once when I
Was a rookie apparently
This nigga broke in and hung up pictures
Of his family everywhere well
Let's sprinkle some crack
On him and get out of here