“with his new girlfriend”
is like a carrot 2 a donkey;
follow her around like an ass”
grandpa’s throne was a crate
the sun was getting closer 2 the earth
the children had finished school
and started playing in the park
from nine 2 five they will be tobey
return around the way and be kunta
but when the plantation was more civilized
where u pass a paper bag test
stole ya clothing off the line
caught a fool and ran a pyramid on him
and we moved from the south 2 the north
us bad boys used 2 reside in the village
back then the neighbors would speak
the silent ones you couldn’t trust
now if they speak, they gossiping
you got some funny shit on
boy, take some spit and wipe that off
walking the blvd with his queen
“i just wanna get out of this shit” what?
reflect, see, stars in the sky, so far no man can touch their beauty”
look at rashid following his carrot”
they got all the love in the world
but if they’re love was loot,
the bad gets the starring role
rich crackers the producers
the suns in the middle of the sky
little children gathered around their elders like moths 2 light
“what you wanna be, son?”
a civilizer like moses 2 the canaanites
i wanna walk in the projects,
we don’t laugh at the elders
‘cause they was once stars
they drink and tell us tales
she said, “where rasheed?”
over there with his girl friend
“i just wanna get away from all this shit”
“i wanna be like the sun;
you the moon, reflect, see,
have stars in the sky so far
that no man can destroy their beauty”
look at rasheed and that girl kissing”
they got all the love in the world
but if their love was loot,
the sun was getting further from the earth
children dropped their tee shirts
we ran from parks 2 schools
without getting rocks tossed
i saw my brother arguing with his queen instead of loving
and fiddler came 2 mix with the field niggers
i thought it was from the dust
but grandpa knew it was from his heart
he said his queen was sick
but she ain’t want him 2 go 2 the clinic with her
she ain’t want him 2 see her crying
a mother would claim a child before it left the womb
take its soul and hide it in between the stars
give the slave master the only thing it could control,
rasheed screamed “look at them” who?
“i just wanna be like the sun; they can’t touch me; i wanna be like the sun!”
grandpa sipped his brew and said,
