Black Man in a White World (Ghetto Gettysburg Address)-Michael Kiwanuka/Nas

[00:06.63]I'm a black man in a white world [00:08.82]I'm a black man in a white world [00:10.89]I'm a black man in a white world [00:13.16]I'm a black man in a white world [00:15.06] [00:15.72]I can see the saddest life a savage life [00:17.63]Snakes and thieves every man has his price [00:20.12]It's hell below who will or won't sell his soul [00:22.50]What's my goal go to jail or fail hell no [00:24.94]In the streets there's a few ways out cause face it [00:27.24]Time is short think fast while I resort [00:29.39]To a life of crime and fast cash [00:31.48]Nah I'm destined to be king stayin' on the right path [00:34.14]I'm in love I feel sad [00:37.63] [00:38.38]I found peace and I'm not there [00:42.01] [00:43.14]All my nights and all my days [00:47.74]I've been tryna runaway [00:51.86] [00:53.05]I'm left in a world oppressed [00:54.68]How do I express [00:55.46]My very own ghetto gettysburg address [00:57.85]My platform is a rap song [01:00.00]Black man is politically attacked on the norm [01:02.76]My life's survivin' at night I'm ridin' [01:04.63]Smokin' hopin' dreamin' speedin' [01:06.15]White lightenin' steamin' streets triflin' [01:08.55]I keep writin' it gets deeper [01:10.17]My brother's keeper are divided [01:11.53] [01:12.18]I decided to keep risin' yeah [01:13.69]I'm in love I feel sad [01:17.09] [01:18.15]I found peace and I'm not there [01:21.79] [01:22.82]All my nights and all my days [01:26.42] [01:27.43]I've been tryna runaway [01:31.70] [01:32.79]New York [01:33.11]New York the irrefutable [01:34.45]New York [01:34.87]New York the irrefutable [01:36.76] [01:37.45]The city if you make it out here it's beautiful [01:39.66] [01:41.98]And the streets can deceive you when the times are hard [01:44.11] [01:46.34]And the pressure leaves your mind body and soul so scarred [01:48.68]I'm in love I feel sad [01:52.16] [01:53.15]I found peace and I'm not there [01:56.78] [01:57.83]All my nights and all my days [02:01.78] [02:02.43]I've been tryna runaway [02:06.57] [02:07.70]Let me out here [02:11.02]We need to wisen up [02:12.06] [02:13.54]We risin' up [02:14.45] [02:15.85]These times is rough [02:17.02]I'm a black man in a white world [02:19.21]For real [02:19.56]I'm a black man in a white world [02:21.34]For real [02:21.95]I'm a black man in a white world [02:23.75]Yeah [02:24.37]I'm a black man in a white world [02:25.96]Yeah [02:26.59]I'm a black man in a white world [02:28.29]Yeah [02:28.82]I'm a black man in a white world [02:30.22]Let's rise [02:30.98]I'm a black man in a white world [02:32.91]Let's rise [02:33.37]I'm a black man in a white world [02:34.67]Come on let's rise [02:35.53]I'm a black man in a white world [02:37.28]Come on y'all [02:37.82]I'm a black man in a white world