Sing For The Moment

These ideas are nightmares for white parents

Whose worst fear is a child with dyed hair and who likes earrings

Like whatever they say has no bearing

It's so scary in a house that allows no swearing

To see him walkin' around wit his headphones blaring

Alone in his own zone cold and he don't care

He's a problem child

What bothers him all comes out

When he talks about his f**kin' dad walkin' out

'Cuz he hates him so bad that he blocks him out

But if he ever saw him again he'd prolly knock him out

His thoughts are whacked

He's mad so he's talkin' back

Talkin' black

Brainwashed from rock and rap

He sags his pants

Dew-rags and a stockin' cap

His stepfather hit him so he socked him back

And broke his nose

This house is a broken home

There's no control

He just lets his emotions go

C'mon sing with me sing

Sing for the year sing it

Sing for the laughter

Sing for the tear c'mon

Sing it with me just for today

Maybe tomorrow

The good lord will take you away

Entertainment is changin

Intertwinin' with gangstas

In the land of the killers

A sinner's mind is a sanctum

Only ya unholy

Only have one homey

Only this gun

Lonely 'cuz don't anyone know me

But everybody just feels like they can relate

I guess words are a motherf**ker

They can be great

Or they can degrade

Or even worse they can teach hate

It's like kids hang on every single statement we make

Like they worship us

Plus all the stores ship us platinum

Now how the f**k did this metamorphosis happen

From standin' on corners and porches just rappin

To havin' a fortune

No more kissin' a**

But then these critics crucify you

Journalists try to burn you

Fans turn on you

Attorneys all wanna turn at you

To get their hands on every dime you have

They want you to lose your mind every time you mad

So they can try to make you out to look like a loose cannon

Any dispute don't hesitate to produce handguns

Thats why these prosecutors wanna convict me

Strictly just to get me offa these streets quickly

But all their kids been listen'n to me religiously

So I'm signin' cds while police fingerprint me

They're for the judge's daughter but his grudge is against me

If I'm such a f**kin' menace this sh*t doesn't make sense b

It's all political if my music is literal and I'm a criminal

How the f**k can I raise a little girl

I couldn't I wouldn't be fit to

You're full of sh*t too guerrera

That was a fist that hit you

C'mon sing with me sing

Sing for the year sing it

Sing for the laughter

Sing for the tear sing it

Sing it with me just for today

Maybe tomorrow

The good lord will take you away

They say music can alter moods and talk to you

But can it load a gun for you and ** it too

Well if it can then the next time you assault a dude

Just tell the judge it was my fault and I'll get sued

See what these kids do is hear about us totin' pistols

And they wanna get one 'cuz they think the sh*t's cool

Not knowin' we're really just protectin' ourselves

We entertainas of course this sh*t's affectin' our sales

You ignoramus but music is reflection of self

We just explain it and then we get our checks in the mail

It's f**ked up ain't it how we can come from practically nothin

To bein' able to have any f**kin' thing that we wanted

That's why we sing for these kids that don't have a thing

Except for a dream and a f**kin' rap magazine

Who post pin-up pictures on their walls all day long

Idolize their favorite rappers and know all they songs

Or for anyone who's ever been through sh*t in they lives

So they sit and they cry at night wishin they die

Till they throw on a rap record and they sit and they vibe

We're nothin' to you but we the f**kin' sh*t in they eyes

That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it

Squeeze it and hold it 'cuz we consider these minutes golden

And maybe they'll admit it when we're gone

Just let our spirits live on through our lyrics that you hear in our songs

And we can

Sing with me Sing

Sing for the year Sing It

Sing for the laughter

Sing for the tear C'mon

Sing it with me

Just for today

Maybe tomorrow

The good Lord will take you away

Sing with me Sing

Sing for the year Sing It

Sing for the laughter

Sing for the tear C'mon

Sing it with me

Just for today

Maybe tomorrow

The good Lord will take you away