Po' Folks (feat. Anthony Hamilton)-Nappy Roots

[00:00.000] 作词 : M. Williams/R. Anthony/J. Kent/V. Tisdale/W. Hughes [00:01.000] 作曲 : M. Williams/R. Anthony/J. Kent/V. Tisdale/W. Hughes [00:11.13]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo' [00:16.33]And they wonder why we act this way, [00:19.27]Nappy Boys gon' be okay [00:22.27]All my life been po' but it really don't matter no mo' [00:27.55]And they wonder why we act this way, [00:30.29]Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay [00:33.96]We came in the game, plain ya see [00:36.53]Average man when the rest was ashamed to be [00:39.28]Nappy head and all, ain't no changin' me [00:44.66]So rough it was, downright wrong [00:47.13]I tell yaNobody never gave us nothin' but tough time and made us somethin' [00:50.54]Different stretch of road, new somethin' to see [00:53.34]Every state on the map, a different somethin' to eat [00:56.00]Daps and handshakes, it meant nuttin' for real [00:58.66]Everybody makin' a killin' man, showin' no feelin's [01:01.52]Walkin' off collectin' pay, it's the way of the world [01:04.39]Can't change it, so [01:05.04]I guess I'm gon' pray for the world [01:07.04]Sometimes [01:07.68]I ask myself, was [01:08.93]I made for the world? [01:10.27]I scream this to you, and [01:11.53]I say it to the world [01:13.02]Nappy then, [01:14.07]Nappy now, [01:14.98]Nappy for a bit [01:15.83]Knee-deep, head over heels in this country **** [01:18.03]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo' [01:20.54]And they wonder why we act this way, [01:26.09]Nappy Boys gon' be okay [01:29.06]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo' [01:34.26]And they wonder why we act this way, [01:37.13]Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay [01:40.32]Even though [01:40.73]I picture better days [01:41.79]I'm thankful for the chance [01:42.65]I got to say amen [01:43.90]The Lord done blessed me with his grace [01:45.10]I wish this day would never end [01:46.63]We represent the slums, where we from, we feel they bump [01:49.23]Polish shot off on these presidents, and hard times they go and come [01:52.30]Some take up off, without the chance, to make it at all [01:54.58]Who woulda thought skinny'd be the one that's, makin' this call [01:57.41]Lord, help me out, tell me where [01:59.19]I went wrong [01:59.88]I'm tryna find a righteous path, although it's, never been long [02:03.10]I gotta do it for my sons, they tellin' me, daddy be strong [02:05.60]We gon' make it through these hard times [02:07.62]Even though they go and they come [02:08.90]Ya absolutely right, for somethin' happen to me on last [02:10.94]Tuesday night [02:11.44]It's plain as day, man they with this world trade [02:14.19]Naw brave any order but confoldure [02:15.98]Better make it home when nothin' seems to matter [02:18.09]That's when, see, everything can go any which way [02:20.50]They got me fooled, see the henny with the [02:22.04]JFront porch, chillin' broke, country folk, man [02:24.37]I'm Nappy with my ways yo [02:25.43]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo' [02:30.00]And they wonder why we act this way, [02:33.01]Nappy Boys gon' be okay [02:36.12]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo' [02:41.08]And they wonder why we act this way, [02:44.18]Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay [02:47.40]It's a blessin' we woke up this mornin' [02:49.79]All my colored folk stressin', come let's join hands [02:52.12]Got the folk with depresses of being po' man [02:55.04]Poppa taught me an order, survive for no man [02:57.91]Nappy got some from the roots for we gon' stand [03:01.03]Prophit grew from a juvenile to a grown man [03:03.78]Ya gotta take responsibility for ya own man [03:06.45]Zonin', two blunts a mo'nin, by sunrise sometimes [03:10.64]I love to hear my woman moanin', it's on again [03:13.28]Damn I hope you play this song again [03:15.58]The soul cleansin', the melody just read my end [03:18.26]Not a lot of things but usually just appendin' my lady [03:21.03]Been searchin' bendin' and saw my folks locked in the tenants [03:23.96]And it don't make any sense why children and sentencin' [03:26.90]Broadcastin' from the slums, that's why [03:28.34]I'm writin' these sentences [03:29.57]Just lower my income, what though we ain't finish it [03:32.28]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo' [03:36.87]And they wonder why we act this way, [03:39.70]Nappy Boys gon' be okay [03:42.85]All my life been po', but it really don't matter no mo' [03:48.23]And they wonder why we act this way, [03:51.04]Nappy Roots gon' be okay, okay