Any Man in America-Blue October

[00:36.05](Listen!) I only note spending time away [00:39.37]I only note the truth is spoken, best when brutally so honestly. [00:43.71]I'll let you know you set the standards lyrically for me [00:46.82]One single middle finger, say raise it up, my speech will always be free [00:51.22]Like Martin Luther King, you had meaning to me [00:54.12]Single handedly saving music starving industry [00:58.10]A hip hop legend was skinned like invisible ink [01:01.21]Like even though he was whiter than me [01:03.80]He was the first to be colorless [01:05.80]Speaking for all of us [01:07.59]Then you let us into your family [01:09.43]Mother, father, brother, sister, wife, daughter [01:11.31]Damn right in front of me [01:13.06]That's when I miss my daughter desperately [01:15.60]Your mocking bird puts dents in me [01:17.64]While touring press and reliving my song hate me [01:20.22] [01:20.82]I was losing custody, I never even saw that *******t. [01:23.63]How she played me and planned and sought it fit [01:25.99]To turn that trick and financially she would benefit [01:30.12]My first and probably only billboard hit [01:32.92]Was gonna pay for my two year old's college [01:35.13]I should have hid that *******t [01:36.69]So she couldn 't spend that *******t [01:38.76]It took twenty years of working, just to earn that *******t [01:42.34]Now word for word I've listened, heard and I'm done...done... [01:46.54] [01:47.14]Like you don't know, [01:49.20]You act like you believe it that you're in control. [01:53.51]It's just your legal system though [01:56.21]That they don't think about you [01:58.50]No, they don't care about you. [02:00.63]Now every man in America take back your control [02:04.50]Like you don't know. [02:06.64]You act like you believe it that you're in control. [02:10.89]It's just your legal system though [02:13.71]That they don't think about it [02:15.84]No, they don't care about it [02:18.02]Now every man in America take back your control. [02:21.75] [02:22.32]So I kept my business quiet [02:24.48]Just like my lawyer said. [02:26.82]And I tried to focus on my anger and work instead. [02:31.20]I was succeeding at self-reliant [02:33.43]But inside my soul am dead. [02:35.38]I had to be the sole provider [02:37.63]But not allowed to be the dad. [02:39.83]Literally they took her from me. [02:41.85]Legally they did! They did! [02:44.20]But I'm not a ******* book [02:46.04]So ******* your book and leaking I said [02:48.55]Yeah ******* the judge. ******* that county [02:51.09]******* your family too. [02:52.85]Yeah ******* everybody that took my baby girl, Blue [02:57.21]And I'm way too strong, [02:59.02]I work my ass off all day long. [03:01.51]And I'm gone for months at a time [03:03.97]And you keep sitting there in line [03:06.23]*******ing "Come back home" [03:08.23]I hate you, hate you God! [03:10.37]And then you came back home [03:12.21]And filed for another ******* divorce. [03:14.90]I'm sick of her I'm sick of you [03:19.12]I'm not sick, I'm lost up in my head. [03:23.55]Any other man in American can get screwed just like me. [03:28.18] [03:31.65]Like you don't know, [03:33.92]You act like you believe it that you're in control. [03:38.26]It's just your legal system though [03:40.95]That they don't think about you [03:43.18]No, they don't care about you. [03:45.36]Now every man in America take back your control [03:49.24]You don't know. [03:51.39]You act like you believe it that you're in control. [03:55.68]It's just your legal system though [03:58.43]That they don't think about it [04:00.62]No, they don't care about it [04:02.75]Now every man in America take back your control. [04:06.62] [04:07.26]You won't understand, probably never will. [04:09.27]Listen, slowly I'll let you know the deal [04:11.49]Listen,lying ass play the judge with your crying ass [04:13.65]Had your nose wide open when you saw the cash. [04:16.14]Grimy ******* growing tired of you trying *******t. [04:18.08]Women run the courts, men provide the chips. [04:20.44]Well eat up ******* until you had enough *******. [04:22.47]But take my kids, you can kiss both my nuts *******. [04:24.56]Telling lies cause daddy's always on the road. [04:26.72]But you the one ******* like a groupie at a show. [04:29.04]Money hungry so you try to take my youngest from me. [04:31.15]You a dummy honey I'll chase you across the country. [04:33.43]Bring the drama to you mamma and you mamma's mamma [04:35.64]Cause we all know you chasing half the karma. [04:37.84]Couple checks few houses and Gucci blouses [04:40.06]You changing *******s like you changing outfits. [04:42.01]Constitution now a day's got the daddies losing. [04:44.30]Lot of fathers getting ****** by the constitution. [04:45.60] [04:46.17] Like you don't know, [04:48.09]You act like you believe it that you're in control. [04:52.40]It's just your legal system though [04:55.12]That they don't think about you [04:57.38]No, they don't care about you. [04:59.68]Now every man in America take back your control [05:03.55]You Don't Know! [05:05.55]You act like you believe it that you're in control. [05:09.85]It's just your legal system though [05:12.57]That they don't think about it [05:14.72]No, they don't care about it [05:17.09]Now every man in America take back your control. [05:20.63] [05:21.14]Like you don't know, [05:23.03]You act like you believe it that you're in control. [05:27.27]It's just your legal system though [05:29.99]That they don't think about you [05:32.24]No, they don't care about you. [05:34.42]Now every man in America take back your control [05:38.43]You don't know. [05:40.37]You act like you believe it that you're in control. [05:44.71]It's just your legal system though [05:47.52]That they don't think about it [05:49.63]No, they don't care about it [05:51.82]Now every man in America take back your control.