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Everybody wanna tell me I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, boy? Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you always talk about being Skin too white, nigga that" you talk about, cut that That door you trying to open, you could that Grip the gat, yeah that's how I'ma buck Tell me what I am and what I now All this has got to go Life is moving fast, it need to down Come and see me I am in yo' town Practice what we before it go down Practice what we preach it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho I have to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta deep down of me The plantation deep down of me Everybody fuck sodomy 'Cause one or the other it gotta be me why my momma gotta lie to me Unity for everyone lied to me
Peace on what I try to be
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