Chorus: gift of gab
We keep embellishin upon a new uncharted path
Expressin what we see and how we comprehend the math
So thereand's enough for everyone we gotta make it last
We gotta make it last..
[gift of gab]
As i embark on lifeand's journey from the point where iand'm at
Peace to everyone i know or who i go way back wit
Every pimp every mack, every gangsta to jack
Every hustler feedin babies, anybody pro-black
Every sister raisin kids without the help of a dad
Wantin for they children all the things that they never had
All the brothers handlin business even though shitand's hard
Wakin up at five a.m., holdin down three jobs
All my rasta brethern gettin insight from trees
To my brothers up in college gettin ph.dand's
Or any other degree, even if you just read
For mental health, see youand're concious that your mind is free
All my people locked down, for your past mistakes
Mentally and spiritually, dwellin past the gates
You could change your ways, elevate today
To all recovered alcoholics chillin up in aa
Every black-owned business, keep doin for self
Helpin out the community and spreadin the wealth
Understand that help ainand't gonna come from nowhere else
Revolutionaries makin the unjust get dealth wit
Head on black people got to meet the task
Educate, keep learnin, gotta question, ask!
And let your light keep shinin and remember the past
By any means necessary, weand'll be free at last
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[gift of gab]
As i embark on lifeand's journey from the point where iand'm at
Peace to everybody strivin to live right and exact
Even though anxieties try to pull you down
See your troubles as a blessin and youand're homeward bound
Everybody gotta struggle, thatand's the way of the world
Canand't develop biceps if you donand't do curls
Canand't achieve a a garden if you never water your crops
If you never paid your dues, then you donand't get props
Couldnand't eat a proper meal without cookin it first
Canand't receive a paycheck if you donand't do work
If it wasnand't for the rain, then the trees wonand't grow
When the spring came around, what a sight to bestow
When you face adversities, dark clouds wonand't last
If you never study, how do you expect to pass?
The grasshoppers laid around while the ants did chores
When the winter came around, he was left outdoors
See the cycle keeps moving like a big machine
Evolution of the mind, soul body and being
Godand'll never put upon you more than you can take
Sometimes you even gotta learn from other peopleand's mistakes
So head on black people got to meet the task
Educate, keep learnin, gotta question, ask!
And let your light keep shinin and remember the past
By any means necessary, weand'll be free at last
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