KRS-One, Theresa Jones - The Way We Live lyrics

"Welcome to hip-hop culture"
We stay hot like Tulsa
Knowledge Reigns Supreme
Followed by a number ONE
These rappers they do-run-run
Lyrically they flashin two guns
With new funds
But politically they do-run-run
When it's time to build, they chill
Gettin nuttin done
But they mouth yes they do-run-run

I've, heard, just about all that I can hear
We talk, and talk
But this talkin is goin nowhere
I've, been, to the summit's and conferences
And the people man, they'll tell you man
Hip-Hop is the way we live

If you're down for this nation
Hip-Hop the nation
Three generations, fourth in the waitin
Look at what we facin, mainstream penetration
Everyone's a biter now, no innovation
No syncopation, lost communication
Here's what we gotta do to fix the situation
First step - know what you creatin
Hip-Hop the culture, the consciousness
A new civilization

Everybody, c'mon unite now
Turn on the light now, stop all the fight now
Time to unite now, a new type of life now
No stress no strife, no gun no knife now
No board no pipe now, we seein the light now
Bein the light now, the future is right now
Hip-Hop is like WOW, ready to fight now
Sick of the hype now, just about right now

I, hear, uhh, hip-hop is callin me
The fact you must see sir
Rap is not all of me
I use that to reach ya, rappers be borin me
Redo the industry with a two dollar royalty
What's the agenda, to hip-hop and politics
Don't you remember? The violence
We stoppin this
Kris will defend the, hip-hop populist
The solution is simple
Raise up yo' consciousness

"Welcome to hip-hop culture"
We stay hot like Tulsa
Knowledge Reigns Supreme
Followed by a number ONE
These rappers they do-run-run
Lyrically they flashin two guns
With new funds
But politically they do-run-run
When it's time to build, they chill
Gettin nuttin done
But they mouth yes they do-run-run