Supastition - Worst Enemy lyrics

"But let me tell you we can be
Our own worst enemies" - Supastition
"But let me tell you what's
Holdin' us back" - Supastition
"It's the way that think and it's the
Way that we act" - Supastition

I'm from a grimy and
Gritty place of residence, it ain't New York
But still we pretty much keep
The same train of thought
And though we differ with
The fads and apparel
We still suffer from the same
Crabs in the barrel
The shallow low lives with
Tricks under their sleeves
The corporate leeches and the
Money hungry thieves, please
They send the Wall Street Journal
To the money makers
Our unemployed asses flippin' though
The Sunday paper thinkin' we gonna make it
Spendin' on car payments
To buy some bullshit and pray they
Don't come and take it
Spendin' money like it comes each day
Knowin' damn well we livin' off
Of one week's pay with a bad attitude
Hard headed and rebellious
Selfish, we don't even respect our elders
Waitin' on some lame reparations to help us
We in the same boat from LA to Philadelphia
Standin' in front of judge and jurors
What's the purpose?
Warring over territories
That shit is worthless
We fightin' over corners with no intimidation
Then relocated cause of gentrification
They pimpin' our nation
We pimpin' our own kind
But still feel like we pimps in our own mind
Responsibility, we all wanna duck
And dodge it
Don't deny dawg, we all got fuckin' problems

"But let me tell you we can
Be our own worst enemies"
"But let me tell you what's holdin' us back"
"It's the way that think and it's
The way that we act"

Where I'm from it's dirty as Detroit
Dangerous as LA we murder with no remorse
Hustle and hell raise
Futures are destroyed, can't be doctors
But got a future as a D-Boy
Slanging narcotics can't make it to college
But we present in them holding cells
Can't type a resume but still know
How to roll an L
Around here we don't respect college grads
Or the role model dads
Just the rolling stones who go to jail
We ain't listenin'
We'd rather take advice from a former
Crack dealer than a legitimate businessman
And any black who speaks out
And says something wrong
We quick to label 'em a
'turncoat' or 'Uncle Tom'
And 401K to us is unimportant (why?)
We ain't guaranteed to even see the age of 45
Can't afford to drive an Expedition
But still we love that
Luxurious and extra living
Keep it in the best condition with
Chrome wheels just to skate
Who cares about the 21% interest rate?
Splurging with the credit cards
We be charging living in the hood
Trailer parks and apartments
Braggin' 'bout how we ball
Wouldn't even think about buying stock
But we gon' put 20 on a Powerball
But that's another chapter, another novel
I can't point the finger cause
We all got fuckin' problems

"But let me tell you we can be
Our own worst enemies" - Supastition
"But let me tell you what's
Holdin' us back" - Supastition
"It's the way that think and it's the
Way that we act" - Supastition