Talib Kweli - Peace of Mind lyrics

Uh i haven’t seen it i haven’t seen
It uh uh, come on and, come on and

I haven't seen that look in such a long time
I've yet to feel what could
Be called peace of mind

Uh one, two, and uh one, two
And uh yo all those shorties
Around my way, I see y’all do
Y’all thang, do y’all thang
Come on ah uh come on ah do y’all thang
Do y’all
Thang, come on ah yeah let me run it down yo
Yo

Sitting on a stoop
Watching chickens fly the coup
People troop through the night in groups
I got dice to shoot way too late to see this
Youth hanging on the ave
Plus my little man's mama just told
Me he skipped the class
He on the corner smoking a stog'
Looking broke in the blow
He opened his soul
Said he came to a fork in the road "Son
I’ve never seen that look in
Your eye what's wrong, kid?" He replied
"What they’re teaching me in school
Ain't helping me to live
It ain't relevant to me word is bond
The class is so overcrowded
They don't even notice when I'm gone"
"Hold on, shorty you're speeding take what
They got you reading
Apply it to your life and
Give it your own meaning
There's nothing out here for you
So stop running from school
You'll only defeat yourself that's what they
Want you to do it's that
Simple" is what I told him
"No one’ll hold your hand
Count your blessings not your
Problems and stay focused, man"

I haven't seen that look in such a long time
I've yet to feel what could
Be called peace of mind

"What’s up
Keeba? I heard you’re moving down south to
Atlanta to be with your family
That’s what it’s about, right?
Selling your house and quitting your job, not
Wishing on a star just getting
With God i’m missing you hard already
(Word) you used to be hooking us up, cooking
For us it was love you was Brooklyn to us
I’ll remember the tragic loss
Of the baby’s father
Being eight-months pregnant was hard that
Made it crazy harder
Plus I know he loved you
And you felt like you would lose it
That’s why it’s good you start again
And focus on your music i got your back on a
Plane that’s two hours away, and it’s like
Going to Queens and taking the A today
You sound stressed out i know
You’re ready to lead, ready
To be free and keep a
Home steady for your seeds, but you’re
There already if you thought it
It could happen the hands God works with his
Hours you took action"

Holler yeah i haven’t seen ya
Haven’t seen ya uh what? Come
On come on and, come on
And brooklyn, y’all yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I haven't seen that look in such a long time
I've yet to feel what could
Be called peace of mind

Stay focused, man stay focused, uh
Stay focused, man stay focused, true
Stay focused, man stay focused, uh
Stay focused, man stay focused, uh

Big Tobacco targets your children
Ghetto youth marked for killing
Buildings fallings we’re just
Starting the healing light up the truth
Make a spark in the dark
That’s so appealing that it
Gives sight to the blind and
Sound to the hard-of hearing
We’re all looking for the truth now
Look in your eyes for proof
Or recognize no time to lie to the youth
So I slide in the booth and provide you
The soup for your soul, food
For your whole body when you
Feel you’re losing control
To some corporation, TV
Station, or occupation, another
Foreign value system that kill
Your sensation feel the
Elation of knowing life you got a lot to live
Stay true and focus on the positive come on

I haven't seen that look in such a long time
I've yet to feel what could
Be called peace of mind

See, that’s what I’m talking about i
Haven’t seen it i haven’t
Seen it uh peace of mind i haven’t seen it
I haven’t seen it peace of mind